Battle of Grozny

When

6 Aug 1996 – 20 Aug 1996

Kind

Siege

Coordinates

43.31° N, 45.69° E

Description

1996 battle during the First Chechen War

Battle during the First Chechen War

The Battle of Grozny of August 1996, also known as Operation Jihad or Operation Zero Option, when Chechen fighters regained and then kept control of Chechnya's capital Grozny in a surprise raid. Russian federal forces had captured the city in a previous battle that ended in February 1995, and subsequently posted a large garrison of federal and republican Ministry of the Interior (MVD) troops in the city.

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