With the outbreak of the First Chechen War both transport services stopped operation in November 1994. During the destructive battles, the tram tracks were blocked or damaged, and cars and buses were turned into barricades. The trolleybus system was luckier, as most of its equipment, including the depot, survived the war. In 1996 it was visited by specialists from the Vologda Trolleybus Company, who repaired some of the lines, with services planned to restart in 1997. However, after specialists left, most of the equipment was stolen. The surviving buses were transported to Volzhsky where they were repaired and used on the new trolleybus system there.
with the outbreak of the first chechen war both transport services stopped operation in november 1994 during the destructive battles the tram tracks were blocked or damaged and cars and buses were turned into barricades the trolleybus system was luckier as most of its equipment including the depot survived the war in 1996 it was visited by specialists from the vologda trolleybus company who repaired some of the lines with services planned to restart in 1997 however after specialists left most of the equipment was stolen the surviving buses were transported to volzhsky where they were repaired and used on the new trolleybus system there