Dzhokhar Dudayev Battalion

Dzhokhar Dudayev Battalion
Participant in the Russian military intervention in Ukraine


The flag of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria is used by the battalion[1]
Active 2014—present
Leaders Isa Munayev
Amina Okuyeva
Adam Osmayev
Area of operations Kherson Oblast
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Size several hundred [2]
Allies
Opponents
Battles and wars War in Donbass

Dzhokhar Dudayev Battalion (Ukrainian: Батальйон Джохар Дудаєв) is a Chechen volunteer battalion named after Dzhokhar Dudayev. The battalion is made up mostly of Chechen volunteers, many of whom fought in the First Chechen war and Second on the side of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. The battalion's leader Isa Munayev was appointed military commander by Chechen President Aslan Maskhadov during the battle of Grozny (1999-2000) where he used various urban warfare tactics including ambushes, car bombs, and mines during the defense of the city.[3] Some fighters in the battalion were recruited due to their interest in fighting in Syria but were convinced to go to Ukraine instead [4].

The battalion has been under the command of the British-educated Chechen national Adam Osmayev since February 1, 2015, after Munayev was killed in action at the Battle of Debaltseve in eastern Ukraine.

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References

  1. ↑ "Picture". media.worldbulletin.net.
  2. ↑ Walker, Shaun (24 July 2015). "'We like partisan warfare.' Chechens fighting in Ukraine - on both sides". the Guardian.
  3. ↑ "Chechen Experience in Urban Combat Could Be of Vital Use to Ukraine - Jamestown".
  4. ↑ "Chechen Isis fighters threaten to attack Russia". 10 October 2014.
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