First Chechen War - Bad Joke
Time: Thursday Aug 22, 1996
Place: Chechnya, Russia
Details: The bombardment was however soon halted by the ceasefire brokered by General Alexander Lebed, Yeltsin's national security adviser, on 22 August. Gen. Lebed called the ultimatum, issued by General Pulikovsky, a "bad joke".
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