Battle of Grozny (1999–2000)

Battle of Grozny (1999-2000)
	Part of the Second Chechen War
	; Russian troops exchanging fire with Chechen forces, just outside of Grozny, December 1999
Date	25 December 1999 – 6 February 2000; (1 month, 1 week and 5 days)
Location	Grozny, Chechnya
Result	Russian victory Russian forces captured Grozny;
Belligerents
Russia Loyalist opposition;	Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
Commanders and leaders
Boris Yeltsin (until 31 December); Vladimir Putin (from 31 December); Anatoly Kvashnin; Gennady Troshev; Viktor Kazantsev; Mikhail Malofeev; Valery Gorbenko; Bislan Gantamirov; Said-Magomed Kakiyev	Aslan Maskhadov; Aslambek Ismailov †; Lecha Dudayev †; Aslambek Abdulkhadzhiev †; Shamil Basayev (WIA); Khunkar-Pasha Israpilov †; Isa Munayev; Ruslan Gelayev; Ibn al-Khattab;
Strength
Around 21,200 Russian troops	Approximately 3,000 fighters
Casualties and losses
Russian claim: ; 368 killed; 1,469 wounded	Russian claim: ; more than 1,500–2,000 killed, unknown wounded
	5,000–8,000 civilians killed

The 1999–2000 battle of Grozny was the siege and assault of the Chechen capital Grozny by Russian forces, lasting from late 1999 to early 2000. This siege and assault of the Chechen capital resulted in the widespread devastation of Grozny. In 2003, the United Nations designated Grozny as the most destroyed city on Earth due to the extensive damage it suffered. The battle had a devastating impact on the civilian population. It is estimated that between 5,000 and 8,000 civilians were killed during the siege, making it the bloodiest episode of the Second Chechen War.

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