Andrey,
"But actions in Chechnya were mere guerilla warfare on Chechen side and anti-partisan war on the Russian."
Not our narrative or, I'd suggest, as minimalist as possible by description. You had complete motor rifle divisions committed to battle across the breadth of Chechnya. Chechen forces engaged in open combat with great frequency. Urban battles fought within Grozny and elsewhere bore much closer resemblance to W.W.II than Belfast-Londonderry-
"Chechens weren't afraid of tanks and BMPs. They assigned groups of RPG gunners to fire volleys at the lead and trail vehicles. Once they were destroyed, the others were picked off one-by-one. The Russian forces lost 20 of 26 tanks, 102 of 120 BMPs, and 6 of 6 ZSU-23s in the first three day's fighting. Chechens chose firing positions high enough or low enough to stay out of the fields of fire of tank and BMP weapons. Russian conscript Infantry simply refused to dismount and often died in their BMP without ever firing a shot. Russian elite Infantry did much better, but didn't coordinate well with armored vehicles initially. An initial problem was that there were not enough dismounts. Many of the BMPs initially destroyed had few or no dismounts on board. The Chechens used mobile tactics and "let the situation do the organizing" while the Russians relied more on brute strength."
Russian Lessons Learned From The Battles For Grozny-FMSO April, 2000
"...The situation is reversed for Ukraine, there are partisans of DNR and there is Ukrainian army fighting them."
Don't forget the Ukrainian nat'l guard (volunteers), Chechens (and other) volunteers/mercenaries on both sides, and a (not so) modest contingent of Russian combat units making their presence felt from time to time. Moreover, as vicious as this war has so far proven, there's a goodly space to cover yet before the horrors of Chechnya are broached.
Entirely possible, however.
"But actions in Chechnya were mere guerilla warfare on Chechen side and anti-partisan war on the Russian."
Not our narrative or, I'd suggest, as minimalist as possible by description. You had complete motor rifle divisions committed to battle across the breadth of Chechnya. Chechen forces engaged in open combat with great frequency. Urban battles fought within Grozny and elsewhere bore much closer resemblance to W.W.II than Belfast-Londonderry-
"Chechens weren't afraid of tanks and BMPs. They assigned groups of RPG gunners to fire volleys at the lead and trail vehicles. Once they were destroyed, the others were picked off one-by-one. The Russian forces lost 20 of 26 tanks, 102 of 120 BMPs, and 6 of 6 ZSU-23s in the first three day's fighting. Chechens chose firing positions high enough or low enough to stay out of the fields of fire of tank and BMP weapons. Russian conscript Infantry simply refused to dismount and often died in their BMP without ever firing a shot. Russian elite Infantry did much better, but didn't coordinate well with armored vehicles initially. An initial problem was that there were not enough dismounts. Many of the BMPs initially destroyed had few or no dismounts on board. The Chechens used mobile tactics and "let the situation do the organizing" while the Russians relied more on brute strength."
Russian Lessons Learned From The Battles For Grozny-FMSO April, 2000
"...The situation is reversed for Ukraine, there are partisans of DNR and there is Ukrainian army fighting them."
Don't forget the Ukrainian nat'l guard (volunteers), Chechens (and other) volunteers/mercenaries on both sides, and a (not so) modest contingent of Russian combat units making their presence felt from time to time. Moreover, as vicious as this war has so far proven, there's a goodly space to cover yet before the horrors of Chechnya are broached.
Entirely possible, however.
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