Battle of Komsomolskoye
| Battle of Komsomolskoye | |||||||
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| Part of the Second Chechen War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Russian Federation | Chechen Republic of Ichkeria | ||||||
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| Strength | |||||||
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Per Russia: 1,000+ |
Per Chechens: 800 Per Russia: 300–1,500 | ||||||
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Per Russia: 50+ killed 300+ wounded Per Chechens: 400–1,500 killed 37+ AFVs destroyed |
Per Russia: 519–800 killed 88 captured (~70 executed) | ||||||
The Battle of Komsomolskoye took place in Chechnya during the Second Chechen War. Beginning on 6 March 2000 and lasting until 24 March 2000, it resulted in the deaths of more than 50 Russian soldiers and hundreds of Chechen militants over the course of two weeks of siege warfare. An unknown number of civilians were killed in the fighting as well. The fighting resulted in the destruction of most of the Chechen separatist units commanded by Ruslan Gelayev. Scores of Chechens were taken prisoner by the Russian military, and only a few survived the ensuing Komsomolskoye massacre. Marked by fierce urban combat, the Battle of Komsomolskoye was the bloodiest of the entire conflict.