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Aurélie Campana, Professeure titulaire de science politique, spécialiste des violences politiques et de la Russie, Université Laval

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Chechens fighting in ukraine putin s psychological weapon could backfire | History Defined

Military personnel participate in a troop review in Grozny, the capital of the Chechen Republic, on Feb. 25. The presence of these fierce warriors in Ukraine is a psychological weapon that could backfire on Vladimir Putin if the war drags on. (AP Photo/Musa Sadulayev)

The Chechens have gained a reputation as fierce warriors in two wars against Russia, the first from 1994 to 1996 and the second from 1999 to 2014.

It was the most violent conflict between Europe and the former U.S.S.R. since the Second World War.

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