The use of the armed forces of the Russian Federation in restoring constitutional order in the North Caucasus in the Chechen Republic in 1994-1995

The article is devoted to the role and place of the armed forces of the Russian Federation in restoring constitutional order in the Chechen Republic. The author summarized the experience of using military units and subunits in regrouping and destroying militants in urban and mountainous conditions. He offers a comprehensive analysis of the shortcomings in the training of military units. The article also contains author’s subjective observations made during participation in the military operations in Chechnya.