Conflict archive

Second Chechen War Weapons and Equipment

Russian counterinsurgency and war against Chechen separatist and militant forces.

The Second Chechen War was Russia's counterinsurgency campaign against Chechen separatist and militant forces after the 1999 invasion of Dagestan and renewed fighting in Chechnya.

This archive tracks weapon systems documented in the Second Chechen War.

Entries should be limited to systems with direct conflict-use sourcing.

1 weapon systems

Context

Status: Published archive

Su-25, Ground-attack aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsSu-25Ground-attack aircraftSide: RussiaRole: Close air support and strikeBuilt: Sukhoi / United Aircraft Corporation / Soviet Union / Russia / GeorgiaThe Su-25 is a Soviet-designed armored close air support aircraft built for low-level battlefield strike. Developed by Sukhoi, the twin-engine subsonic jet has been documented in combat from Afghanistan and Iraq to Syria, Nagorno-Karabakh, and Ukraine.