Movladi Zaipullaevich Baysarov is a Chechen military figure, commander of the Highlander detachment, former bodyguard of Akhmat Kadyrov. According to some reports, in the early 90s he was an FSB agent and worked under cover in the Islamic Special Purpose Regiment of the CRI. He was involved in the kidnapping of citizens of the Russian Federation and European countries. As he himself said, he led an armed group that was created to protect the Kadyrov family. For many years he lived in the capital of Russia.
Ruslan Baisarov
Before we go directly to the biography of Movladi Baysarov, let's deviate a little from the topic and try to answer a question that interests many Russians. What does Ruslan Baysarov have to do with Movladi and are they brothers?
A few words about Ruslan
Businessman of Chechen origin, widely known for his civil marriage with Kristina Orbakaite. Ruslan was born in the south of Chechnya, in the village of Veduchi. Father - Sulim Baysarov, mother - Kasirat Baysarova. Ruslan moved to Moscow in the early 90s and took up entrepreneurial activities, which brought himfirst millions. At the moment, he is considered one of the richest Chechens.
Despite the fact that both have the same homeland, Movladi Baisarov and Ruslan Baisarov are not brothers at all, but simply namesakes. Well, now let's move on to the direct hero of our article.
Free Nineties
Movladi Baysarov was born in 1966 in the village of Pobedinskoye (a northwestern suburb of Grozny). In 1998 he left for Kazakhstan, where he lived until 1998. Then he guarded the family of Akhmat Kadyrov while in Moscow.
According to other sources, in the early 90s he was a member of the detachment of the famous Chechen criminal Ruslan Labazanov (liquidated in 1996 in the village of Tolstoy-Yurt). There is an opinion that Movladi participated in the first Chechen war, and then claimed the title of brigadier general of the Republic of Ichkeria and the award of orders "For his services." He was on friendly terms with the vice-president of Chechnya V. Arsanov (both of them were born in the Shatoi region).
After the end of the first Chechen war in 1996, Baysarov's detachment was part of the so-called Islamic Special Purpose Regiment (IPON). It was commanded by Arbi Baraev, a well-known radical Islamist and kidnapper in Chechnya. True, some believed that he worked for the FSB. Baisarov's men guarded Vakha Arsanov and Zelimkhan Yandarbiev.
According to some reports, at the beginning of the second Chechen campaign, Movladi Baysarov, whose photo can be seen in this article, took part in hostilities against federal troops. According to one version, he fought underthe village of Dolinskoye, according to others - in the very first months he went over to the side of the government.
Highlander Detachment
In 1999, Movladi Baysarov took part in a skirmish with Wahhabis. Two of his relatives were killed in the battle. At the same time, he joined the detachment of the Mufti of Chechnya, Akhmat Kadyrov, who was actively fighting against the Islamists. After Kadyrov was appointed head of the administration of the Chechen Republic, the Highlander special forces detachment was organized. He was the personal guard of the Mufti and was seconded to the coordination department of the FSB.
Wounded
On July 25, 2004, Movladi Baysarov, whose biography is set out in this article, was seriously wounded during an attempt on Kadyrov's life. After the latter died, the security service was disbanded. However, Baysarov transformed his people into a separate combat group, known in Chechnya as the “death squadron”. Officially, they continued to be called the "Highlander" detachment. Human rights activists said that this group was engaged in murders and kidnappings. For example, from the third to the fourth of January 2004, Movladi abducted and liquidated the Musaev family (about thirty people). This was done out of revenge for the brutal murder of Baisarov's brother Shirvani, who was a police major.
Other "exploits" of the "Highlander" squad
Movladi was considered guilty of the abductions of Nina Davidovich (head of the Druzhba organization) in 2002, FSB colonel S. Ushakov in 2003, Rosneft representative in Chechnya I. Magomedov in 2005. However,no formal charges were filed.
Besides this, the "Highlander" detachment controlled the illegal extraction, processing and sale of oil products, which were extracted in the Grozny region of the Chechen Republic. Local residents claimed that against the background of the redistribution of spheres of influence between the Baisarites and the GRU special forces battalion "West", commanded by Said-Magomed Kakiev, there were regular armed skirmishes. There were casu alties on both sides.
After Kadyrov's death, Baysarov's group moved to a semi-legal position. Nominally, she was listed in the Security Service of the anti-terrorist center, but was outside the power structures of the republic. After some time, the Highlander detachment came under the control of the FSB of the Russian Federation.
What happened before the presidential election
On August 21, 2004, a week before the presidential elections in the Chechen Republic, Baisarov's detachment carried out a well-planned operation in Grozny. On this day, about 150 militants entered the capital of the republic, divided into several small groups. They disguised themselves as special forces and set up posts on the roadway. They slowed down cars, looked at drivers' documents and killed officials. In addition, they attacked several police departments and the commandant's office.
