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Chechnya in pictures.

In the two Russian wars on Chechnya in excess of 200,000 Chechen citizens have been killed. The population of Grozny has halved and other towns and villages have been bombed to the ground. Before the first war in 1994, Chechnya had a large Russian population, most of whom lived in or around Grozny where they made up the majority of people living there. In a gruesome paradox they were also the principle victims of the military onslaught when Grozny was destroyed. The official figure for the number of Russian soldiers who also lost their lives in the senseless Russian military campaign between 1999 and mid-2003 is 4,705 - though the Soldiers’ Mothers of Russia organisation put the figure at 11,000. (Read more here)

Since 1722, Chechnya is suffering from continuous Russian campaigns. Chechen towns were completely erased and destroyed. Until the year 1864, the War stayed continuous for 142 years, where 75% of the Chechen population was eradicated and most of the towns were completely erased. This was the first liquidation. (The history of the Chechen war & the Chechen history)

“Russia has turned us into cattle. It is driving our youth into the arms of whoever comes along first and says ‘Go with us’.- Mother in Chechnya.

“If the Russian government has nothing to hide it would investigate allegations of torture and ill-treatment, including rape, in “filtration camps”, as well as extrajudicial executions of civilians in Grozny and give access to Chechnya first and foremost to the representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross.” - Amnesty International

In 2003 the United Nations called Grozny ( the capital of Chechnya) the most destroyed city on earth.

Chechnya has been through alot of agony & pain since they declared their independence in 1990, there is too much to even mention in this post so I’ll redirect you to some links:
Chechnya, the Caucasus, & World Justice 
Putin’s Hidden War
The list of the reasons that Russia accuses for the start of the War in Chechnya
“Disappearances” widespread in Chechnya: Mass graves also a hallmark of Russia’s “dirty war”
Here is the truth on Beslan, Putin wanted the slaughter 
«Война в Чечне. Люди» The War in Chechnya. People (“Women’s stomachs were cut open, the babies were taken out, the newborns were thrown into the fire right in front of their mothers…” - Quote from the documentary)
«Чеченская колыбельная» The Chechen Lullaby (The best documentary about Chechnya I have watched)
Regions and territories: Chechnya (Current situation)
A look inside Chechnya (Recent photos)
The basics about Chechnya (Everything I have posted about it)

“Will our cries fall in deaf ears once again?” - Shamil Basayev.