The Second Chechen War was a war between the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria and Russia from 1999 to 2009.
Second Chechen War | |||||||
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Part of the Chechen-Russian conflict and the post-Soviet conflicts | |||||||
Top right: Russian troops en route to Grozny on 18 November 1999 Bottom left: Russian troops firing their artillery from Achkhoy-Martan on 2 December 1999 Bottom right: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev meets FSB director Alexander Bortnikov in March 2009 to discuss the end of counter terrorism operations inside Chechnya | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Russia Chechen Republic | Chechen Republic of Ichkeria | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Russian Armed Forces |
Armed Forces of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria Chechen Mujahideen | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
6,000-14,000 | 3,000-6,000 |