Zachistka (Russian: зачистка, lit. cleansing operation) is a Russian military term for "mopping-up" operations to cleanse a territory from enemy military...

The Alkhan-Kala operation was a zachistka (Russian: зачистка) operation by Russian forces in Alkhan-Kala, Chechnya, starting on 25 June 2001, during the...

The Tsotsin-Yurt operation was a zachistka-type (Russian: зачистка) operation by Russian Spetsnaz forces in Tsotsin-Yurt, Chechnya, from December 30,...

"Special" cargo related to weapons of mass destruction Cargo 200 (2007 film) Zachistka Killed in action Brooke, James (18 October 2011). "Russian Killings of...

The Borozdinovskaya operation was a zachistka-type (Russian: зачистка) operation by Russian forces in Borozdinovskaya [ru], Chechnya, on June 4, 2005...

crimes". Volnovakha bus attack Borozdinovskaya operation Bucha massacre zachistka Censor.NET (2023-10-31). "Russians detain two of their soldiers on suspicion...

Prong "The Cleansing", a song by Overkill from the album The Killing Kind Zachistka ("cleansing operation"), house-to-house operations mostly associated with...

injured. June 25 – Alkhan-Kala operation: Russian forces carry out a zachistka operation in Alkhan-Kala, Grozny, Chechnya, during the Second Chechen...

and summary executions on Chechen civilians; they were often linked to zachistka ("cleansing" raids on town districts and villages suspected of harboring...

war crimes in the war, Russian federal forces went on a village-sweep (zachistka), that involved summary executions of dozens of people, murder, looting...