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

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

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

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

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...

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

21 Officers Die in Grozny Blast "SECURITY FORCES CARRY OUT A LARGE "ZACHISTKA" IN CHECHEN CAPITAL". Archived from the original on 2006-10-17. Retrieved...

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