Grozny (Russian: Грозный, IPA: [ˈgroznɨj]; Chechen: Соьлжа-ГӀала, romanized: Sölƶa-Ġala) [15] is the capital city of Chechnya, Russia. The city lies on the Sunzha River.

On 15 October 1999, after mounting an intense tank and artillery barrage against Chechen separatists, Russian forces took control of a strategic ridge within artillery range of Grozny. They then made several abortive attempts to seize positions on the outskirts of the city.

Jan 3, 2025 · As the capital of Chechnya, Grozny was the chief objective of Russian army forces that entered the republic on December 11, 1994, in an effort to suppress a separatist Chechen government led by Dzhokhar Dudayev.

The First Battle of Grozny was the Russian Army's invasion and subsequent conquest of the Chechen capital, Grozny, during the early months of the First Chechen War.

Dec 11, 2024 · Grozny quickly became a crucible snaring fresh-faced Russian conscripts, hardened Chechen guerrillas, and shell-shocked civilians in a bombed-out Soviet cityscape. On the 30th anniversary of the Battle of Grozny, this article explores the military adventurism that sabotaged Chechen dreams of autonomy and Russian dreams of humane governance.

Mar 2, 2022 · In 1999, Vladimir Putin ordered the complete destruction of the Chechen capital of Grozny. The Russian military laid waste to Grozny, killing tens of thousands of civilians. In Putin's own...

Grozny is the capital city of Chechnya, Russia. It has an estimated 275,000 people.

Jan 13, 2022 · Grozny (Russian: Гро́зный GROHZ-nyh) is the capital city of the Russian republic of Chechnya. Grozny has undergone a massive rebuilding and development program since the end of the Second Chechen War in 2002.

The first and fourth battles for Grozny, a city of nearly a half million people, were the major Russian assaults to seize the city from the Chechens during the latter’s struggle for secession from the Russian Federation.

Grozny (Russian: Грозный, IPA: [ˈgroznɨj]; Chechen: Соьлжа-ГӀала, romanized: Sölƶa-Ġala) is the capital city of Chechnya, Russia. Quick Facts Грозный, Other transcription (s) ... The city lies on the Sunzha River.