| Galashki ambush | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Second Chechen War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Russia |
 Chechen Republic of Ichkeria | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Cpt. Sergei Maziyev[1] |
Ruslan Khuchbarov[2][3] | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 22[4] | 15–35[5] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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Official figure: 19 killed 3 wounded 1 missing | No casualties | ||||||
Galashki ambush took place of May 11, 2000,[1][5] when the separatist militants from the group of Shamil Basayev, led by a Galashki native Ruslan Khuchbarov, attacked and destroyed a convoy of the Russian Interior Ministry paramilitary forces in the Republic of Ingushetia. The incident was the first major act of violence linked to the Second Chechen War in Ingushetia and the first major rebel raid outside the neighbouring Chechnya since war began in 1999.
- ^ a b "Нападение на колонну в Ингушетии: уже 19 погибших" (in Russian). Lenta.ru. 11 May 2000. Archived from the original on 2019-01-05. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
- ^ Head Terrorist “The Colonel” Not Found among the Dead Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine, Kommersant, Sep. 10, 2004
- ^ Askerov, Ali (22 April 2015). Historical Dictionary of the Chechen Conflict. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 102. ISBN 9781442249257.
- ^ Rebels Destroy a Convoy Outside Chechnya, New York Times, May 12, 2000
- ^ a b "КТО ВИНОВАТ?" (in Russian). Утро.ру. 12 May 2000. Archived from the original on 2001-01-13. Retrieved 2019-01-05.