Battle of Khankala

Battle of Khankala

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Khankala


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partof=First Chechen War
place=Khankala, Chechnya
date=December 28 1994
result=Russian victory
combatant1=
combatant2=
commander1=
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strength1=
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casualties1=Unknown
casualties2=7 armoured vehicles
campaign=Campaignbox First Chechen War

Battle of Khankala was a failed attempt by the Chechen to counterattack at the strategic position at Khankala from Grozny and Argun using armoured vehicles.

Khankala is the former Soviet military base and airstrip at the eastern outskirts of Grozny, also overtaking the main Rostov-Baku highway and cutting direct access into the Chechen capital of Grozny from the town of Argun. It was captured by a column of Russian troops led by elements of the 104th Guards Airborne Division in a surprise south-east dash from the village of Tolstoy-Yurt.

Reportedly, the Chechens lost six tanks and an armoured personnel carrier while failing to dislodge the Russian paratroopers.


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