Apti Aronovich Alaudinov is a Russian Major General and a high-ranking officer of the 141st Motorized Regiment of the National Guard of Russia.
Background[]
He was born into a Chechen family in 5 October 1973 in Stavropol Krai. His father was also an officer in the Soviet Army.
During the Chechen civil war and the First Chechen War in the 1990s, Alaudinov lost around 20 close relatives, including his father, uncle, and older brother. However, Apti did not participate in them himself.
In 2001, he graduated from the Chechen State University with a degree in jurisprudence.
In the Second Chechen War Apti continued to support the federal forces, this time of Vladimir Putin.