 First Chechen War

The First Chechen War (), also known as the First Chechen Сampaign (), First Russian-Chechen war, or from Russian point of view as Armed conflict in the Chechen Republic and on bordering territories of the Russian Federation () was a rebellion by the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria against the Russian Federation, fought from December 1994 to August 1996.After the initial campaign of 1994–1995, culminating in the devastating Battle of Grozny, Russian federal forces attempted to seize control of the mountainous area of Chechnya but were set back by Chechen guerrilla warfare and raids on the flatlands despite Russia's overwhelming advantages in firepower, manpower, weaponry, artillery, combat vehicles, airstrikes and air support.