Ramzan Kadyrov’s men appear to have fared no better than the rest of the Russian forces
posted online on March 13th, Ramzan Kadyrov appears to be discussing tactics with his soldiers. The leader of the Chechen Republic, a predominantly Muslim region in Russia’s North Caucasus, stands in front of a Chechen flag adorned with an illustration of his father, Akhmad. According to Mr Kadyrov it was filmed in Hostomel, less than 30km from, Ukraine’s capital. This has not been independently verified, but there have been several confirmed reports of Chechen fighters in Ukraine.
Russian tsars waged protracted campaigns to conquer the North Caucasus in the 19th century. After the October Revolution of 1917, Chechnya and its neighbours declared independence . Bolshevik forces eventually retook the region. When the Soviet Union collapsed, Chechen nationalists, the elder Kadyrov among them, moved again to break away from Moscow.
Whether or not Mr Kadyrov is in Ukraine, his forces already are. In recent weeks images circulated of Mr Kadyrov apparently addressing thousands of fighters in Grozny, the Chechen capital, and of Chechens apparently in Ukraine praying in the forest before battle. But Mr Kadyrov’s men appear to have fared no better than the rest of the Russian forces. A video apparently taken shortly after the start of the invasion appears to show a scorched convoy of tanks and armoured personnel carriers.
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