▁Che chen ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ich ker ia . ▁He ▁also ▁married ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁D ud ay ev ' s ▁sister . ▁ ▁Field ▁commander ▁During ▁the ▁First ▁Che chen ▁War ▁Rad u ye v ▁became ▁a ▁field ▁commander ▁for ▁the ▁separ at ist ▁Che chen ▁forces . ▁He ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁battle ▁of ▁Gro z ny ▁and ▁was ▁wounded ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁during ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁capture ▁him ▁by ▁the ▁Russian ▁special ▁forces . ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁he ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁of ▁the ▁Che chen ▁field ▁command ers , ▁leading ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁Brigade ▁based ▁in ▁the ▁strateg ically ▁important ▁G ud erm ess ky ▁District ▁and ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁G ud erm ess ky , ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁capital ▁Gro z ny ▁and ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Arg un . ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁Rad u ye v , ▁along ▁with ▁Sultan ▁Gel isk han ov , ▁led ▁a ▁ra id ▁on ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁G ud erm es . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Rad u ye v , ▁alleg edly ▁copying ▁Sh amil ▁Bas ay ev ' s ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁Bud y onn ov sk ▁attack ▁in ▁Che ch ny a , ▁led ▁a ▁large - scale ▁K iz ly ar ▁host age ▁taking ▁ra id ▁into ▁the ▁neighbor ing ▁Russian ▁region ▁of ▁D ag est an , ▁where