Saving Russia's Soldiers in Chechnya
Witness History: Archive 2014 - A podcast by BBC World Service
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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)