| Battle of Galashki (2002) | |||||||
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| Part of Second Chechen War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Russian Federation |
 Chechen Republic of Ichkeria | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Valery Gerasimov |
Ruslan Gelayev Abdul-Malik Mezhidov Muslim Atayev | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | 100–300[a] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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~12 killed ~17 injured[1] ~1 Mi-24 helicopter (shot down from MANPADS, the crew died) ~2 armored personnel carriers (according to other sources, 21 servicemen)[2] | 76 killed, 5 captured | ||||||
| Civilian casualties: British journalist Roddy Scott killed | |||||||
Battle of Galashki (Russian: Бой под Галашками, romanized: Boy pod Galashkami) happened on 26 September 2002 when Russian federal forces and Chechen rebels had a confrontation in Galashki, Ingushetia.
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