The Samashki massacre ( ) was an incident which occurred on April 7–8 , 1995 , in the village of Samashki , at the border between Chechnya and Ingushetia .

The Battle Hostile_encounter of Komsomolskoye took place Process_start in March 2000 between Russian federal forces Causation and Chechen separatists in the Chechen village of Komsomolskoye ( Saadi-Kotar ) , Chechnya .

The hostage-takers were the Riyad-us Saliheen , sent Sending by the Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev , who demanded Request recognition Supporting of the independence Change_of_leadership of Chechnya , and Russian withdrawal Escaping from Chechnya .

The hostage-takers were the Riyad-us Saliheen , sent Sending by the Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev , who demanded Request recognition Supporting of the independence Change_of_leadership of Chechnya , and Russian withdrawal Escaping from Chechnya .

Second Chechen War ( ) , also known as the Second Chechen Сampaign ( ) or officially ( from the Russian point of view ) Counter-terrorist operations on territories of North Caucasian region ( ) , was an armed conflict on the territory of Chechnya and the border regions of the North Caucasus between the Russian Federation and the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria , also with militants of various Islamist groups , fought from August 1999 to April 2009 .

On 9 August 1999 , Islamist fighters from Chechnya infiltrated Russia 's Dagestan region , declaring it an independent state and calling for a jihad until `` all unbelievers had been driven out '' .

On 1 October , Russian troops entered Arriving Chechnya .

Russia established Building direct rule of Chechnya in May 2000 and after the full-scale offensive , Chechen militant resistance throughout the North Caucasus region continued to inflict heavy Russian casualties and challenge Russian political control over Chechnya for several more years .

Russia established Building direct rule of Chechnya in May 2000 and after the full-scale offensive , Chechen militant resistance throughout the North Caucasus region continued to inflict heavy Russian casualties and challenge Russian political control over Chechnya for several more years .

On 15 April 2009 , the government operation in Chechnya was officially over .

Unofficial sources estimate a range from 25,000 to 50,000 dead or missing , mostly civilians in Chechnya .

During its peak , the violence Violence was mostly concentrated Aiming in the North Caucasus republics of Chechnya , Dagestan , Ingushetia and Kabardino-Balkaria .

The attackers , led by Movsar Barayev , claimed Statement allegiance to the Islamist separatist movement in Chechnya .

They demanded Request the withdrawal of Russian forces from Chechnya and an end to the Second Chechen War .

Among the passengers who were killed Killing was Russian Colonel General Gennady Troshev formerly the commander of the North Caucasus Military District ( including Chechnya ) during the Second Chechen War Hostile_encounter and adviser to the President of Russia .