The Alkhan-Kala operation was a zachistka (Russian: зачистка) operation by Russian forces in Alkhan-Kala, Chechnya, starting on 25 June 2001, during the
Zachistka (Russian: зачистка, lit. cleansing operation) is a Russian military term for "mopping-up" operations to cleanse a territory from enemy military
Milana); Романова, Людмила (Romanova, Lyudmila) (19 February 2003). "Зачистка "Газпрома"" [Cleaning up Gazprom]. www.gzt.ru (in Russian). Archived from
The Tsotsin-Yurt operation was a zachistka-type (Russian: зачистка) operation by Russian Spetsnaz forces in Tsotsin-Yurt, Chechnya, from December 30, 2001
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