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A war that left 150,000 dead and displaced one-fifth of Chechnya's population has shaped the current oppressive climate in Grozny.
Over one hundred special task forces of the Russian National Guard are deployed in the North Caucasus to combat terrorism and organized crime.
Since 1992, nearly 300 journalists have been killed in conflict, with around 200 believed to have been deliberately targeted by their killers.
Putin's Hidden War shows the brutal impact of Russia's actions in Chechnya on civilians and soldiers.
129 hostages died during a botched rescue operation at a school in Beslan, Russia, in September 2004, following a hostage crisis involving armed terrorists.
140,000 Russian soldiers were deployed to crush rebels in Chechnya in 1999, marking the beginning of Vladimir Putin's aggressive military strategy.
50 miles from Grozny, the bullet-riddled body of human rights activist Natalia Estemirova is discovered, sparking an investigation into her murder.
A group of around 150 Chechen refugees protested in Vienna against the persecution of their countrymen under Ramzan Kadyrov's regime.
Chechen President Mashkadov discusses the ongoing resistance against Russian forces in Chechnya.
Viktor shares his brutal experience of persecution in Chechnya for being gay.
A Ukrainian soldier threatens John Sweeney with a gun, demanding his passport after he films near an anti-aircraft gun during the early days of the war.
In 1832, Imam Shamil, wounded by a bayonet, became a key figure in the Chechen struggle against Russian rule, a conflict that continues today.
Chechen soldiers, feared for their brutality, fight for the russian military in Ukraine's conflict.
Putin spent 17 years studying deception and subversion before entering the political arena, shaping his approach to statecraft and cyber warfare.
Vladimir Ryzhkov met Vladimir Putin in April 1995 and describes him as a man who kept his word and listened well to others.
Thousands of foreign nationals join the fighting in Ukraine, impacting the conflict's dynamics.
A $10 million bounty is placed on Shamil Basayev, the commander accused of masterminding the Beslan school hostage crisis that left many children dead.
Protests against the war in Chechnya occur just across the road from a public relations event promoting a car rally in Moscow.
Russian males struggle with conscription and the realities of war in Chechnya since August.
Thousands are fleeing Putin's Russia amid unrest and fears of forced mobilization.
