Battle of Bamut

Battle of Bamut
	Part of the First Chechen War
Date	10 March 1995 – 24 May 1996
Location	Bamut, Chechnya
Result	Russian Victory
Belligerents
Russia	Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
Commanders and leaders
Vladimir Shamanov	Khamzat Bataev; Ruslan Khaikhoroev; Khizir Khachukaev;
Units involved
6th Guards Motor Rifle Division; 136th Guards Motor Rifle Brigade; 324th Motorized Rifle Regiment; 94th unit MVD RF;	Galanchozh Regiment; Khaikoroev Battalion; Amriev's "Assa" Detachment;
Strength
Over 8,000 soldiers ; Russian claim: 2,610 soldiers 45 tanks, 115 BMPs, 17 BTRs, 12 BRDM, 75 artillery guns, 9 anti-aircraft guns, helicopter gunships, attack aircraft	40-100 fighters
Casualties and losses
More than 1,000	Chechen claim: 30-50; [citation needed]; Russian claim: 350

The Battle of Bamut was the long-lasting attempt of the Russian army to capture the village of Bamut in Western Chechnya. The fighting that took place subsequently lead to the complete destruction of the village.^[6]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "The Unfinished War. History of the Armed conflict in Chechnya".
^ Billingsley, Dodge. Fangs of the Lone Wolf. p. 30.
^ Smith, Sebastian. Allah's mountains. p. 185.
^ Smith, Sebastian. Allah's mountains. p. 190.
^ "About the losses of the Russian forces (video)". YouTube.
^ Kubanek, Bettina; Maaß, Ekkehard (July 2006). "Chechnya - War and history": 34. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[unfinishedwar-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "The Unfinished War. History of the Armed conflict in Chechnya".

[2] Billingsley, Dodge. Fangs of the Lone Wolf. p. 30.

[3] Smith, Sebastian. Allah's mountains. p. 185.

[4] Smith, Sebastian. Allah's mountains. p. 190.

[5] "About the losses of the Russian forces (video)". YouTube.

[6] Kubanek, Bettina; Maaß, Ekkehard (July 2006). "Chechnya - War and history": 34. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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