Battle for Vedeno (2001)

Battle for Vedeno (2001)

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=2001 Battle of Vedeno


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partof=Second Chechen War
place=In and near Vedeno, Chechnya
date=August 13, 2001 - ?
result=?
combatant1=
combatant2=
commander1=?
commander2=Shamil Basayev
strength1=
strength2=
casualties1=2-3 helicopters
casualties2=?
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Campaignbox Second Chechen War (guerilla phase)

The 2001 battle for Vedeno was a struggle between Russian federal and Chechen separatist forces for the control of mountainous Vedensky District in south-east of Chechnya. The details of the battle are unknown due to the scarce independent sources.

Battle

The battle started on August 13 2001, as the rebels seized the village of Benoi-Yurt, attacked the local military commandant's office, and placed checkpoints on a strategic road that leads further south to the town of Vedeno. Pro-Moscow administrators were reported killed.

On August 14, fierce fighting, described as heaviest attack of the Chechen fighters in the past seventeen months, which had been going on in southern Chechnya in and near the town of Vedeno, continued. Russian sources denied the reports by independent agencies claiming that the situation is under their control, however, reinforcement troops have been sent to the area. Russian presidential spokesman, Sergei Yastrzhembsky called the latest developments "an imitation of activity by the gangs."

On August 15, the Russian army fired SCUD missiles at Vedeno district. Rebels hit a military helicopter with a grenade launcher near Tsa Vedeno, crashing it and killing both pilots. [ [http://english.people.com.cn/english/200108/17/eng20010817_77524.html Russian Military Helicopter Crash in Chechnya Kills 2 Pilots] , "People's Daily", August 17, 2001]

On August 17, Chechen fighters shot down a third helicopter in five days in the southern part of Chechnya, said former minister of information Movladi Udugov. The information was partly denied by Russian officials who only admitted to two helicopters having been shot down.

On August 22, Russia said the army had wounded Shamil Basayev, the country’s most wanted man and killed more than 35 other rebels in Chechnya, while a separatist website insisted more than 40 Russians had died in fierce fighting, including 14 in a two separate ambushes. [ [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20010823/world.htm#6 Top Chechen rebel hurt, 35 dead] , Reuters, August 22, 2001]

Over the weekend of August 25-26, the rebels reportedly managed to seize control of the town of Vedeno. At the same time, Russian media, citing military sources, have been reporting an upsurge in the number of attacks on federal forces in Chechnya's northern districts, which were previously regarded as having been pacified.

References

External links

* [http://www.watchdog.cz/index.php?show=000000-000005-000001-000182-000001-000008&lang=1 Monthly news] , Prague Watchdog, August 2001
* [http://www.jamestown.org/publications_details.php?volume_id=24&issue_id=2087&article_id=18666 REBEL FORCES CLAIM THEY SEIZED VEDENO] , Jamestown Foundation, August 30, 2001


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