And a few extra figures on how much the Russians REALLY want this!


War in Chechnya, 1994-96
16 May 2001 AP: Russian soldiers: 3,826 kia + 1,906 mia in 21 mos.
Amnesty International: 20-30,000 ("Russian Federation: Brief summary of concerns about human rights violations in the Chechen Republic" (April 1996) [http://www.amnesty.org/ailib/aipub/1.../44602096.htm] )
cited by Amnesty International: Russian Presidential Commission for Human Rights: 27,000
Global Security: "1,500 Russian troops and 25,000 civilians had died by April 1995"
SIPRI 1997: 10,000-40,000 (1994-96)
War Annual 8 (1997): 40,000
CDI: 50,000 (1994-96)
Dictionary of 20C World History: 80,000
Ploughshares 2000: 80-100,000
6 Dec. 1999 Time: 4,000 Russian soldiers + 100,000 Chechens, 1994-96
Renewed fighting, 1999
6 Dec. 1999 Time: 4,000
Ploughshares 2000: >5,000
16 May 2001 AP: 3,096 Russian soldiers in 20 mos.
Both Wars:
11 Nov. 2002 Time: 38,000 combatants + 200,000 civilians
11 Nov. 2002 Newsweek: 100,000 civilians
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