Germany’s AfD Member Murat Dadayev Joins Russian Army

Noah Krieger, also known as Murat Dadayev, a member of the German right-wing populist party Alternative for Germany (AfD), has joined the Russian army.

Krieger announced his decision on Instagram, where he posted a photo of himself wearing a Russian military uniform. He also shared images from the Russian-occupied city of Bakhmut in Ukraine’s Donetsk region and showed himself taking part in motorcycle assault training with Russian soldiers.

Previously, the Lower Saxony branch of AfD, where Krieger was a registered member, said it had launched proceedings to expel him from the party. The party, however, declined to publicly explain the reasons for its decision.

The expulsion proceedings began after Dadayev traveled to Chechnya, where he visited Grozny and his native village of Samashki. During the trip, he attended a session of the Chechen parliament with Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov in attendance and met with Zamid Chalaev, commander of the Akhmat-Kadyrov Special Police Regiment.

While in Chechnya, Dadayev also presented Akhmed Dudayev, the republic’s deputy prime minister, with a Third Reich-era Luftwaffe dagger bearing a swastika. According to an investigation by Radio Svoboda Europe, Dadayev had openly supported the Kremlin and Russian President Vladimir Putin while in Germany. He also advocated for tougher immigration policies and used expressions associated with Nazi rhetoric during World War II.

Член німецької правопопулістської партії «Альтернатива для Німеччини» (AfD) Ноа Кригер (також відомий як Мурат Дадаєв) приєднався до російської армії.

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— Владислав (@Vladislav110528) July 6, 2026

In Hanover, the Chechen-born Dadayev founded several companies and leased an 850-square-meter historic villa to host events. He later continued to occupy the property unlawfully after the lease had ended. The villa also served as a meeting place where he hosted fellow members of the AfD.

Dadayev also welcomed his compatriot Said-Magomed Ibragimov, the former head of the Team Wolf Hamburg fight club, at the villa. Human rights organizations have linked the club to the pro-Kadyrov biker group Guerilla Vaynakh Nation, which has been suspected of involvement in violent crimes.

Ibragimov has repeatedly been seen in the company of Magomed Daudov, the head of the Chechen government, and his deputy, Abuzayd Vismuradov. In addition, members of Dadayev’s family have been directly linked to crimes attributed to the Kadyrov regime within the European Union.

In 2011, Dadayev’s brother, Suleiman (Muslim) Dadayev, was sentenced to 19 years in prison in Vienna. An Austrian court found him directly involved in the murder of Umar Israilov, a former bodyguard of Ramzan Kadyrov and a critic of the Chechen regime who had fled to Europe.

Член німецької правопопулістської партії «Альтернатива для Німеччини» (AfD) Ноа Кригер (також відомий як Мурат Дадаєв) приєднався до російської армії.

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— Владислав (@Vladislav110528) July 6, 2026

Austrian investigators identified Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov as the person who ordered the political assassination. Although Suleiman Dadayev’s prison sentence had not yet expired, he returned to Russia on February 24, 2022 – the day Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Murat Dadayev, meanwhile, claimed that he was no longer in contact with his brother.

The victim, Umar Israilov, joined the Chechen independence movement in 2001 and was captured in April 2003. After spending three months in detention, during which he was tortured, Israilov joined Ramzan Kadyrov’s personal security service at Kadyrov’s invitation, fearing further abuse. He later fled with his family to Poland.

Russian law enforcement authorities refused to open a criminal investigation into Israilov’s allegations of abduction and torture. In January 2009, he was shot dead on a street outside his home in Vienna. The European Court of Human Rights later ruled that the Russian authorities had failed to conduct an effective investigation into the case and awarded the victim’s father €104,000 in compensation.