Battle of Dolinskoye
| Battle of Dolinskoye | |||||||
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| Part of First Chechen War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Russia |
 Chechen Republic of Ichkeria | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Unknown |
Vakha Arsanov Hussein Ikshanov | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 200 killed 3 BM-21 'Grad' destroyed [1] | 3 killed | ||||||
The Battle of Dolinskoye (Dolinskoe, Dolinsky), which took place 25 kilometers northwest of the Chechen capital of Grozny, was the first major ground engagement of the First Chechen War.
Battle
[edit]The battle began on 12 December 1994, when six officers (including two colonels) and 13 enlisted men of the Russian Airborne Troops died in a surprise 9K51 Grad multiple rocket launcher attack on an advancing column of armored vehicles of the 106th Airborne Division and 56th Airborne Brigade.[2] The Russian side immediately retaliated with a helicopter gunship and ground attack aircraft airstrikes on the Chechen positions.[3]
Aftermath
[edit]By 22 December 1994, Dolinskoye continued to hold out against Russian fire.[4] The Russians lost 21 soldiers killed in the initial attack and admitted losing up to 200 men in the overall battle, according to the Chechen commander Hussein Ikshanov.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Iskhanov interview Small Wars Journal
- ^ Felgenhauer Archived 2006-12-06 at the Wayback Machine Navy.mil
- ^ Chechnya The Guardian
- ^ Chechnya Archived 2007-12-01 at the Wayback Machine Knox Army.mil
- ^ Iskhanov interview Small Wars Journal
External links
[edit]- Scrambling for cover as gunfire fills the sky, The Guardian, December 13, 1994
43°28′N 43°34′E / 43.467°N 43.567°E
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