In the Battle of Grozny of August 1996 (also known as Operation Jihad or Operation Zero Option), Chechen rebels regained and then kept control of Chechnya's capital Grozny in a surprise raid. The Russian Federation had conquered the city during the Battle of Grozny (1994–1995) and posted there a large garrison of federal and republican Ministry of the Interior (MVD) troops.
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| - In the Battle of Grozny of August 1996 (also known as Operation Jihad or Operation Zero Option), Chechen rebels regained and then kept control of Chechnya's capital Grozny in a surprise raid. The Russian Federation had conquered the city during the Battle of Grozny (1994–1995) and posted there a large garrison of federal and republican Ministry of the Interior (MVD) troops.
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| - Battle of Grozny
- Operation Jihad / Zero Option
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| causalties
| - 3 helicopters destroyed
- 69IFVs/APCsdestroyed
- Officially 494 killed, 182 missing, 1,407 wounded(federal forces only, not counting the Chechen police force, which disintegrated)18 tanks destroyed
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| combatant
| - 22pxChechen Republic of Ichkeria
- 22pxChechen Republic
- 22pxRussian Federation
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| result
| - Decisive Chechen separatist victory
- Khasavyurt Accordand the end of the war
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| - Initially 1,300–3,000 (most probably around 1,500), up to 7,000 afterwards
- Initially 12,000(6,000 - 7,000 inside Grozny, mostly MVD servicemen)
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