# Second Chechen War (1999)

URL: https://history-russia.com/timeline/1999-second-chechen-war
Categories: battle

Russian forces entered Chechnya in October 1999 and took Grozny in early 2000 after a devastating siege. Large-scale fighting gave way to a long counter-insurgency, and Moscow installed the Kadyrov family. The counter-terrorism operation officially ended in 2009. The war consolidated Putin's rule.

## Why it matters
The war consolidated Putin's rule.

Ruler at the time: [Boris Yeltsin](https://history-russia.com/rulers/boris-yeltsin)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Second Chechen War](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Chechen_War)
- [Wikipedia — History of the Russian Federation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Russian_Federation)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Second Chechen War](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Second+Chechen+War)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of Russian history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Russian_history)