Editing Ruslan Aushev (section)

== Military service ==
Aushev entered the Soviet military in 1971 and graduated from the Ordzhonikidze Higher Combined-Arms Command School in 1975, after which he served in the North Caucasus Military District, where he rose to the position of chief of staff of a motorized rifle battalion before he was deployed to Afghanistan in 1980. There he commanded a motorized rifle battalion of the 180th Motorized Rifle Regiment as part of a limited contingent of Soviet troops in the country. After successfully leading his battalion through a dangerous engagement with rebels who tried to ambush them, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union and the Order of Lenin on 7 May 1982. After his first deployment to Afghanistan he attended the [[M. V. Frunze Military Academy]] which he graduated from 1985 before he returned to Afghanistan as a Major. On 16 October 1986 he suffered serious injuries in the [[Salang Pass]], but eventually returned to service. From 1989 to 1991 he studied at the [[Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia|Military Academy of the General Staff]] and graduated with honors. He was promoted to the rank of Major General in 1991 and to the rank of Lieutenant General in 1997.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.warheroes.ru/hero/hero.asp?Hero_id=1989|script-title=ru:Аушев Руслан Султанович|last=Smirnov|first=Vitaly|website=warheroes.ru|language=ru|access-date=2019-04-13}}</ref>