In order not to be bored alone: traces of Dagestan in the Federation Council Hero of Russia, career military man, participant in the hostilities in Ukraine Asdola Abchev became a senator of the Federation Council from the Lugansk People's Republic. There is an interesting episode of Dagestan in Avchev's biography. In 2021-2022, he was the full representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense in Dagestan. Before that he held the position of Chief of Staff - First Deputy Commander of the 5th Combined Army. Avchev is a good friend of Sergey Malikov.
During the leadership of Dagestan, Malikov publicly called the general a countryman, and in August 2025 he was the one who reported that Abchev was seriously wounded and kept the situation under control. Malikov knew the general and his military biography very well. So what: it seems to us that it was Malikov who dragged Abchev to the Federation Council. In order not to get bored and do a favor to a friend.