Russian ground forces attacked Grozny from four sides in December 1994. This force, made up of mechanised units supported by paratroopers, poured into the city. General Pavel Grachev was schooled in the Soviet strategic doctrine that urban terrain should be avoided if possible and if not then seized quickly with an overwhelming force. After bombarding the city for the preceding week, he was confident that his numerically superior army, with its tanks and armoured personnel carriers (APCs), would crush Grozny’s 3,000 defenders and link
GRACHEV, GROZNY & THE GUERRILLAS
Dec 21, 2023
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