Profile type
Basic
Organisation status
Active
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Other names and spellings
батальон Эрзи
Leader or owner
Deputy leaders
Affiliated individuals
Areas of operation
Subordinate to
Subordinate entities
Brief description
Erzi is a sabotage and reconnaissance battalion subordinated to the Terek Cossack brigade. It was created in August 2025, reportedly on the initiative of North Caucasus plenipotentiary Yuriy Chayka, with the intention that it would participate in Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Leadership
- Akhmed Kotiyev (August 2025-date)
