The Sheikh Mansur Chechen Peacekeeping Battalion[3] (Ukrainian: Чеченський миротворчий батальйон імені шейха Мансура) or simply the Sheikh Mansur Battalion is one of several Chechen volunteer Armed Formations participating in the Russian-Ukrainian war on the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The battalion is named in honour of Sheikh Mansur, a Chechen military commander and an Islamic leader who fought against the expansion of the Russian Empire into the Caucasus during the late 18th century.

[1] Sheikh Mansur's battalion is also distinguished by the decision for not being part of the International Legion and sign contracts with the Ukrainian army.

The unit maintains itself and takes care of its own forces, soldiers do not receive salaries, supplies, and after the end of the war will not have any legal status as participants in hostilities.

According to the units spokesperson, for the Chechen soldiers Ukraine's victory in the war will only be an intermediate step, the ultimate goal is to liberate their own homeland from Russian occupation.

[4][13][14] They had previously fought in the Battle of Mariupol, but they left for Kyiv as they deemed it was more important to defend the capital city.

[26] "I believe that the Kremlin agents, which are infiltrated into Ukrainian power structures and authorities, are conducting a special operation to destabilize the situation within the state, with the aim of further expanding aggression and a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.