Battle of Khankala (1994)
| Battle of Khankala | |||||||||
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| Part of the First Chechen War | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Russia | Chechnya | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Unknown | Umalt Dashaev † | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown |
6 tanks destroyed 1 armoured vehicle destroyed | ||||||||
The Battle of Khankala was a failed attempt by the Chechen separatists to attack the Russian military base at Khankala using heavy weapons on 28 December 1994.[1]
Khankala is a former Soviet military base and airstrip at the eastern outskirts of Grozny, also overtaking the main Rostov-Baku highway and cutting direct access into the Chechen capital of Grozny from the town of Argun. It was captured by a column of Russian troops led by elements of the 104th Guards Airborne Division in a surprise south-east dash from the village of Tolstoy-Yurt.
Reportedly, in the aftermath of the battle, the Chechen attackers were repelled by Russian paratroopers, losing six tanks and an armoured personnel carrier.
References
- ^ Askerov, Ali (22 April 2015). Historical Dictionary of the Chechen Conflict. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. pp. 62–63. ISBN 979-8-216-22523-2.