Alkhan-Kala operation

Alkhan-Kala operation
Part of Second Chechen War
Date 22 June 2001 - 28 June 2001 Location Alkhan-Kala, Chechnya Result Russian victory
Belligerents
Russia	Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
Commanders and leaders
	Arbi Barayev †
Casualties and losses
1+	18+ separatists killed
unknown civilians killed or wounded 800 civilians arrested

The Alkhan-Kala operation was a zachistka (Russian: зачистка) operation by Russian forces in Alkhan-Kala, Chechnya, starting on 25 June 2001, during the Second Chechen War. The week-long sweep of Alkhan-Kala erupted into armed clashes with Chechen separatists, and the initial raid resulted in the death of Arbi Barayev, a high-ranking Chechen insurgent commander and organized crime leader.