Zelimkhan Akhmadov

Zelimkhan Adlanovich Akhmadov (Russian: Зелимхан Адланович Ахмадов (14 September 1975 – 24 September 2002) was the commander of the Grozny and Urus-Martan sectors during the Second Chechen war. He took part in the killing of hundreds of Russian servicemen and Chechens who collaborated with the Russians.

Zelimkhan Akhmadov
Nickname(s)Zema (Russian: Зёма)
Born(1975-09-24)24 September 1975
Urus-Martan, Checheno-Ingush ASSR, Soviet Union
Died14 September 2002(2002-09-14) (aged 26)
Chechen–Aul, Chechnya
AllegianceChechen Republic of Ichkeria
Service/branchChechen National Guard
Commands heldGrozny and Urus-Martan sectors
Battles/warsFirst Chechen War
Second Chechen War
AwardsChechen Republic of Ichkeria Qoman Siy
RelationsBrothers, Rizvan Akhmadov, Ramzan Akhmadov, Huta Akhmadov

Biography

Zelimkhan Akhmadov was born in 1975 in Urus-Martan.[1] He was the youngest of the seven Akhmadov brothers, who belonged to the influential Gendargenoy teip.[2]

In the First Chechen War, Akhmadov fought against the Russian army as part of his brother Ramzan Akhmadov's battalion.[3]

During the Second Chechen War, Akhmadov commanded the Grozny and Urus-Martan sectors. He was known for numerous attacks and killings of Chechens who collaborated with Russia.[3] One of his last attacks was in April 2002, when 18 members of the pro-Russian Chechen OMON were killed.[4]

Akhmadov was blown up in a car bomb in September 2002.[5] Chechen OMON commander Musa Gazimagomadov is said to have been involved .[5]

References
  1. Кровавый террор. — Москва: Олма-пресс, 2001. — С. 194—246. — 317 с. — ISBN 5-224-01412-3. Кровавый террор. — Москва: Олма-пресс, 2001. — С. 194—246. — 317 с. — ISBN 5-224-01412-3.
  2. "Кто такие братья Ахмадовы". kommersant.ru (in Russian). 2001-10-11. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  3. Неоконченная война: история вооруженного конфликта в Чечне. — Москва: Харвест, 2002. — С. 98–528. — 671 с. — ISBN 978-985-13-1454-2
  4. "В Турции полиция освободила Увайса Ахмадова". kavkaz-uzel.eu (in Russian). 2011. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  5. "Чечня избавилась от Земы". kommersant.ru (in Russian). 2002-09-21. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
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