Editing FIM-92 Stinger (section)

===Chechen War===
Russian officials claimed several times that the Chechen militia and insurgents possessed US-made Stinger missiles. They attributed a few of their aerial losses to the American MANPADS. The presence of such missiles was confirmed by photo evidence, and were said to originate from Afghan smuggling routes that passed through Georgia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.calibreobscura.com/exotic-species-of-the-north-caucasus-pt-1/|title=Exotic species of the North Caucasus (Pt 1): Problematic MANPADS|date=December 19, 2021|publisher=Calibre Obscura|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124125349/https://www.calibreobscura.com/exotic-species-of-the-north-caucasus-pt-1/|archive-date=January 24, 2022|quote=The first FIM-92 fell into the hands of the separatists back in 1995-1996[...] from Georgia. [....] The CIA, as part of Operation Cyclone, supplied MANPADS to the forces of the "Afghan Opposition" represented by the Mujahideen.}}</ref>
It is believed one [[Sukhoi Su-24]] was shot down by a Stinger missile during the [[Second Chechen War]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Pashin |first=Alexander |title=Russian Army Operations and Weaponry During Second Military Campaign in Chechnya |url=http://mdb.cast.ru/mdb/3-2002/ac/raowdsmcc/ |publisher=Moscow Defense Brief |access-date=8 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090129141108/http://mdb.cast.ru/mdb/3-2002/ac/raowdsmcc/ |archive-date=29 January 2009 }}</ref>