02725cam a2200481 i 4500 rnd000000000071150 RAND 20200811100925.0 010919s2001 caub b 000 0 eng d 2001041627 0833029983 0833032488 (electronic bk.) 9780833029980 9780833032485 (electronic bk.) RAND/MR-1289-A (Sirsi) a426643 $20.00 paperback CstmoR CstmoR e-ru--- DK511.C37 O44 2001 Oliker, Olga. author. Russia's Chechen wars 1994-2000 : lessons from urban combat / Olga Oliker. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2001. xxv, 102 pages : 2 maps ; 23 cm text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia unmediated n rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier volume nc rdacarrier "Arroyo Center." Includes bibliographical references (p. 87-102). Introduction -- Grozny I: 1994-1995 -- Return to Grozny: 1999-2000 -- Conclusions. An examination of the difficulties faced by the Russian military in planning and carrying out urban operations in Chechnya. Russian and rebel military forces fought to control the Chechen city of Grozny in the winters of 1994-1995 and 1999-2000, as well as clashing in smaller towns and villages. The author examines both Russian and rebel tactics and operations in those battles, focusing on how and why the combatants' approaches changed over time. The study concludes that while the Russian military was able to significantly improve its ability to carry out a number of key tasks in the five-year interval between the wars, other important missions--particularly in the urban realm--were ignored, largely in the belief that the urban mission could be avoided. This conscious decision not to prepare for a most stressful battlefield met with devastating results, a lesson the United States would be well served to study. Also available on the internet via WWW in PDF format. Urban warfare Russia (Federation) Chechni͡a. Chechni͡a (Russia) History Civil War, 1994- Chechni͡a (Russia) History, Military 20th century. Russia (Federation) History, Military 20th century. Rand Corporation. Arroyo Center. Force Development and Technology Program. Arroyo Center. Strategy, Doctrine, and Resources Program. United States. Army. Online Access http://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR1289/ 599690 599690