Isa Munayev
Chechen military commander (1965–2015) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Akhyadovich and the family name is Munayev.
Isa Akhyadovich Munayev (Chechen: Мунаев Ӏиса Ахьядович; Russian: Иса Ахьядович Мунаев; Ukrainian: Іса Ахʼядович Мунаєв; 20 May 1965 – 1 February 2015) was a Chechen rebel and military commander who fought for the independence of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria from Russia until he was forced into exile in Europe around 2004. He was killed in action while leading a Chechen volunteer unit on the Ukrainian side during the war in Donbas in 2015.
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Isa Munayev | |
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Native name | Iиса Мунаев |
Born | (1965-05-20)20 May 1965 Yandi, Achkhoy-Martanovsky District, Chechen-Ingush ASSR |
Died | 1 February 2015(2015-02-01) (aged 49) Chornukhyne, Luhansk Oblast |
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Rank | Brigadier general |
Commands held | 1st Assault Battalion (named after Lemi Munayev) Grozny Garison Dzhokhar Dudayev Battalion |
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Awards | National Hero of Ukraine |
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