Victory in the Second Chechen War was proclaimed in April 2009.
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The Pete Quiñones ShowOct 1, 2026
The claim matches the post's wording (the April of 2009 referenced in the passage). A Russian government media review from April 17, 2009 reports that Russia declared victory the previous day, April 16, 2009, and several sources date the formal end of the counter-terrorism regime to 16 April 2009.
What was said
… So, the second war, you know, about 4,000 Russians were killed, along with 15,000 Chechen militants and plenty of foreign fighters, but by 2009, the remaining cells were cleaned up, and since then, really, it was April of, of that year that victory was proclaimed, and the pro russian faction in Chechen politics wins elections very easy. It makes sense as to why, and Russian investment from the center into that part of the world has been pretty substantial. …
The Pete Quiñones Show · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. A Russian government media review dated 17 April 2009 quotes The Times reporting that Russia declared victory 'yesterday' in its war to crush Chechen separatists, with the Kremlin saying the rebellion had been crushed.[3]
Supports. Multiple sources date the formal end of Russia's counter-terrorist operation regime in Chechnya to 16 April 2009, which is the April 2009 date the claim refers to.[4][5][6][7]
Supports. Wikipedia and a Reuters factbox both place the end of the government operation and Russian security presence in Chechnya in April 2009.[1][2][8]
Context. Sources note that insurgent violence continued for years after the declared end, so the claim describes the official proclamation of victory rather than the end of all fighting.[4][8]
Sources
8 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 6 not rated
- 1FACTBOX - Facts about Russia's Chechnya republicreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Caucasus insurgents trouble Russia for decadesapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3Media Reviewarchive.premier.gov.ru · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Second Chechen War Overview | Model Diplomatmodeldiplomat.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 5Second Chechen War and Counterinsurgency (1999–2009)timelinelibrary.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Second Chechen War (1999-2009) — The War Atlasthewaratlas.co · not rated · cited for: supports
- 7دوسری چیچن جنگ - Wikipediaur.wikipedia.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 8Case study: The War in Chechnya and its Aftermathlearninglink.oup.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
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