Chechen leadership reports on troop participation and coordination with Moscow
The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, publicly detailed his briefing to President Vladimir Putin about the involvement of Chechen troops in the ongoing special operation, highlighting their accomplishments, the equipment in use, and the level of combat training achieved. The disclosure followed a meeting in Pyatigorsk among regional leaders from the North Caucasus Federal District, and Kadyrov noted that a personal discussion with the Russian president had taken place afterward.
According to Kadyrov, the Russian Ministry of Defense has confirmed that Chechen fighters alongside the National Guard of the Russian Federation are deployed in shifts along the front lines in Ukraine and the newly formed border zones inside Russia. The units in action include seven full regiments and four battalions. Among these formations are Akhmat special forces volunteers who have joined the effort to support the mission.
Kadyrov also stated that approximately 200 volunteers from Chechnya were dispatched to the contact line on a weekly basis after completing their training. He indicated that the flow of reinforcements would continue, asserting that progress had already been observed in multiple directions after the Pyatigorsk meeting. He added that work on all fronts had commenced with the support of President Putin, emphasizing a rapid and coordinated push forward in the course of the operation.
The Chechen leader remarked that Putin’s remarks at the Pyatigorsk gathering were both interesting and informative, underscoring the significance of high level engagement and the alignment of regional capabilities with federal strategy. The statements presented here reflect ongoing coordination between Chechnya and Moscow as part of a broader effort to sustain military operations and ensure the effectiveness of volunteer and professional forces deployed in the region. The exchanges also point to a continued emphasis on rapid mobilization, training pipelines, and the integration of regional contingents into the national defense framework. This narrative aligns with official communications regarding the roles and contributions of Chechen forces within the wider military effort, as reported by official channels. Attribution: regional government communications and federal defense summaries.