After a while, most of the militants were surrounded and destroyed. It turned out that Baysarov managed to introduce his agents to them, who significantly helped to carry out the anti-terrorist operation. Unfortunately, there were many casu alties among the civilian population, but the FSB of Chechnya consideredoperation successful.
In total, during its existence, the Highlander detachment lost more than 50 personnel, and the total number of the unit by 2006 was one hundred.
Conflict with R. Kadyrov
In the spring of 2006, Movladi Baisarov quarreled with the prime minister of the republic, Ramzan Kadyrov. The "Highlander" detachment detained a relative of the latter, who was trying to take stolen pipes for an oil pipeline to Ingushetia and sell them there. Kadyrov personally intervened in this matter and tried to hush it up, but Movladi publicly insulted him. Several days passed, and federal troops blocked the Highlander detachment at the base in Pobedinsky.
The old cases from the archives of the Staropromyslovskaya prosecutor's office immediately came up, which again began to investigate the "long-forgotten" murder of the Musaev family. Earlier, Movladi Zaipullaevich Baysarov appeared in this case as a witness. However, here he was hinted that he could go to jail.
Trip to Moscow
Movladi went to the capital to make an attempt to use contacts with the FSB. In Moscow, he gave several interviews to the press, where he accused Ramzan Kadyrov of numerous murders and kidnappings. He also tried to offer the then President of Chechnya Alu Alkhanov compromising evidence against Kadyrov. On November 13, he stated that the Chechen Prime Minister sent a task force armed with machine guns and grenade launchers to Moscow in order to detain him by any means and take him to the republic.
Also on the pages of the Vremya Novostei newspaper, he said that the gener althe prosecutor's office is interested in him in connection with the death of A. Politkovskaya. He expressed his willingness to answer all questions. And from November 8, the Moscow police were already looking for him, but this did not prevent Baisarov from living openly in the capital.
End of Highlander Squad
On the 14th, the Highlander detachment was finally disarmed, and on the 15th of November, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Chechen Republic put its head on the wanted list. Some media claimed that the capture group was sent to the Russian capital on those days, and the murder of Baisarov was supervised by the deputy chairman of the government of the Chechen Republic, Adam Demilkhanov.
At the same time, the FSB stopped all activities to protect this person. According to journalists, Movladi Baysarov, whose death was to take place soon, actively called up his former handlers in the FSB. He clearly understood that they could no longer cover him up, and volunteered to testify about Kadyrov's crimes. It was the "last card" that Baisarov tried to play.
Death
Movladi Baysarov was killed on November 18 in Moscow. This event took place on Leninsky Prospekt. According to the official version, he was wanted to be detained jointly by employees of the capital's law enforcement agencies and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Chechen Republic. During the arrest, he took out a grenade and threatened to blow everyone up, for this reason they decided to shoot him on the spot.
Ochvidtsy told that the operation went like this: Movladi Baysarov, whose death was predicted by many, arrived by car to the place where he was scheduled to meet. Came outcar and went to the Chechens, who were standing nearby, next to his vehicle. They shouted something not in Russian, pulled out their pistols and started shooting.
Almost all the bullets hit Baysarov's head. The killers calmly got into their car and drove away. Employees of the Moscow special forces and riot police, who were standing on the other side of the avenue, silently watched what was happening.
Before death
A few days before his death, Movladi, in an interview with the Novoye Vremya newspaper, shared the scenario of his murder. He suggested that he would be shot by the Chechen police "while trying to escape." Some data claim that he managed to rise to the rank of major, others say that he was a colonel in the FSB.
Simonovskaya prosecutor's office of the capital opened a criminal case on this fact. It closed fairly quickly. Baisarov's supporters said the assassination was well planned. In their opinion, it was unprofitable for some people that the case of the murder of the Musaevs in Grozny was investigated.
Why was Movladi Baisarov killed? There are many versions: from the official one (an attempt to resist arrest) to a deliberate murder for political reasons.
Movladi's supporters say that he could have been killed at any time, since he did not hide. But no one tried to do this, therefore, they killed him by order. Why they did not try to take him alive is not clear. It is assumed that he was offered a deal to which he did not agree, and they decided to liquidate him.
It is likely thatif the then president of Chechnya, Alu Alkhanov, tried to hush up this conflict between his wards, then Baisarov would not have been shot. The police would not even intervene in this matter. The federal government does not care about the fate of the Chechens. It is important for her that there is silence inside the republic, and that local authorities control it well.
Baysarov's family
Movladi Baysarov, whose family is quite small, was married, but he had no children. His mother and brother, Ortsa, live in the village of Pobedinskoye (Grozny district). Close relatives claim that he did not have children for the reason that he killed a lot of Chechens (a big sin). Movladi did not want his children to be held accountable for the blood he shed.
However, the absence of offspring in the Caucasus does not eliminate the problem of blood feud. According to Caucasian laws, if a blood lover has no children, revenge is transferred to the above. But Baisarov could no longer influence this.
