Battle of Galashki (2002)

Battle of Galashki (2002)
Part of Second Chechen War
Date 26 September 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 [ru] Muslim Atayev
Strength
Unknown	100–300[a]
Casualties and losses
~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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