The Second Chechen War led to another round of war crimes and attacks against civilians . The 1999 Elistanzhi cluster bomb attack against civilians . The Grozny ballistic missile attack targeted a crowded market , leaving over a hundred civilians dead . The Russian Air Force perpetrated rocket attacks on a convoy of refugees trying to enter Ingushetia . This was repeated in December 1999 when Russian soldiers shot at refugees fleeing Grozny . The Alkhan-Yurt massacre and Novye Aldi massacre involved murder , looting and rape of Chechens by Russian soldiers . Staropromyslovsky massacre occurred in January 2000 . The bombing of Katyr-Yurt occurred on 4 – 6 February 2000 . The 1999 – 2000 siege and bombardments of Grozny caused thousands of civilians to perish
shot at refugees fleeing Grozny
1999 Grozny refugee convoy shooting
Russian war crimes