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Battle of Galashki (2002)
Part of Second Chechen War
Date 25 September of 2002 Location Galashki, Ingushetia Result After causing damage, the militants fled to the territory of Chechnya
Belligerents
Russian Federation	Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
Commanders and leaders
Valery Gerasimov	Ruslan Gelayev/Abdul-Malik Mezhidov
Strength
Unknown	100–300
Casualties and losses
12 killed 17 injured 1 Mi-24 helicopter (shot down from MANPADS, the crew died) 2 armored personnel carriers (according to other sources - 21 servicemen)	76 killed, 5 captured
Civilian casualties: British journalist killed

Battle of Galashki (Template:Lang-ru) happened on 25 September 2002, when there was a confortation between Russian federal forces and Chechen rebels in Galashki.

Battle

In September 23, 2002, around 300 Chechen rebels under command of Ruslan Gelayev trespassed through Ingushetia from the territory of Georgia with the aim of further passage to Chechnya. One of the militant units under the command of Abdul-Malik Mezhidov entered into battle with Russian troops near the Ingush village of Galashki. The militants shot down one Mi-24 helicopter from the Igla MANPADS, knocking out two from grenade launchers armored personnel carrier and killing 12 soldiers and officers of the federal troops. Russian troops actively used artillery, aviation, armored vehicles. 76 militants were destroyed, several were taken prisoner. The militants, breaking up into mobile detachments, fled to the territory of Chechnya.

Notes

1. It's unclear if the commander of the Chechen forces was Ruslan Gelayev or Abdul-Malik Mezhidov.
2. According to Варывдин 2002, the rebels numbered 100–150 men. According to Myers 2002b, the rebels numbered about 200 men.

References

1. Тимофеев 2002.
2. ^ "Ми-24 сбит боевиками, которыми руководит русский по фамилии Смирно".
3. "Сержант Денис Рыбкин выжил в бою под Галашками, а двум его товарищам бандиты отрезали головы // KP.RU".
4. ^ ""Гелаев вылез из пещеры и наткнулся на пограничный наряд..." - Известия".
5. "Под Галашками убит воевавший на стороне боевиков британец".
6. "Чеченские террористы устали ждать".
7. "Битва при Галашках / Войны и конфликты / Независимая газета".

Bibliography

English sources

• Myers, S. L. (2002-09-27). "Dozens Killed as Russian Forces Battle Chechen Fighters". sec. A. The New York Times. New York City: A. G. Sulzberger. p. 3.
• Myers, S. L. (2002-09-27). "Russians Battle Chechen Force In Ingushetia For 3rd Day". sec. 1. The New York Times. New York City: A. G. Sulzberger. p. 4.

Russian sources

• "Боевые успехи Руслана Гелаева" [Combat successes of Ruslan Gelaev]. Коммерсантъ (in Russian). No. 37. Москва: Коммерсантъ. 2004-03-02. p. 5. eISSN 1563-6380. ISSN 1561-347X. OCLC 244126120.
• Варывдин, М. (2002-09-27). "Своевременная вылазка Руслана Гелаева: бои в Ингушетии" [Timely sortie of Ruslan Gelaev: fighting in Ingushetia]. Коммерсантъ (in Russian). No. 175. Москва: Коммерсантъ. p. 1. eISSN 1563-6380. ISSN 1561-347X. OCLC 244126120.
• Двали, Г.; Скорлыгина, Н. (2002-09-27). "В Ингушетии убит "свободный журналист": Вчера в ходе боев в районе ингушского села Галашки был убит гражданин Великобритании" [A "free journalist" was killed in Ingushetia: A British citizen was killed yesterday during the fighting near the Ingush village of Galashki]. Коммерсантъ (in Russian). No. 175. Москва: Коммерсантъ. p. 4. eISSN 1563-6380. ISSN 1561-347X. OCLC 244126120.
• Тимофеев, М. (2002-10-04). "Битва при Галашках" [Battle of Galashki]. Независимая газета (in Russian). Москва: Независимая газета. ISSN 1560-1005.

• Conflicts in 2002
• Battles involving Chechnya
• Battles involving Ingushetia