Based on numerous documents, eyewitness accounts, their own observations and experiences, the authors try to restore the picture of one of the most dramatic moments of the counter-terrorism operation carried out on the territory of the Chechen Republic - the liberation of Grozny from illegal armed groups in December 1999 - February 2000. In the most difficult confrontation, Russian military personnel emerged victorious. And this is a considerable merit of the military units and divisions of the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. This documentary narration tells about the difficult combat work of soldiers, officers, and generals. The book contains a list of names of servicemen of the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia who died during the operation in Grozny.