On 11 October 1999 , Maskhadov outlined a peace plan offering a crackdown on renegade warlords , the offer was rejected by the Russian side . In response , President Maskhadov declared a '' gazavat '' ( holy war ) to confront the approaching Russian army . Soon , martial law was declared in Ichkeria and reservists were called , and the building of his Presidential Palace was one of the supposed targets of the disastrous Grozny ballistic missile attack on 23 October 1999
Grozny ballistic missile attack
Grozny ballistic missile attack
Aslan Maskhadov