Documenting Losses During The September 2022 Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan Border Clash

 

A series of border skirmishes over an old water dispute between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan resumed on the 14th of September 2022 following a series of earlier clashes in April 2021. Tajik forces used tanks and artillery to advance into one Kyrgyz village and shell the town of Batken. Though Tajikistan has the upper hand in artillery assets, Kyrgyzstan used its newly-acquired Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) to strike back at Tajik tanks and multiple rocket launchers (MRLs). Possessing no surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems in the area capable of shooting down the TB2 whatsoever, Tajik mechanised forces proved highly vulnerable to the invisible enemy above.

The border clashes continued for two days, after which the parties were able to agree to a ceasefire on the night of September 16th 2022, which held for just a day. With both sides unwilling to further escalate the situation, minor skirmishes continued until the 20th of September, when a more lasting peace deal was signed. Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan both stated that they would continue efforts to resolve the border issues through peaceful means, agreeing to pull out additional military hardware and forces from the border as tokens of trust.

 

(Click on the numbers to get a picture of each individual captured or destroyed vehicle)

 

 

Vehicles (3, of which destroyed: 2, damaged: 1)

• 1 KamAZ 6x6: (1, destroyed)
• 1 Dongfeng 6x6: (1, destroyed)
• 1 UAZ-452: (1, damaged)
  

 

Tajikistan (3, of which destroyed: 3)

 

Tanks (1, of which destroyed: 1)

• 1 T-72: (1, destroyed by Bayraktar TB2)
  

Multiple Rocket Launchers (1, of which destroyed: 1)

• 1 122mm 9P138 'Grad-1': (1, destroyed by Bayraktar TB2)

Vehicles (1, of which destroyed: 1)

• 1 Ammunition truck: (1, destroyed by Bayraktar TB2)

 

 

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