Chechen fighter displaying his improvised submachinegun, Grozny, Chechnya, First Chechen War, 1995

Chechen fighter displaying his improvised submachinegun, Grozny, Chechnya, First Chechen War, 1995

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The #SamashkiMassacre was on #ThisDayInHistory in 1995 during the #FirstChechenWar. #Russian paramilitary troops engaged in what they called a "cleansing operation in the #Chechen village, with up to 300 civilians shot at close range or killed where they hid by thrown grenades.