Alaudinov recalled the conflict with Wasserman
State Duma Deputy Anatoly Wasserman has alleged "planted Cossacks" from Ukraine in the Russian information space. A couple of months after his public conflict with Wasserman, Apti Alaudinov posted a blogger's message on his Telegram channel, expressing doubts about the deputy's judgment. According to "Caucasian Knot," in December 2025, State Duma Deputy Anatoly Wasserman called on Apti Alaudinov to "order an end to the farce" surrounding his name, presumably referring to the conflicts involving Z-bloggers. The head of the Akhmat special forces responded by questioning Wasserman's right to question him, as he previously held Ukrainian citizenship, and threatened to prosecute his assistant, Roman Nosikov.Some Z-bloggers are either covert enemies of Russia or unknowingly serve its interests by criticizing Akhmat, said Apti Alaudinov, the unit's commander, on November 14. He promised to eliminate such Z-bloggers "legally through criminal prosecution" if they do not apologize. On the same day, the Gelendzhik City Court fined Oksana Kobeleva, the author of the Telegram channel "Security in a Vatnik," 30,000 rubles for publishing questions to the commander of the Akhmat special forces, Apti Alaudinov, although she later deleted the post and repented for this material. On November 13, Alaudinov announced a reconciliation between two other Z-bloggers, Ilya Remeslo and Vladimir Grubnik - the latter, a friend of Akhmat, complained to the Chechens about criticism from Remeslo. The conflict between Remeslo and Grubnik arose due to the attitude towards pro-Putin Ukrainian defectors in the Z-community.
State Duma Deputy Anatoly Wasserman, in his interview with Vyacheslav Manucharov, published on February 9 on the Telegram channel "Empathy Manuchi," spoke about "planted Cossacks" from Ukraine among military bloggers who may be working in Russia on behalf of Kyiv. "Among the emigrants from Ukraine operating in our information space, there are several people who are strongly suspected of being, as they say, planted Cossacks," Wasserman stated, noting that "until the competent authorities have gathered sufficient evidence," he would not name names.
Lev Vershinin posted an excerpt from the interview on his Telegram channel, expressing the opinion that Wasserman's statements are related to age-related changes and illnesses. "God forbid I live to see this," he said.
Blogger Petr Lundstrem responded to this post by saying, "Nosikov bit Wasserman badly." It's sad. But it changes absolutely nothing, of course," he pointed out.
Nosikov himself responded to Lundstrem and Vershinin's posts with insults.
Apti Alaudinov reposted Lundstrem's post today on his personal Telegram channel, without providing any context.
By 4:53 PM Moscow time, this post on the Telegram channel, which has 229,000 subscribers, had garnered eight comments.
I see Vyacheslav Manucharov and his "Empathy of Manucha." Who is Nosikov? What is the video about? Or rather, why? To convict Wasserman? Because he's old? "Or is this some kind of humor!", commented Lyubov.
"Wasserman wouldn't talk in vain, he's not the right person," Elena expressed confidence.
User Lilia suggested sending Wasserman "into retirement."
As a reminder, there is a struggle for influence over the public agenda between TV presenter Vladimir Solovyov and the commander of the Akhmat special forces, Apti Alaudinov. Conflicts between Z-bloggers, including over the topic of collections for the needs of the SVO, are one reflection of this struggle. Collections for the needs of the military amount to billions, but at the same time are opaque and unaccountable, they pointed out analysts.