Another group of military personnel left Grozny for the combat zone.
Ramzan Kadyrov reported on the deployment of a new group of graduates from the preparatory course at the Russian Special Forces University to the war zone in Ukraine.
As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," Chechen authorities regularly report on the deployment of groups of fighters from the republic to the war zone in Ukraine. Ramzan Kadyrov published his latest such report on February 19. 67,440 fighters have been sent from Chechnya to participate in the military operation in Ukraine, including 23,774 volunteers, while 14,000 fighters are currently in the combat zone, the head of the republic's government, Magomed Daudov, announced on January 12.
The total number of security forces sent from Chechnya does not include those who have withdrawn from the combat zone due to barracks, leave, or rotation. Since November 2022, Kadyrov has accompanied each report of the deployment of another group with a call for volunteers to contact the Grozny mayor's office and sign up, regularly emphasizing that the flow of volunteers is not decreasing and there are no problems recruiting them. He also regularly reports that many volunteers are residents of other regions of Russia.
Ramzan Kadyrov published another report on the dispatch of combatants to the front on the evening of March 3. The new group included residents of Chechnya and other Russian regions, "including fighters with combat experience," he stated.
Kadyrov recalled that the flight participants had undergone combat and tactical training at the Putin Russian Special Forces University, and the Akhmat Kadyrov Foundation provided them with "modern equipment, gear, and everything necessary for the training period."
The published video shows a large group of soldiers disembarking from a truck at an airfield. Chechen Prime Minister Magomed Daudov, addressing the formation, informs the fighters that they will be at the disposal of "Akhmat" commander Apti Alaudinov "by evening." The combatants lined up on the airfield hold various flags, including a red banner with a portrait of Christ and saints, a Soviet flag with a hammer and sickle, and a flag with a portrait of Ramzan Kadyrov.
"My brother is there, now I'm following him. We will defend the homeland from all evil spirits," a Slavic-looking recruit declares in the video. "Full equipment, full supplies," adds a fighter speaking Chechen.
"Caucasian Knot" also reported that at the end of January, Kadyrov spoke out against negotiations with Ukraine, declaring that he believes it is right to continue the special military operation "until the end." On February 5, he reported that 20 Chechen natives had been returned from Ukrainian captivity, and journalists discovered a convicted child sexual abuser and a former official among the released Akhmatovites.
The Russian Special Forces University is a training center in Gudermes, organized by Ramzan Kadyrov, where volunteers are trained for deployment to war zones and where the Akhmat special forces are based. The "Caucasian Knot" prepared a report, "What is taught at Putin's Special Forces University in Chechnya."