Shatoy ambush

April 16, 1996 · Yarysh-mardy

Result Chechen victory

Chechen fighters under Ibn al-Khattab ambushed a Russian armoured column in a mountain gorge near Shatoy. Dozens of Russian soldiers were killed and most of the vehicles were destroyed.

Russia

Chechen Republic of Ichkeria

Strength and losses

Killed
100–187
Killed
3
Wounded
6