
Lieutenant Colonel, commander of the 1434th motorized rifle regiment
Aslanbek Saliev — Lieutenant Colonel, Commander of the 1434th Motorized Rifle Regiment. The dossier records his position in the structure: 42nd Motorized Rifle Division, 1434th Motorized Rifle Regiment 'Akhmat-Chechnya'.
According to Chechen and independent media, on June 30, 2022, Kadyrov introduced Saliev to personnel as the commander of the 'Vostok-Akhmat' battalion; in 2023, he was appointed commander of the 'Akhmat-Chechnya' regiment (call sign 'Zakat'). In 2024–2025, units under his command operated in the Sumy and Kursk directions of the front.
The 'sister' regiment 'Akhmat-Russia' (349th Motorized Rifle Regiment, military unit 11051) of the same 42nd Motorized Rifle Division is led by Zaurbek Elimkhanov.
Open-source data, including General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine situation reports and independent media investigations, lacks detailed and confirmed information regarding specific combat failures, participation in war crimes, orders for "meat assaults," or the shelling of civilian cities issued personally by Aslanbek Saliev. Information regarding his activities in 2024–2025 in the Sumy and Kursk directions does not yet contain such details.
Open-source data, including General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine situation reports and independent media investigations, lacks detailed and confirmed information regarding specific combat failures, participation in war crimes, orders for "meat assaults," or the shelling of civilian cities issued personally by Aslanbek Saliev. Information regarding his activities in 2024–2025 in the Sumy and Kursk directions does not yet contain such details.
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Ramzan Kadyrov introduced Aslanbek Saliev, who previously commanded the traffic police regiment for the region, as the commander of the 'Vostok-Akhmat' battalion.
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