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![Vladimir Putin, soldiers, Chechnya](https://img.sputnikimages.com/images/vol1%2Fmedia%2Foriginal%2Fold%2F18%2F29%2F182993_hires_0%3A0%3A0%3A0_1400x1000_80_10_1_QS4gS29uZHJhdHlldiAjMTgyOTkz_116%3A95_sputnik-182993-preview_a325cef5d44d8a13af97b9e13998c33b.jpg)
President Vladimir Putin (center) with Russian soldiers in Chechnya in December 1999.
- Categories: Unrest, Conflicts & War, Politics
- Location: Chechen Republic, Russia
- Event date: 31.12.1999
- Date published: 01.01.2008
- Author: A. Kondratyev
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: И00-304, 35 mm film
- Media: JPEG, 3557x2362px, 4.1Mb