Battle of Dolinskoye

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Battle of Dolinskoye Part of First Chechen War Date December 12, 1994 - ? Location Dolinskoye, Chechnya Result Chechen Victory Belligerents VDV, RAF National Guard Casualties and losses At least 21 killed (initial attack), 200 total N/A

v • d • e First Chechen War 1st Grozny – Dolinskoye – Khankala – 2nd Grozny – Samashki – Budyonnovsk – Kizlyar-Pervomayskoye – Black Sea – Shatoy – 3rd Grozny

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.

Contents 1 Battle 2 Aftermath 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Battle

The battle began on December 12, 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.^[1] The Russian side immediately retaliated with a helicopter gunship and ground attack aircraft airstrikes on the Chechen positions.^[2]

[edit] Aftermath

By December 22, 1994, Dolinskoye continued to hold out against Russian fire.^[3] According to the Chechen commander Hussein Ikshanov, in 1995 Russians admitted losing up to 200 men in the battle.^[4]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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