Read the subtitles! Russian soldiers paid ultimate price for incompetence of their commanders. They all died. Russia military force in Chechnya in 1996 was a mixture of special forces units (Specnaz) and inexperienced conscripts units. Heavy losses on Russian side was an embarrassment for the Russian government. Russians did their homework though and under the wing of Wladimir Putin exterminated Chechen opposition few years down the line.