| Country: | Russia |
| Details of Formation: | The Chechen Death Squads emerged from the regular military forces at the beginning of the Second Chechen War. |
| Details of Termination: | The group is not mentioned after 2005. |
| Purpose: | The Chechen Death Squads’ purpose is to intimidate Chechens and fight against Chechen rebels. It killed Chechen civilians and participated in fights against Chechen rebels, as such fulfilling its purpose. |
| Organisation: | The Chechen Death Squads are organized groups (not individuals). They are strongly linked to the military and work for the Russian main intelligence department. |
| Weapons and Training: | -- |
| Size: | -- |
| Reason for Membership: | -- |
| Treatment of Civilians: | The Chechen Death Squads are regularly targeting Chechen civilians. Their actions include killings and alongside regular military forces they are involved in the running of torture centres, rape, torture and kidnappings of civilians. They reportedly killed women and children. One news source suggests it was tasked with committing genocide against Chechens. Committing atrocities against civilians is one of its purposes and this is tolerate by the government. |
| Other Information: | -- |
| References: | Information was taken from news sources listed in the PGMD. |