What is First Chechen War?
{{Infobox military conflict | conflict = First Chechen War | place = [[Chechnya]] and parts of [[Ingushetia]], [[Stavropol Krai]] and [[Dagestan]], [[Russia]] | partof = the [[Chechen-Russian conflict]] and the [[post-Soviet conflicts]] | date = 11 December 1994 - 31 August 1996 | combatant1 = {{Flagicon image|Flag_of_Chechen_Republic_of_Ichkeria.svg}} [[Chechen Republic of Ichkeria]]<br>Foreign volunteers | combatant2 = {{Flagicon image|Flag_of_Russia.svg}} [[Russia]]<br>{{Flagicon image|Flag_of_Chechen_Republic_before_2004.svg}} [[Chechens|Chechen]] opposition | image = File:Evstafiev-helicopter-shot-down.jpg | caption = A Russian [[Mil Mi-8]] helicopter brought down by Chechen fighters near the capital [[Grozny]] in 1994. | units1 = {{Flagicon image|Flag_of_Chechen_Republic_of_Ichkeria.svg}} [[Armed Forces of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria]]<br>{{Flagicon image|Flag_of_Jihad.svg}} [[Chechen Mujahideen]]<br>{{Flagicon image|Flag_of_Georgia_(1990–2004).svg}} [[Georgians|Georgian]] volunteers<br>{{Flagicon image|UNSO-flag.svg}} [[Ukrainian National Assembly – Ukrainian People's Self-Defence]] | units2 = {{Flagicon image|Banner_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_the_Russian_Federation_(obverse).svg}} [[Russian Armed Forces]]<br>{{Flagicon image|Flag_of_Chechen_Republic_before_2004.svg}} Loyalist opposition | casualties1 = {{Flagicon image|Flag_of_Chechen_Republic_of_Ichkeria.svg}} 3,654–17,391 killed or missing | casualties2 = {{Flagicon image|Flag_of_Russia.svg}} Disputed }} {{Campaignbox Post-Soviet conflicts}}The '''First Chechen War''' was a [[war]] between the [[Chechen Republic of Ichkeria]] and [[Russia]] from 1994 to 1996. ==Battles== The war was caused by Russia's prior attempt to overthrow the [[Chechens|Chechen]] government in the [[Battle of Grozny (November 1994)|Battle of Grozny]] in November 1994. The initial campaign of the war saw the deadly [[Battle of Grozny (1994–1995)|First Battle of Grozny]]. Russia's major military failures during the conflict led to a rise