| Battle of Bamut | |||||||||
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| Part of the First Chechen War | |||||||||
 Russian soldier at Bamut | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Russia |
 Chechen Republic of Ichkeria | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Vladimir Shamanov | |||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 2,610[1] | 40[3] to 1,000[4] | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Minor[4] | 350 dead[1] | ||||||||
The Battle of Bamut[a] took place on 10 March 1995 to 24 May 1996. As a result of long fighting, after two unsuccessful assaults and bloody positional battles, the Russians occupied the village. The fighting around the city led to its complete destruction.[5]
- ^ a b c Grodnensky, Nikolai. "Почти победа" [Almost a victory]. Неоконченная война: История вооружённого конфликта в Чечне [The Unfinished War: History of the Armed conflict in Chechnya] (in Russian). Харвест. ISBN 985-13-1454-4.
- ^ Billingsley, Dodge. Fangs of the Lone Wolf. p. 30.
- ^ Smith, Sebastian. Allah's mountains. p. 185.
- ^ a b Grodnensky, Nikolai (2007). Первая Чеченская война [First Chechen War] (in Russian). ФАУинфо. p. 624. ISBN 978-9-8567-2110-9.
- ^ Kubanek, Bettina; Maaß, Ekkehard (2006). Chechnya - War and history. p. 34.
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