Sheikh Mansur Battalion

Sheikh Mansur Battalion
Sheikh Mansur Battalion
Ukrainian: Чеченський миротворчий батальйон імені шейха Мансура
	Insignia of the Battalion
Founded	2014-2019 (initial formation); March 2022-present (reestablished);
Country	Ukraine
Allegiance	Ukrainian Volunteer Corps (2014–2019); Chechen Republic of Ichkeria; Ministry of Defense
Type	Light infantry
Role	Anti-tank warfare; Artillery observer; Close-quarters combat; Cold-weather warfare; Counterinsurgency; Guerrilla warfare; Mountain warfare; Patrolling; Raiding; Reconnaissance; Urban warfare
Size	Battalion
Motto(s)	Marşo ya joƶalla ("Freedom or Death")
Colors	Ukraine ; Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
Engagements	War in Donbas Shyrokyne standoff; ; Russian invasion of Ukraine Northern Ukraine campaign Battle of Kyiv; ; Eastern Ukraine campaign Battle of Mariupol; Battle of Sievierodonetsk; Battle of Bakhmut; Battle of Soledar; ; Southern Ukraine campaign; ;
Commanders
Current; commander	Muslim Cheberloevsky [ru]

The Sheikh Mansur Chechen Peacekeeping Battalion^[3] (Ukrainian: Чеченський миротворчий батальйон імені шейха Мансура) or simply the Sheikh Mansur Battalion is one of several Chechen volunteer Armed Formations participating in the Russian-Ukrainian war on the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The battalion is named in honour of Sheikh Mansur, a Chechen military commander and an Islamic leader who fought against the expansion of the Russian Empire into the Caucasus during the late 18th century.

The battalion has been active since 2014 and is made up of mostly Chechen volunteers, many of whom are veterans of the First Chechen War and Second Chechen War.^[4]

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^ Krikunenko, Iryna (7 April 2022). "Брат по зброї. Командир чеченських добровольців, який воює за Україну, розповідає про свої три війни з Росією". NV (in Ukrainian).
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[mansur1-2] Krikunenko, Iryna (7 April 2022). "Брат по зброї. Командир чеченських добровольців, який воює за Україну, розповідає про свої три війни з Росією". NV (in Ukrainian).

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