Chechen fighters infiltrated Grozny and launched a three-day surprise raid on the city
Wednesday Mar 6, 1996 Grozny, Chechnya, Russia
On 6 March, between 1,500 and 2,000 Chechen fighters infiltrated Grozny and launched a three-day surprise raid on the city, overrunning much of it and capturing caches of weapons and ammunition. Also in March, Chechen fighters attacked Samashki, where hundreds of villagers were killed.
