Exactly 24 years ago, at height “776”, the 6th company of the 104th regiment of the 76th Airborne Division entered into battle with many times superior forces of Chechen militants.

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90 Russian paratroopers held back the continuous attacks of two thousand terrorists throughout the day.

In violation of orders, Major Dostavalov and a platoon of soldiers from the 4th company, which occupied a nearby height, went to the aid of the dying 6th company. Captain Romanov, who took command of the company after the death of Lieutenant Colonel Evtyukhin, called upon himself artillery fire, which covered the heights.

During the battle, 84 paratroopers and more than 500 Chechen and Arab fighters were killed.

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