Rustam Azhiev

You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Russian. (January 2023) Click [show] for important translation instructions. Machine translation, like DeepL or Google Translate, is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Wikipedia. Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article. You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation. A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Russian Wikipedia article at [[:ru:Абдул-Хаким Шишани]]; see its history for attribution. You may also add the template {{Translated|ru|Абдул-Хаким Шишани}} to the talk page. For more guidance, see Wikipedia:Translation.

Rustam Azhiev
Born	(1981-04-12) 12 April 1981 (age 43) Grozny, Checheno-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
Allegiance	Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (2000–2007; 2022–present) Caucasus Emirate (2007–2009)
Years of service	2000 – present
Rank	Colonel
Unit	Vilayat Nokhchicho (2007–2009) Ajnad al-Kavkaz (2015–2022) Jamaat al-Khilafa al-Qawqazia (2013–2015) Separate Special Purpose Battalion (2022–present)
Commands held	Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
Battles/wars	Second Chechen War Syrian civil war Russian invasion of Ukraine Battle of Bakhmut 2023 Belgorod Oblast incursions 2024 western Russia incursion

Rustam Magomedovich Azhiev (Chechen: Мохмад ВоӀ Рустам, romanized: Moxmad Vo' Rustam) is deputy commander-in-chief of the Chechen battalion OBON (part of the Ichkerian armed forces-in-exile)^[1] fighting on the Ukrainian side in the Russo-Ukrainian war. Azhiev is a veteran of the Second Russo-Chechen war and fought on the side of the opposition in the Syrian civil war. In the latter he was the leader of the rebel group Ajnad al-Kavkaz.^[2]