| 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 | |||||||||
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Leonid Valov † Vladimir Lastochkin † Alexey Borvkovich † |
Salman Raduev Khunkar Israfilov Sultan Geliskhanov | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
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Chechen militants | |||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| Unknown | 4,000 | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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100 killed 50 wounded | Unknown | ||||||||
| Many civilians dead or missing | |||||||||
The Battle of Gudermes took place in December 1995. was a 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]
- ^ "CNN - Russian troops retake Gudermes - Dec. 26, 1995". edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 2024-08-07.