Zelimkhan Akhmadov

Zelimkhan Akhmadov (Chechen: Ахьмадан Ӏаданани КӀант Зеламха (1975 – 2002) – was a Chechen general and commander of the Grozny front during the second Chechen war[2].

Zelimkhan Akhmadov
Nickname(s)Zema (Russian: Зёма[1])
Born1975
Taldıqorğan, KSSR, USSR
Died2002 (aged 27)
Grozny, Chechnya
Allegiance Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
Service/branch Chechen National Guard
RankBrigadier General
Commands heldGrozny front
Battles/warsFirst Chechen War
Second Chechen War
AwardsQoman Siy
RelationsBrother, Ramzan Akhmadov

Biography

Zelimkhan Akhmadov was born in 1975 in Taldy-Kurgan region of Kazakhstan in a family of deported Chechens.

In 1990, his family returned to Chechnya and settled in the city of Urus-Martan.

In 1994, when the first Chechen war began, Zelimkhan joined the Chechen fighters and fought in the mountains of Urus-Martan district.

After the end of the First Chechen war Zelimkhan and his brothers took control of the city of Urus-Martan.

In the second Chechen war, after the death of his brother Ramzan, he led the Grozny front, where he conducted military operations against Russian troops and their allies.

Died in 2002[3].

References
  1. В Чечне обнаружен труп главаря одной из банд боевиков Зелимхана Ахмадова, 1975 года рождения (кличка «Зема»). // «Echo of Moscow», от 16:13, 20 сентября 2002
  2. Николай Гродненский. история вооруженного конфликта в Чечне.. — С. 527. — ISBN 978-985-513-326-2
  3. Кто такие братья Ахмадовы // «Коммерсантъ», №190 от 11.10.2011.
  1. Погиб главарь чеченских боевиков Зелимхан Ахмадов // «Ria-Novosti», №190 от 20 сентября 2002, 15:52
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