Witness History: Archive 2014 - Saving Russia's Soldiers in Chechnya

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In May 1995 a brutal war raged in the Russian republic of Chechnya. As Russian forces fought to retain control of the capital, Grozny, thousands of young conscripts were sent to the front lines to confront the Chechen separatists.

(Photo: Russian Soldiers. Credit: AP/ Misha Japaridze)

Published on Thursday, 22nd May 2014.

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