270th Motor Rifle Regiment "Akhmat-Kavkaz"
| 270th Motor Rifle Regiment "Akhmat-Kavkaz" | |
|---|---|
| 270-й мотострелковый полк "Ахмат-Кавказ" | |
| Active | 17 March 2025–present |
| Country | Russia |
| Branch | Russian Ground Forces |
| Part of | 42nd Guards Motor Rifle Division |
| Garrison/HQ | Grozny |
| Engagements | Russian invasion of Ukraine |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Khusein Mezhidov |
| Insignia | |
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The 270th Motor Rifle Regiment "Akhmat-Kavkaz" (Russian: 270-й мотострелковый полк "Ахмат-Кавказ") is a unit of the Russian Ground Forces established on 17 March 2025 in Grozny.[1]
According to the Grozny-Inform state agency, the regiment’s logistical support is responsibility of the Akhmat Kadyrov Foundation.[2]
History and operations
The 270th Motor Rifle Regiment was established on 17 March 2025 in Grozny, Chechnya as part of a larger effort to establish new military units from non-Russian majority areas.[3]
In September 2025, the Regiment was spotted operating under the 42nd Guards Motor Rifle Division in the Orikhiv and Huliaipole directions, according to Ukrainian sources.[1][4]
Organisation and structure
The 270th Motor Rifle Regiment is part of the 42nd Guards Motor Rifle Division in the Russo-Ukrainian war,[2] the fifth unit raised in the Chechen Republic to be deployed in the invasion of Ukraine.[2]
Khusein Mezhidov is commander of the Regiment.[1][2] Previously, Mezhidov served as commander of the Rosgvardia 249th Separate Special Motorized Battalion South.[3]
Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov stated that the Regiment will not be disbanded after the end of the war.[5]
See also
Notes
- ^ a b c Youngman, Mark. "Who is Khuseyn Mezhidov, one of the Chechen commanders implicated at Bucha?". newsletter.threatologist.com. Tracing Patterns. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ^ a b c d Chukharova, Elizaveta (18 March 2025). "Kadyrov sends Chechnya's fifth regiment to Ukraine". OC Media. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ^ a b Goble, Paul; Vatchagaev, Mairbek; Dzutsati, Valeriy (25 April 2025). "Nationalities at War: Non-Ethnic Russians in Putin's War Against Ukraine". www.saratoga-foundation.org. The Saratoga Foundation. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ^ Nazarenko, Viktor (19 July 2025). "Russia deploys new Chechen-formed regiment to southern Ukraine, say Ukrainian military". RBC-Ukraine. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
- ^ "Для спецоперации в Чечне создали новый мотострелковый полк". AiF (in Russian). 17 March 2025. Retrieved 5 October 2025.