Battle of Khankala

Battle of Khankala
	Part of First Chechen War
Date	December 28, 1994
Location	Khankala, Chechnya
Result	Russian victory
Belligerents
Russian Airborne Troops	Chechen National Guard
Casualties and losses
Unknown	7 armoured vehicles

Coordinates: 43°18′28″N 45°46′12″E / 43.30778°N 45.77°E / 43.30778; 45.77

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Battle of Khankala was a failed attempt by the Chechen to counterattack at the strategic position at Khankala from Grozny and Argun using armoured vehicles.

Khankala is 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 the Chechen capital of Grozny from the town of Argun. It was captured by a column of Russian troops led by elements of the 104th Guards Airborne Division in a surprise south-east dash from the village of Tolstoy-Yurt.

Reportedly, the Chechens lost six tanks and an armoured personnel carrier while failing to dislodge the Russian paratroopers.

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