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| commander2 = {{flag icon|Chechen Republic of Ichkeria}} Abdul-Malik Mezhidov | commander2 = {{flag icon|Chechen Republic of Ichkeria}} ]/Abdul-Malik Mezhidov{{efn|It's unclear if the commander of the Chechen forces was Ruslan Gelayev or Abdul-Malik Mezhidov.{{sfn|Тимофеев|2002}}}}
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'''Battle of Galashki''' ({{lang-ru|Битва при Галашках|Bitva pri Galashkakh}}) happened on 25 September 2002, when there was a confortation between ] federal forces and Ruslan Gelayev's forces in ]. '''Battle of Galashki''' ({{lang-ru|Битва под Галашками|Bitva pod Galashkakami}}) happened on 25 September 2002, when there was a confortation between ] federal forces and ] in ].


== Battle == == Battle ==

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Battle near Galashki in 2002. For the battle of Galashki that happened in 2002, see Galashki ambush.
Battle of Galashki (2002)
Part of Second Chechen War
Date25 September of 2002
LocationGalashki, 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 Chechen Republic of Ichkeria 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. sfn error: no target: CITEREFТимофеев2002 (help)
  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".

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