The First Russian-Chechen war began in 1994 and ended in 1996
when Chechen rebels captured Grozny,the capital of Chechen
republic.Chechens won the first war. Russian leaved the republic
and for almost three years Chechnya was an independent
state,although it wasn't recognized by the UN and the world
community, except by Taliban ruled Afghanistan. But after three
years a Chechen warlord Shamil Basave invaded Dagestan in 1999 what
caused second Russian-Chechen war. Which is still going on.