Chechen Wars: First and Second Chechen Wars (1994–2009)

1. Chechnya declares independence after Soviet collapse

   Nov 1, 1991Labels: Chechen Republic, Soviet collapse

   • Britannica
   • Britannica

2. Russia launches military intervention in Chechnya

   Dec 11, 1994Labels: Russian Federation, First Chechen

   • Britannica
   • Britannica

3. Battle for Grozny begins in earnest

   Dec 22, 1994Labels: Grozny, Russian assault

   • Battle Grozny
   • Britannica

4. Budyonnovsk hospital hostage crisis pressures Moscow

   Jun 14, 1995Labels: Budyonnovsk, Chechen militants

   • Britannica
   • Budyonnovsk

5. Kizlyar–Pervomayskoye hostage crisis escalates tensions

   Jan 9, 1996Labels: Kizlyar, Pervomayskoye

   • Kizlyar crisis
   • Britannica

6. Chechen forces retake Grozny in surprise offensive

   Aug 6, 1996Labels: Chechen fighters, Grozny offensive

   • Battle Grozny 1996
   • Khasavyurt

7. Khasavyurt Accord ends First Chechen War

   Aug 30, 1996Labels: Khasavyurt Accord, Peace agreement

   • Khasavyurt
   • Britannica

8. Militants invade Dagestan, triggering new war

   Aug 7, 1999Labels: Dagestan invasion, Shamil Basayev

   • Dagestan war
   • Second war

9. Russian apartment bombings raise fear nationwide

   Sep 4, 1999Labels: Apartment bombings, Russian cities

   • Bombings 1999
   • AP News

10. Second Chechen War begins with renewed Russian offensive

    Sep 24, 1999Labels: Second Chechen, Russian offensive

    • Second war
    • Britannica

11. Russia captures Grozny after 1999–2000 siege

    Feb 6, 2000Labels: Grozny capture, Russian forces

    • Battle Grozny 2000
    • Britannica

12. Moscow theater hostage crisis ends with deadly gas assault

    Oct 23, 2002Labels: Moscow theater, Nord-Ost

    • Britannica
    • Wikipedia

13. Chechnya holds constitutional referendum under Russian control

    Mar 23, 2003Labels: Constitutional referendum, Chechnya

    • USIP
    • Britannica

14. Akhmad Kadyrov assassinated in Grozny stadium bombing

    May 9, 2004Labels: Akhmad Kadyrov, Grozny bombing

    • NYT
    • Stadium bombing

15. Beslan school siege ends in mass casualties

    Sep 1, 2004Labels: Beslan, School siege

    • Britannica
    • Wikipedia

16. Russia formally ends Chechnya counterterrorism regime

    Apr 16, 2009Labels: Counterterrorism regime, Kadyrov administration

    • Guardian
    • HRW