There will be no assault

The beginning of the First Chechen War in the headings of Russian newspapers

On December 11, 1994, the columns of Russian troops entered Chechnya. Thus began the most bloody war in the history of modern Russia. Medusa recalls how Russian newspapers wrote about the beginning of hostilities.

The unofficial date of the beginning of the first Chechen is called November 26 - on this day, Russian troops, under the guise of the anti -Dudaev opposition, made an unsuccessful attempt to storm the Grozny. Dozens of Russian military were captured. On November 27, interviews with them were shown through federal channels. Despite the obvious evidence, on November 28, the Minister of Defense of Russia called the statement about the participation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the storming of "nonsense".

On November 30, President Boris Yeltsin signed a secret decree on “disarmament and liquidation of armed groups in the Chechen Republic” and the introduction of a state of emergency in Chechnya.

On December 2, the Izvestia newspaper publishes an investigation from which it becomes clear that the Federal counterintelligence service (executive authority that existed in 1993-1995) recruited the Russian military. On the same day, one of the released prisoners Dmitry Volfovich tells at a press conference in Moscow about how FSK entered into contracts with military personnel. Parts of Russian troops are deployed near the borders with Chechnya.

On December 8, the Council of the Federation of Russia adopted a resolution in which he called on Yeltsin and the leaders of law enforcement agencies to prevent the use of force on the territory of Chechnya until the authorities make such a decision in accordance with the Constitution. On the same day, the State Duma also adopted the decision - in the document the deputies condemned the actions of the executive branch. Dudaev handed over seven captured military personnel to the full representative of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Ivan Chizh.

On December 9, Yeltsin issued a decree “On the suppression of the activities of illegal armed groups in the Zone-Ingush conflict zone”, which orders to use all available funds for this. The government decided to introduce a “special regime” in Chechnya, and a de facto is a state of emergency.

On December 11, the president issued a second secret decree - “On measures to ensure the law, law and order and public security in the Czech Republic” - and briefly explained the purpose of the war to the population: to protect citizens, to prevent a large -scale civil war in the Chechen Republic. On the same day, columns of Russian troops entered Chechnya. Clashes began with separatist groups; Losses suffered both sides; There were victims among civilians.

Russian troops continue to move towards Grozny, constantly entering into battles with Dudaev mobile units. On December 15, the Minister of Defense Pavel Grachev removed a group of senior officers who refused to fight without a written order of the Supreme Commander -in -Chief.

Dudaev said that he was ready to stop fire and negotiations at the highest level. Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin replied that he was ready to meet with Dudaev-if his supporters lay down their weapons. The Federation Council invited Yeltsin to immediately stop hostilities.

On December 19, the commander of the operation of Colonel General A. Mityukhin was removed, two days later Lieutenant General A. Kvashnin was appointed in his place.

Throughout December, combat clashes do not stop, from December 26 to December 29, more than 40 villages were bombarded. The Kremlin presents a series of ultimatums, the parties unsuccessfully try to agree on the suspension of battles.

On December 31, the assault on Grozny began. Bloody battles for the city lasted two months, the war in Chechnya-until August 1996.