Rizvan Akhmadov

Rizvan Akhmadov was born on 6 September 1957 in the Taldykorgan region of Kazakhstan, where his parents were deported by the Soviet regime. He was from the Gendargnoy teip. After returning from deportation, he served in the Soviet army.^{[1][2] [3]}

During the First Chechen War, he was severely wounded in the Urus-Martanovsky District of Chechnya and survived thanks to his brother Ramzan Akhmadov, who brought him out of the encirclement of Russian troops.^[4]

During the Second Chechen War, Rizvan Akhmadov commanded the Central Front of the Ichkerian Army. Under his leadership, the Chechens waged the most successful sabotage war against Russia, during which many Russian servicemen and Chechens who collaborated with Russia were killed.^[5]

On June 27, 2002, while on his way to meet with President Aslan Maskhadov, Rizvan Akhmadov stopped for a rest in the Shalinsky District. As he was leaving the house, pro-Russian Chechen forces sitting in ambush at the gate opened fire. Rizvan Akhmadov was badly wounded, but he shot back as long as he could, took a grenade and pulled the pin to avoid being captured.^[6]