Chechen Mujahideen armed with grenade launchers, machine- , and submachine guns ambushed and attacked a Russian military convoy on a road to the district center of Shatoi on Sunday, December 10, 2006, according to a report from the Chechen Military Command for the Kavkaz Center news agency.
As the result of the firefight that lasted for approximately 30 minutes, at least 4 Russian troops were killed and 7 others were wounded. The Russian casualties are probably higher. A Russian armored personnel carrier was also disabled. There were no losses among the Mujahideen. No further details on the operation were mentioned in the report.
KC
Publication time: 13 December 2006, 08:26
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