▁which ▁stated : ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁another ▁Che chen ▁ex - comm un ist , ▁M air bek ▁Sher ip ov , ▁organized ▁a ▁re bell ion ▁in ▁Sh ato i ▁and ▁tried ▁to ▁take ▁It um - K ale . ▁His ▁forces ▁un ited ▁with ▁Isra il ov ' s ▁army ▁re lying ▁on ▁the ▁expected ▁arrival ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁We hr macht . ▁In ▁neighbour ing ▁D ag est an ▁reb els ▁also ▁took ▁the ▁neighbourhood s ▁of ▁Nov ol ak sk aya ▁and ▁Dy ly m . ▁The ▁ins urre ction ▁prov oked ▁many ▁Che chen ▁and ▁Ing ush ▁soldiers ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁Army ▁to ▁desert . ▁Some ▁sources ▁claim ▁that ▁the ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁the ▁mount aine ers ▁desert ing ▁reached ▁ 6 2 , 7 5 0 , ▁exceed ing ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁mount aine er ▁f igh ters ▁in ▁the ▁Red ▁Army . ▁In ▁fact , ▁this ▁figure ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁whole ▁North ▁C au cas us ▁for ▁the ▁whole ▁period ▁of ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁German ▁support ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁nine ▁German - tra ined ▁sab ote urs ▁from ▁Ab wehr ' s ▁Nord k au k as isches ▁Son der k omm ando ▁Sch amil ▁land ed ▁near ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Ber zh ki ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁Gal ash ki , ▁where ▁they ▁rec ru ited ▁ 1 3 ▁local ▁Che ch ens ▁for ▁their ▁cause . ▁Later ▁in