How Russia Tried to Crush Chechnya | Intense Combat Footage of First Chechen War (1994-96)
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In December 1994, Russian President Boris Yeltsin launched a controversial military campaign to restore federal authority over the breakaway republic of Chechnya. As Chechen fighters resisted Russia's advance, federal forces unleashed overwhelming firepower, devastating Grozny and killing thousands of civilians. ITN reporters and film crews documented the conflict as Russian forces tightened their grip on Chechnya and Chechen militants carried
the war beyond its borders. Presented here is a series of ITN reports covering the First Chechen War, as it was reported and understood at the time.
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How Russia Tried to Crush Chechnya | Intense Combat Footage of First Chechen War (1994-96)
Frontline by ITN
435,779 views
In December 1994, Russian President Boris Yeltsin launched a controversial military campaign to restore federal authority over the breakaway republic of Chechnya. As Chechen fighters resisted Russia's advance, federal forces unleashed overwhelming firepower, devastating Grozny and killing thousands of civilians. ITN reporters and film crews documented the conflict as Russian forces tightened their grip on Chechnya and Chechen militants carried
the war beyond its borders. Presented here is a series of ITN reports covering the First Chechen War, as it was reported and understood at the time.
#Grozny #Chechnya #Russia #FirstChechenWar #CombatFootage #Frontline
To search the ITN Archive collection on Getty Images, follow the link below:
https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/footage...
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