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First Chechen War - Russian forces launched a three-pronged ground attack towards Grozny

Time: Sunday Dec 11, 1994

Place: Grozny, Chechnya, Russia

Details: On 11 December 1994, Russian forces launched a three-pronged ground attack towards Grozny. The main attack was temporarily halted by the deputy commander of the Russian Ground Forces, General Eduard Vorobyov, who then resigned in protest, stating that it is "a crime" to "send the army against its own people".

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