Second Chechen War
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- Second Chechen War
- History
- Chechen's began to raid neighboring Dagestan
- They killed and kidnaps thousands of ethnic Russians
- This led to Russia sealing the border
- They killed and kidnaps thousands of ethnic Russians
- Russian population was more open to military operations due to terror attacks from neighboring Muslim countries
- Putin presented the operation as an anti-terror campaign
- This allowed him to control the narrative of the invasion
- This helped the morale of the Russian army as they believed they were defending Russia
- This allowed him to control the narrative of the invasion
- Putin presented the operation as an anti-terror campaign
- Apartment bombings in September 1999 were the deciding factor in a Russian invasion
- The Chechen's were blamed despite the evidence being debatable
- Chechen's began to raid neighboring Dagestan
- Strategy
- Putin gained the support of local clans in Chechnya
- For example, the Kadyrov's (who are now president)
- These clans organised private armies and started a pro-Russian insurgency
- Putin knew how much the media could affect the war effort
- As a result, the flow of information out of Chechnya was monitored and foreign journalists were advised to stay away
- This helped Putin mold Chechnya into a terrorist state
- Russia then claimed it was fighting on the interests of the international community
- This helped Putin mold Chechnya into a terrorist state
- As a result, the flow of information out of Chechnya was monitored and foreign journalists were advised to stay away
- The change in strategy meant that Chechnya was isolated politically
- The rebels had no sympathy
- Media had prepared population for casualties
- However the death toll presented was less than the actual figures
- Mercenaries had made up 15% of Russia's army
- Putin gained the support of local clans in Chechnya
- Fighting
- Russia avoided urban combat
- They only engaged if it was a winnable situation
- This robbed the Chechen's the choice of when to engage
- Russia made use of its massive fire power
- This made it difficult for rebels to keep a hold of Grozny
- Russia leveled the city and destroyed its infrastructure
- Chechen tunnels were destroyed and communication was limited
- Russia leveled the city and destroyed its infrastructure
- This made it difficult for rebels to keep a hold of Grozny
- Most of the population had fled cities
- This meant that the guerrilla soldiers couldn't blend
- This also starved the Chechen rebels of their supplies
- This meant that the guerrilla soldiers couldn't blend
- By 2000, most Chechen's were against the war
- Villagers began to side with the Russians
- In February 2000, Russia had taken Grozny and the rebels fled to the mountains
- However they had now lost their influence over civilians
- Russia had secured direct rule in May 2000
- Russia avoided urban combat
- History
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