Grozny, the capital city,has become the scene of the fiercest fighting since WWII in Europe

The Russian soldiers who fight in Chechnya are mostly poorly trained conscripts. Some of them, however, took part in the first war which Russia lost. This time, they say, they are there to stay.

Russians fight against the mercenaries from Egypt, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, along with the local Chechen bandits

These "soldiers of Allah" are on the road to hell now

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