Dzhokhar Dudayev Battalion

Dzhokhar Dudayev Battalion (Батальйон Джохар Дудаєв) is a Chechen volunteer battalion named after Dzhokhar Dudayev. The battalion is made up mostly of Chechen volunteers many of which fought in the First Chechen war and Second. The battalion's leader Isa Munayev was appointed as a military commander by Aslan Makhadov during the battle of Grozny (1999-2000) where he used various tactics including ambushes, car bombs, and mines. Some fighters in the battalion were recruited due to their interest in fighting in Syria but were convinced to go to Ukraine instead.