Adam Osmayev

Adam Osmayev
Adam Osmayev
	Osmayev in 2016
Native name	ОсмагӀеран Адам
Born	2 May 1981 (age 43); Grozny, Checheno-Ingush ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Chechen Republic, Russia)
Allegiance	Chechen Republic of Ichkeria; Ukraine;
Years of service	c. 2015–present
Rank	Brigadier general
Commands held	Dzhokhar Dudayev Battalion
Battles/wars	Russo-Ukrainian War War in Donbas; Russian invasion of Ukraine; ;
Alma mater	Moscow State Institute of International Relations
Spouse(s)	Amina Okueva (m. 2009; died 2017)

Adam Aslanbekovich Osmayev^[b] (born 2 May 1981 or 1984) is a Chechen brigadier general active in Ukraine. Born into a prominent Chechen family, Osmayev first acquired notability after being arrested in 2007 and accused of involvement in a plot to assassinate Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov. Released three days later, he fled to the United Kingdom and later settled in Ukraine. In 2012, he was further accused of masterminding an attempt to assassinate Russian President Vladimir Putin. Arrested on charges of carrying explosives and causing property damage, he was not extradited following a recommendation from the European Court of Human Rights which argued that he would face torture if returned to Russia. He was released from Ukrainian prison in 2014 and subsequently joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine, becoming commander of the Dzhokhar Dudayev Battalion in 2015.

Osmayev has been targeted in assassination attempts allegedly orchestrated by the Russian government on multiple occasions, most notably an October 2017 shooting that killed his wife Amina Okueva.
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