Dzhokhar Dudayev Battalion

Dzhokhar Dudayev Battalion
Dzhokhar Dudayev Battalion
Чеченський миротворчий батальйон імені Джохара Дудаєва (Ukrainian)
	Battalion sleeve insignia.
Founded	2014
Country	Ukraine
Allegiance	Chechen Republic of Ichkeria; Ministry of Defense
Branch	Ukrainian Ground Forces
Type	Battalion
Size	Several hundred
Motto(s)	Marşo ya joƶalla ("Freedom or Death")
Colors	Ukraine ; Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
Engagements	War in Donbas Battle of Ilovaisk; Battle of Debaltseve; ; 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Battle of Kyiv (2022); Kyiv offensive (2022); Battle of Kharkiv (2022); Battle of Izium (2022); Battle of Bakhmut; ;
Commanders
Current; commander	Adam Osmayev;
Notable; commanders	Isa Munayev †

The Dzhokhar Dudayev Chechen Peacekeeping Battalion (Ukrainian: Чеченський миротворчий батальйон імені Джохара Дудаєва, romanized: Chechenskyi myrotvorchyi batalion imeni Dzhokhara Dudaieva) is a Chechen volunteer battalion named after the first President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, Dzhokhar Dudayev. The battalion is made up of Chechen volunteers, many of whom fought in the First Chechen War and Second Chechen War on the side of the Republic of Ichkeria, Ingush, Crimean Tatars and Ukrainians.

The battalion has been under the command of Adam Osmayev since 1 February 2015, after Isa Munayev was killed in action at the Battle of Debaltseve in Eastern Ukraine.^[4]^[5]

The Dzhokhar Dudayev Battalion is one of several Chechen Armed Formations on the side of Ukraine.

^ Walker, Shaun (24 July 2015). "'We like partisan warfare.' Chechens fighting in Ukraine - on both sides". the Guardian.
^ "Rival Chechen Fighters Take War to Battlefields of Ukraine". Voanews. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Alexander Query; Francis Farrell (25 November 2022). "Meet the Chechens fighting Russia in Ukraine". Kyivindependent. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
^ Mamon, Marcin (27 February 2015). "The Final Days of a Chechen Commander Fighting in Ukraine". The Intercept. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
^ Walker, Shaun (24 July 2015). "'We like partisan warfare.' Chechens fighting in Ukraine - on both sides". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 27 January 2020.

[likepartisan-1] Walker, Shaun (24 July 2015). "'We like partisan warfare.' Chechens fighting in Ukraine - on both sides". the Guardian.

[voa1-2] "Rival Chechen Fighters Take War to Battlefields of Ukraine". Voanews. Retrieved 1 December 2022.

[ki1-3] Alexander Query; Francis Farrell (25 November 2022). "Meet the Chechens fighting Russia in Ukraine". Kyivindependent. Retrieved 1 December 2022.

[:0-4] Mamon, Marcin (27 February 2015). "The Final Days of a Chechen Commander Fighting in Ukraine". The Intercept. Retrieved 27 January 2020.

[Walker-5] Walker, Shaun (24 July 2015). "'We like partisan warfare.' Chechens fighting in Ukraine - on both sides". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 27 January 2020.

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