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Battle of Vedeno 2001

Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Year2001Wikidata P585 (point in time)
EraPost-1945 (1946 onwards)derived from year
LocationRussiaNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentEuropeNatural Earth
War / conflictSecond Chechen WarWikidata P361
Coordinates42.9667, 46.0833Wikidata P625

About the battle

The Battle of Vedeno was fought between Russian federal forces and Chechen rebels for control of the mountainous Vedensky District in southeastern Chechnya and its capital Vedeno.

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Vedeno (revision 1370592253), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.

Location

42.9667, 46.0833 · Russia

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