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Marc Pasquin, 17 October 2022
A flag used by the Dudayev Battalion, a
foreign fighters unit fighting alongside Ukraine and composed of Chechen
volunteers.
The battalion is named after Dzhohar Dudayev, the first
president of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. Most commanders within the
battalion fought for the independence of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
(1991-2000) which explains the use of one of its flag variant (during the
republic existence, a version of the flag without the emblem was also used). The
central emblem can also be seen on the uniform of various members of the
battalion.
Since the she-wolf is facing toward the viewer's right, I
would assume it's the reverse of the flag we are seeing. Of note is the fact
that the unlike most other monochromatic versions of the emblem, the circle
above the she-wolf is grey rather than black.
The Dudayev Battalion
should not be confused with another Chechen unit, the 141st Special Motorized
Regiment (AKA "Kadyrovtsy" ["Kadyrov's followers"]) lead by Ramzan Kadyrov, the
Head of the Chechen Republic within the Russian Federation, which is fighting
alongside Russian forces.
Source: Al Jazeera English
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxsXAq0tmgk
Marc Pasquin, 17 October 2022