Chechen volunteers on the side of Ukraine

Chechen volunteers on the side of Ukraine
Flag of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
Active	2014–present
Country	Ukraine
Allegiance	Ministry of Defence of the CHRI abroad
Branch	Armed Forces of Ukraine International Legion of Territorial Defence of Ukraine Ukrainian Volunteer Army
Type	Armed formation
Role	Positional, sabotage and reconnaissance, guerrilla warfare
Size	2,000 people as of November 2022
Part of	Dzhokhar Dudayev Battalion Sheikh Mansur Battalion Separate Special Purpose Battalion Khamzat Gelayev Detachment [ru; uk] Special Operations Group ("SOG", Special Operation Group) 34th Assault Battalion "Mad Pack" [ru] Krym Battalion Muslim Corps "Caucasus" [fr; ru] Ajnad al-Kavkaz[1]
Motto(s)	Freedom or Death ("Marşo ya joƶalla")
Colors	Ukraine  Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
Engagements	Russo-Ukrainian War War in Donbas (2014–2022) Battle of Debaltseve Battle of Ilovaisk Shyrokyne standoff Russian invasion of Ukraine Northern Ukraine campaign Battle of Kyiv (2022) Eastern Ukraine campaign Battle of Kharkiv (2022) Battle of Donbas (2022–present) Siege of Mariupol Battle of Izium (2022) Battle of Sievierodonetsk (2022) Battle of Bakhmut Battle of Soledar Southern Ukraine campaign 2022 Kherson counteroffensive Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine 2023 Belgorod Oblast incursions 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive
Commanders
Current commander	Akhmed Zakayev (PM of the ChRI) Rustam Azhiev (Deputy commander of ChRI Armed Forces) Muslim Cheberloevsky (Head of BshM) Adam Osmayev (Head of DDB) Khadzhi-Murad Zumso (Head of OBON)
Notable commanders	Isa Munayev †

Chechen volunteers on the side of Ukraine are armed Chechen volunteers and other formations fighting on the side of Ukraine in the Russo-Ukrainian war. These formations have been fighting on the side of Ukraine since the start of the conflict in 2014. The Chechen forces position themselves as the Armed Forces of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.