When you think of Chechnya, the first thing that comes to mind should be the Chechen special forces, as the ace of the Russian special forces, often synonymous with "devils", "nightmares", and "fighting nations among fighting nations". Since Putin ordered military operations against Ukraine, the movement of the 7,000-strong "Kazakh Army" has attracted much attention.
As the most powerful republic in the Russian Federation, the Chechens have been invaded by various countries in the vicinity since the third century AD, and after years of war, the people's customs are unusually fierce, and Putin has described it as difficult to control. The aggression was not relatively stable until the Tsarist period, and the high vigilance against war for a long time made the Chechens always advocate force.
Putin rarely mentions the situation of the Chechen army, and according to foreign media reports, this time Chechen troops have appeared in the eastern part of Ukraine, that is, the front line of The Donbass, which is ukraine entering from the Russian border. Chechen forces are expected to form a multi-faceted attack with the Russian frontal forces, leaving no room for counterattack against Ukraine.
According to reports, this time Chechen President Kadyrov Jr. was very high-profile, not only in the domestic square for pre-war mobilization, but also at least one Chechen special forces went to the Belarusian border for "pre-war prayers". These early Chechen special vanguard units belong to the 249th Special Battalion of the Russian 46th Independent Combat Brigade, which is the Chechen "Southern Blade" that has previously participated in Russian overseas military operations such as Syria.
Kadyrov Jr. has long since spoken out, demanding that Ukrainian President Zelenskiy immediately apologize to Putin, otherwise he will be strongly retaliated against by Chechnya. It can be said that as long as Putin relaxes, the entire Chechen army will rush to the forefront, forming a major deterrent to the Ukrainian army.
However, the Ukrainian side is still stubborn resistance, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense released the latest news shows that on February 26, local time, the Ukrainian army defeated a special force from Chechnya in the Khostomer area, including a Chechen special forces commander killed. The Chechen and Russian sides have yet to confirm and respond to the news.
A Source from the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine said: "The Ukrainian National Guard and special forces are already dealing with the remaining small arms of this special force. Chechen President Kadyrov: Not a Single Chechen Special Forces Going to Ukraine to Kill Recently, the news of Chechen Special Forces on the Internet is very dense, and the leader of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, said that Russian special forces and Russian soldiers went to Ukraine to end the atrocities, and no military personnel wanted to go to Ukraine to kill people.
Kadyrov's use of the Chechen army and special forces as "Russian soldiers" this time can also be regarded as a sign of loyalty to Putin. He also pointed out that he is the kindest to the Ukrainian people, and there is no problem for the Ukrainian soldiers. Kadyrov said: "All the questions are raised against Bandera nationalists and terrorists who came to Ukraine and hid here after killing the inhabitants of the Chechen Republic. We also want to deal with them. ”
Mr. Camouflage special military commentator Fu Yipeng pointed out that The younger Kadyrov should know the meaning of "terrorist" best, after the anti-terrorist operation in Chechnya began in August 1999, the elder Kadyrov changed his original pro-Western stance and supported the Russian Federation's army to carry out extensive military operations in Chechnya, so the Kadyrov family was also sanctioned by the West, the most difficult Chechen illegal armed pursuit, and the younger Kadyrov began a bloody and turbulent life with his father.
After the Russian army leveled Chechnya, in 2007, the 31-year-old Kadyrov Jr. became the president of the Chechen Republic of the Russian Federation under the promotion of Putin, and has not fought for more than a decade.
But there will be casualties in war, and there is no need to transition to the mythical Chechen special forces. As a Russian country, ending the war as soon as possible to avoid falling into a protracted war is the key, and not giving NATO and Ukraine's pro-Western factions a little room for survival is what Putin has to do.