Abdulaziz Shirinbegovich Shikhabidov was born in 1986 in the city of Dagestanskiye Ogni. He graduated from the Ryazan Higher Airborne Command School (2008) and the Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (2020).

By the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated February 25, 2025, our fellow countryman Abdulaziz Shikhabidov was appointed to the general post of commander of the 76th Guards Airborne Assault Division of the Airborne Forces of the Russian Federation. In all likelihood, in a year our people will have another general.

Participant in military operations in South Ossetia, Syria and a special military operation in Ukraine.

He commanded the 237th Airborne Assault Regiment of the Pskov Airborne Forces, from February to April 2022 - the 51st Parachute Assault Regiment as part of the Vostok group of forces, was deputy commander and acting commander of the 76th Guards Airborne Assault Division.

By decrees of the President of Russia, Abdulaziz Shikhabidov was awarded the medals of the

• Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 1st and 2nd class with swords,
• For Courage and
• Suvorov, as well as
• three Orders of Courage.

By the way, the statute of the Order of Courage notes that "persons awarded three Orders of Courage, upon performing another feat or other courageous and selfless act, may be nominated for the title of Hero of the Russian Federation."

https://zoritabasarana.ru/?nationals=zhdem-generala-abdulaziz-shirinbegovich

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Colonel Abdulaziz Shikhabidov, recently appointed by Putin as the commander of the Airborne Division, died in Ukraine less than two months after his appointment, writes "Agency". Shikhabidov's death was reported on May 6 by schools in Dagestan, where mourning events began. Shikhabidov led one of the most famous units of the Russian Airborne Forces - the 76th Guards Airborne Assault Division. The officer's death was confirmed by a number of regional and pro-war Z-sources. From command to funeral in 50 days

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The 76th Guards Airborne Assault Division, known as the Pskov Division, has been involved in the war with Ukraine since 2014, when Crimea was annexed. Its fighters have been seen fighting in the Donetsk region and, since 2022, in the Kyiv region, including occupied Bucha. A Reuters investigation has linked the division to violence against civilians. The division is regularly deployed in the most violent areas of the front. Losses among personnel during the full-scale war are estimated in the thousands.