Armed Forces of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
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The Chechen National Army (Chechen: Noxçiyn Respublika Içkerin Theman Niċq̇aş, Нохчийн Республика Ичкерин ТӀеман НицӀкъаш; Russian: Национальная Армия Чеченской Республики Ичкерия, romanized: Natsionalnaya Armiya Chechenskoy Respubliki Ichkeriya) or Chechen Armed Forces are the united militarized formations of the former de facto Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.
Chechen National Army | |
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Chechen: Nóxçiyn Respublik Içkeri Qoman Eskar | |
Active | 1991–2000 (end of the main combat phase of the Second Chechen War) 2014–present (under the Ukrainian Armed Forces) |
Country | Chechen Republic of Ichkeria |
Type | Army |
Role | Land warfare |
Headquarters | Grozny (1991–2000) Kyiv, Ukraine (2022–present) |
Sub-branches | General Staff ∟ Army ∟ Air Force |
Commanders | |
Commander-in-Chief | Dzhokhar Dudayev (until 1996) Akhmed Zakayev (current) |
Deputy Commander-in-Chief | Rustam Azhiev |
On October 15, 2022, the Armed Forces of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria were officially resurrected in Ukraine by the Government of Ichkeria in exile, with a center being on the units contributing to the Chechen involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, such as Separate Special Purpose Battalion,[1] which has seen combat in Bakhmut and Belgorod.