Historydraftbeta HistorydraftbetaGrozny, Chechnya, Russia Wednesday Jan 19, 1994 First Chechen War
Russian forces seized the ruins of the Chechen presidential palace
Grozny, Chechnya, Russia Wednesday Jan 19, 1994 On 19 January, despite heavy casualties, Russian forces seized the ruins of the Chechen presidential palace, which had been heavily contested for more than three weeks as the Chechens finally abandoned their positions in the destroyed downtown area.