Battle of Gudermes
| 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 | |||||||||
| Chechen fighters | |||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 150+ Russian troops | 600 Chechen fighters | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 100+ killed and wounded | Unknown | ||||||||
| Dozens of civilians killed 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.