TIMELINE

October 1994
Project SAPPHIRE
19 January 1995
Russians take the Grozny palace.
21 January 1995
Yeltsin declares victory. The Ruble hits 4000 to the dollar. The Russians take Grozny and all of the sudden the country’s economy could collapse.
23 January 1995
German economic minister Gunther Rexrodt warns of economic strain due to Chechnya.
07 February 1995
IMF loan to Russia is in jeopardy.  
08 February 1995
Chechens give up battle for Grozny. They announce that they were pulling their military headquarters from the capital.
12 February 1995
Chechen terrorists claim they have killed 250 Russian troops.
13 February 1995
CEASEFIRE IS DECLARED.
17 February 1995
Western press declares that the Russians have breached the peace.
02 March 1995
Moscow set to sign deal with IMF.
07 March 1995
EU halts deal with Russia.
09 March 1995
MOSCOW PAYS A HIGH PRICE FOR ITS CHECHEN ADVENTURE
250k refuges scattered throughout Russia. The Guardian reports that Dudayev appears to be well funded.
10 March 1995
IMF approves 6.25 billion loans to Russia.
15 March 1995
General Dudayev threatens kamikaze attacks on Russia.
24 March 1995
HONEYMOON WITH US 'OVER' SAYS MOSCOW;
Kozyrev warns Washington against 'unfaithfulness'
Kozyrev warns of chill with US as Geneva talks fail
01 April 1995
The last Chechen terrorist town of Shali falls.
14 April 1995
Chechen leader's HQ destroyed in artillery attack
19 April 1995
RUSSIA 'READY TO USE FORCE IN EX-SOVIET STATES'
24 April 1996
DZHOKHAR DUDAYEV ALLEGEDLY KILLED. He was supposedly tracked by his cell phone.
17 August 1998
Russian Ruble collapses.