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First Chechen War

Russian forces seized the ruins of the Chechen presidential palace

Wednesday Jan 19, 1994
Grozny, Chechnya, Russia

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.


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