According to foreign media, Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of the Russia’s southern republic of Chechnya, has assured Russia that thousands of Chechens are ready to fight alongside Russia’s armed forces.
At a pro-Russian rally, Ramzan Kadyrov announced that 10,000 Chechen fighters were ready to take the field against Ukraine.
Ramzan Kadyrov, referring to participants in a rally in solidarity with the Kremlin, said they were volunteers ready to go to Russia for any particular operation at any time.
“Unless Supreme Commander-in-Chief Putin orders, we will not deploy any troops on the Ukrainian border,” he said.