Ruslan Yamadayev

Ruslan (Khalid or Halid) Bekmirzayevich Yamadayev (Russian: Руслан (Халид) Бекмирзаевич Ямадаев) (10 December 1961 – 24 September 2008) was a Chechen military leader and politician. A member of the high-profile Yamadayev family, he was assassinated in Moscow in 2008. He was one of Kremlin's most loyal allies.

Ruslan Yamadayev
Ruslan Yamadayev after receiving the Hero of the Russian Federation award in 2004.
Native name
Руслан Ямадаев
Born(1961-12-10)10 December 1961
Gudermes, Chechen-Ingush ASSR, USSR
Died24 September 2008(2008-09-24) (aged 46)
Moscow, Russia
Allegiance
RankColonel
Battles/wars
Awards Hero of the Nation
Hero of the Russian Federation
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