Six years in prison for a Jehovah's Witnesses elder, felony charges for two former United Russia lawmakers, and Navalny uncovers another lavish apartment Wednesday, February 6, 2019 This day in history (19 years ago): On February 6, 2000, federal troops raised the Russian flag above Grozny's city center, forcing the separatist Chechen Republic of Ichkeria government into exile.