Battle of Galashki (2002)

Battle of Galashki (2002)
Part of Second Chechen War
Date26 September 2002
Location
Result Russian victory
Belligerents
Russian Federation Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
Commanders and leaders
Valery Gerasimov Ruslan Gelayev
Abdul-Malik Mezhidov
Muslim Atayev
Strength
Unknown 100–300
Casualties and losses
~12 killed
~17 injured
~1 Mi-24 helicopter (shot down from MANPADS, the crew died)
~2 armored personnel carriers (according to other sources, 21 servicemen)
76 killed, 5 captured
Civilian casualties: British journalist Roddy Scott killed

The Battle of Galashki (Russian: Бой под Галашками, romanized: Boy pod Galashkami) happened on 26 September 2002 when Russian federal forces and Chechen rebels had a confrontation in Galashki, Ingushetia.