Battle of Khankala
Part of First Chechen War
Date December 28, 1994 Location Khankala, Chechnya Result Russian victory
Combatants
VDV Russian Air Force	National Guard
Casualties
N/A	6 tanks, 1 APC

Battle of Khankala was a failed attempt by the Chechen to counterattack at Khankala from Grozny and Argun using tanks. This article does not cite its references or sources. ... December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 3 days remaining. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Capital Grozny Area - total - % water Ranked 78th - 15,300 km² - negligible Population - Total - Density Ranked 49th - est. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... VDV flag. ... The Russian Air Force (Russian: Военно-воздушные cилы России, transliteration: Voyenno-vozdushnye sily Rossii) is the air force of Russia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Chechen_Republic_of_Ichkeria. ... National Guard may refer to: A military force: Cypriot National Guard United States National Guard National Guard (France), active during the French Revolution Saudi Arabian National Guard A part of the Military of Kuwait Iraqi National Guard A part of the Military of Venezuela Portuguese Republican National Guard National Guard... A counterattack is a military tactic used by defending forces when under attack by an enemy force. ... Grozny or Groznyy (Russian: ) is the capital of the Chechen Republic in Russia. ... Argun may refer to Argun, Chechnya, a city in Chechnya Argun River, Caucasus Argun River, Asia an alternative spelling of Arghun, an Ilkhan (Mongol ruler of a Persia-baded empire). ...

Khankala, 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 Grozny from Argun was captured in a surprise south-east dash from Tolstoy-Yurt, by a column of Russian troops led by elements of the 104th Airborne Division. Soviet redirects here. ... A military base is a facility, settlement, reservation, or installation that shelters military equipment and personnel. ... An airstrip is a kind of airport that consists only of a runway with perhaps fueling equipment. ... Rostov (Russian: Росто́в; Old Norse: Rostofa) is one of the oldest towns in Russia and an important tourist centre of the so called Golden ring. ... Municipality: Baku Area: 1000 km² Altitude: -28 m Population: 2,074,300 census 2003 Population density: 1280 persons/km² Postal Code: +99450 Area code: 012 Municipality code: BA Latitude: 41° 01 52 N Longitude: 21° 20 25 E Weather types: 9 of 11 Mayor: Hajibala Abutalybov The Baku region. ... Category: ... Look up airborne in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Symbol of the Polish 1st Legions Infantry Division in NATO code A division is a large military unit or formation usually consisting of around ten to fifteen thousand soldiers. ...

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