franco Thu Apr 27, 2023 9:15 pm
The Politico publication reported that from 150 to 200 people from Chechnya take part in the hostilities on the side of Ukraine , most of them are the sons and grandsons of militants who fought in the first and second Chechen wars and subsequently emigrated.
According to the publication, the Chechens are in three divisions - the Dzhokhar Dudayev battalion, the Sheikh Mansur battalion, and also in one unnamed secret battalion that works with Ukrainian military intelligence. Members of this battalion, according to Politico, are dressed in black and “move around with weapons and balaclavas,” even when they are “in the safe” boundaries of Kiev .
According to the publication, natives of Chechnya mainly participate in the battles in Bakhmut (the Russian name is Artemovsk). They are not formally part of the international legion, like other foreign mercenaries, do not receive money and must arm themselves. In addition, the material says that these fighters receive ammunition on the front line.
Earlier, the head of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, called the Chechens fighting on the side of Ukraine talkers and traitors.
https://www-gazeta-ru.translate.goog/army/news/2023/04/27/20312557.shtml?_x_tr_sl=ru&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en