Battle of Gudermes | |||||||
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Part of the First Chechen War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Russia | Chechen Republic of Ichkeria | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Leonid Valov † Vladimir Lastochkin † Alexey Borvkovich † |
Salman Raduev Khunkar Israfilov Sultan Geliskhanov | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Chechen Militiants | |||||||
Strength | |||||||
Unknown | 4000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
More than 100 killed 50 wounded | Unknown | ||||||
Many civilians dead or missing |
The Battle of Gudermes (December 1995) was an battle of the First Chechen War, in which Russian armed forces regained control of Gudermes. It was characterized by large losses among the civilian population and mutual accusations of Genocide.[1]