A conscript in the first Chechen war (1994-96), Mr Babchenko volunteered to fight in the second (which started in 1999) for reasons he leaves unclear.

巴布先科先生是第一次车臣战争中的征募兵，而他有一次志愿参加了于1999年打响的车臣第二次战争，具体原因还不明确。

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Russian troops withdrew from Chechnya in 1996 after the first Chechen war, leaving it de-facto independent and largely lawless, but then rolled back three years later following apartment building explosions in Moscow and other cities blamed on the rebels.

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