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Battle of Dolinskoye
	Part of First Chechen War
Date	12–22 December 1994; (1 week and 3 days)
Location	Dolinskoye, Chechnya
Result	Chechen victory
Belligerents
Russia	Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
Commanders and leaders
Unknown	Vakha Arsanov; Hussein Ikshanov
Casualties and losses
200 killed	Unknown

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

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

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

^ 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

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 / 43.467; 43.567

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[1] Iskhanov interview Small Wars Journal

[2] Felgenhauer Archived 2006-12-06 at the Wayback Machine Navy.mil

[3] Chechnya The Guardian

[4] Chechnya Archived 2007-12-01 at the Wayback Machine Knox Army.mil

[5] Iskhanov interview Small Wars Journal

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