Battle of Dolinskoye

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Battle of Dolinskoye
Part of First Chechen War
Date December 12, 1994 - ? Location Dolinskoye, Chechnya Result N/A
Combatants
VDV, Air Force	National Guard
Casualties
At least 21 dead	N/A

The Battle of Dolinskoye, which took place 25 kilometers northwest of the Chechen capital of Grozny, was the first major ground engagement of the First Chechen War.

The battle began on December 12, 1994, when two Russian Airborne Troops colonels, along with six other officers and 13 enlisted men, 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. [1] The Russian side immediatelly retaliated with a helicopter gunship and ground attack aircraft airstrikes.

By December 22, 1994, Dolinskoye continued to hold out against Russian fire. [2]

[edit] External links

• Scrambling for cover as gunfire fills the sky The Guardian December 13, 1994