Apti Alaudinov

Apti Alaudinov (Апти Аронович Алаудинов) is a high-ranking member of the 141st Motorized Regiment of the National Guard of Russia.

Deputy Interior Minister
A man who criticised local officials and apparently Kadyrov in a YouTube appeal to the Russian President became a target of many threats due to which he had to flee to the neighboring republic of Dagestan. In May 2016, his house was burnt down by a group of masked men and his family was dragged out, put in a car and were thrown under a bridge. His wife also stated that they threatened the other residents with burning down their houses as well if they reported about the matter to anyone. Later, the Chechen police cordoned off his village in order to hunt him down. Kadyrov's spokesman denied these reports were true. The complainant later publicly apologised to Kadyrov and accused the media of distorting his remarks in his video complaint. He again fled to Dagestan in November 2016. According to human rights activist Svetlana Gannushkina, he had to flee after Alaudinov, who was then Chechnya's Deputy Interior Minister, personally threatened to kill him.

Commander of 141st
On 26 February 2022, it was reported that General Magomed Tushayev of the 141st had been destroyed by the Ukrainian Armed Forces along with most of his troops in the Battle of Hostomel. On 16 March, Tushayev announced that he was still alive.

On 17 March 2022 Ramzan Kadyrov announced that he was sending 1,000 more troops to fight in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine; they would be led by Alaudinov.

In February 2023 Alaudinov was reportedly poisoned by a letter laced with toxin.

In June 2023 Alaudinov was noted as the commander of the 141st.

In April 2024 the Danish and Swedish governments published a report which listed Alaudinov as one of four leaders of the Chechens.

In May 2024 Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty cited Russian opposition sources as stating that Alaudinov had gained a positive reputation within the Russian federal government after helping integrate many former Wagner Group members into the 141st Motorized Regiment following their Wagner Group rebellion in Rostov-on-Don, and was favored as a successor to Kadyrov by the defense establishment amid rumors about his ill health.

In June 2024 Alaudinov was deployed to the contested Kharkiv oblast.