Dzhabrail Yamadayev

Dzhabrail Bekmirzayevich Yamadaev
Yamadayev posing with a handgun
Born	(1970-06-16)16 June 1970 Gudermes, Chechen-Ingush ASSR, Russian SFSR, USSR
Died	5 March 2003(2003-03-05) (aged 32) Dyshne-Vedeno, Chechnya
Allegiance	Chechen Republic of Ichkeria Russia (1999–2003)
Service / branch	GRU
Rank	Brigadier general (Ichkeria)
Commands	Special Company Vostok
Battles / wars	First Chechen War (separatist side) Second Chechen War (unionist side)
Awards	Hero of the Russian Federation

Dzhabrail Bekmirzayevich Yamadayev (16 June 1970 – 5 March 2003) was a Chechen rebel field commander during the First Chechen War. He switched sides together with his brothers, Ruslan and Sulim in 1999 during the outbreak of the Second Chechen War and then became the commander of the Russian special forces unit Vostok. Yamadayev was assassinated by a bomb blast in March 2003.