141st Special Motorized Regiment

Chechen Russian national guards unit

For the generic informal term, see Kadyrovites.

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141st Special Motorized Regiment
141-й специальный моторизованный полк
Emblem of the 141st Motorized Regiment
Founded	2006 (as a battalion)^[1]^[2]^[3]
Country	Russia
Allegiance	Ramzan Kadyrov
Type	Motorized infantry
Part of	Russian National Guard ^[4]^[5] Kadyrovsky
Garrison/HQ	Grozny, Chechnya
Nickname	Kadyrovites (Russian: Кадыровцы)
Motto	"Akhmad is strength!" (Russian: Ахмат — сила!) Chechen: Ахмат — чьох ву!
Colors	A-TACS
Engagements	Second Chechen War Insurgency in the North Caucasus Syrian Civil War ^{[dubious – discuss ]} Russian intervention in the Syrian civil war ^{[dubious – discuss ]} Russo-Ukrainian War ^{[citation needed ]} Russian invasion of Ukraine ^{[citation needed ]} Battle of Hostomel ^[6]^{[failed verification ]}^[7]^{[failed verification ]} Battle of Antonov Airport ^{[dubious – discuss ]}^[8]^{[failed verification ]} Siege of Mariupol ^{[dubious – discuss ]}^[9]^{[failed verification ]}^[10]^{[failed verification ]} Battle of Donbas ^{[citation needed ]} 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive ^{[dubious – discuss ]}^[11]^{[failed verification ]} Wagner Group rebellion ^{[dubious – discuss ]}^[12]^{[failed verification ]}
Commanders
Current commander	Magomed Tushayev
Insignia
Flag of Chechnya

Military unit

The 141st Special Motorized Regiment,^[a]^[b] colloquially known as the Kadyrovites ^[c] is a regiment of the 46th Separate Operational Brigade [ru] of the North Caucasian district of the National Guard Forces Command of the Russian Federation headquartered in Grozny, Chechnya, Russia. It was established on May 29, 2006, under the name 248th Special Motorized Battalion "North" [ru], which renamed into the current name in 2010.^[13]

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^ Russian: 141-й специальный моторизованный полк
^ Known fully as the 141st Special Motorized Regiment named after Hero of the Russian Federation A. A. Kadyrov (Russian: 141-й специальный моторизованный полк имени Героя Российской Федерации А. А. Кадырова)
^ Russian: Кадыровцы, lit. 'Kadyrov's followers', after Akhmad Kadyrov

References

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^ Р. Кадыров поздравил 141-й специальный моторизованный полк имени Героя России Ахмата-Хаджи Кадырова с 15-летием, chechnya.gov.ru
^ 141 специальный моторизованный полк имени Героя России Ахмата-Хаджи Кадырова отмечает свое 10-летие, grozny.tv
^ Полк имени Героя России Ахмата-Хаджи Кадырова грозненского соединения Росгвардии отметил 15-ю годовщину со дня образования
^ "The Kadyrovtsy: Putin's Force Multiplier or Propaganda Tool?". 4 March 2022.
^ "Russia's Chechen speartip in Ukraine". 8 March 2022.
^ "Кадыровцев, которые ехали напасть на Зеленского, уничтожили, – детали разведки". March 2022.
^ "ЗСУ знищили кадирівців, що планували вбити Зеленського - розвідка".
^ Graham-Harrison, Emma (22 March 2022). "Chechnya's losses in Ukraine may be leader Ramzan Kadyrov's undoing". The Guardian.
^ Farmer, Ben; Bodkin, Henry; Smith, Benedict (18 March 2022). "Chechen special forces tighten grip on Mariupol as house-to-house fighting erupts". The Telegraph.
^ "Ukrainian fighters grease bullets against Chechens with pig fat".
^ Stepanenko, Kateryna; Hird, Karolina; Mappes, Grace; Wolkov, Nicole; Barros, George; Clark, Mason. "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 12, 2023". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
^ "Опубликовано видео с колонной чеченских военных, которая направляется в сторону Ростова-на-Дону". Meduza (in Russian). Archived from the original on 24 June 2023. Retrieved 2023年06月24日.

141st Special Motorized Regiment

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