Russia: April 27, 2000

Archives

Another ten soldiers were killed in a Chechen ambush by rebels. Dismayed at fighting the Chechen rebels for months, the government has been seeking a Chechen faction with the clout to sign a ceasefire and make it stick. Not much luck so far, as the various Chechen groups will sort of unite to fight non-Chechens, but will return to crime and feuds with other Chechens as soon as the foreigners are gone.  Meanwhile, some 40 percent of Russian defense industries are on the brink of bankruptcy after a decade of few contracts and largely failed attempts to convert to non-military work. 

 

X

ad

Help Keep Us From Drying Up

We need your help! Our subscription base has slowly been dwindling.

Each month we count on your contributions. You can support us in the following ways:

  1. Make sure you spread the word about us. Two ways to do that are to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
  2. Subscribe to our daily newsletter. We’ll send the news to your email box, and you don’t have to come to the site unless you want to read columns or see photos.
  3. You can contribute to the health of StrategyPage.
Subscribe   Contribute   Close