Chechen Ambush: Resistance Ignites Second Chechen War
Chechen separatists ambushed Russian paramilitary forces in the Republic of Ingushetia, demonstrating that the insurgency could strike well beyond Chechnya's borders. The attack killed dozens and exposed the limitations of Moscow's conventional military approach, foreshadowing years of guerrilla warfare that would spread instability across the North Caucasus.
May 11, 2000
26 years ago
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