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specially trained in urban warfare. It was a better strategy than the previous ones which had lost thousands of men, but it was still going to be an uphill battle.

Despite the immense shelling, the Chechens held their ground well. They knew their city better than anyone, and it became a death trap for the invaders to enter,

as the rebels employed tactics such as luring enemies into crossfires and trapping vehicles in narrow streets.

It was too dangerous and crowded to send very many tanks, so most of the battles were bloody door-to-door combat as the Russian soldiers attempted to take control of the streets.

Even once the streets were cleared, the Russians couldn't take cover inside any buildings as the vast majority of them had been rigged with traps, and only the Chechens knew the safe passages.