Battle for Hill 3234
| Battle for Hill 3234 | |||||||
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| Part of the Soviet–Afghan War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Soviet Union |
Haqqani Network Supported by: Pakistan | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Sergey Tkachyov | Jalaluddin Haqqani | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 250 | |||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 6 killed, 28 wounded | 200–250 killed }Pakistan 100-200 killed | ||||||
The Battle for Hill 3234 (Russian: Бой у высоты 3234, romanized: Boy u vysoty 3234) was a successful defensive battle fought by the 9th Company of the 345th Independent Guards Airborne Regiment, Soviet Airborne Troops, part of Operation Magistral, supported by the Afghan Army’s 15th Tank Brigade, 8th, 11th, 12th, 214th, 25th Infantry Division and the 37th Commando Battalion, in Afghanistan against a force of some 250 Mujahideen rebels who were supported by several Pakistani mercenaries in early January 1988. Two of the soldiers killed, Vyacheslav Aleksandrov and Andrey Melnikov, were posthumously awarded the Gold Star of the Hero of the Soviet Union. All of the paratroopers in this battle were given the Order of the Red Banner and Order of the Red Star.