Kadyrov plays tricks on Putin; he loudly praises the war against Ukraine, but quietly avoids it
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Ramzan Kadyrov publicly demonstrates unconditional support for Russia's war against Ukraine and regularly assures dictator Vladimir Putin of the readiness of Chechen units to carry out his orders. At the same time, as The Economist reports , the Chechen leader effectively avoids large-scale involvement of his own population in the war.
In Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, the war is barely felt. Against the backdrop of the massive Glory Memorial Complex dedicated to Ramzan Kadyrov's father, Akhmat, there aren't even portraits of the Chechen soldiers who died in the war against Ukraine. The only reminders of the fighting are posters calling for people to join the Russian army and advertisements for benefits for war veterans.
Meanwhile, Kadyrov continues to make bellicose statements. On July 18, he declared that Chechen special forces were ready to carry out any orders from the Russian leadership. Previously, the head of Chechnya claimed that the republic had sent over 70,880 fighters to war—approximately 9% of the male population. However, the casualty statistics don't support the scale Kadyrov claims. According to Mediazona, as of July 10, 539 Chechens had been confirmed dead. This represents approximately 0.2% of Russia's total military losses, even though Chechnya's population makes up approximately 1.1% of Russia's population. One reason for this imbalance may be Kadyrov's unique position within the Russian system of power. Following the two Chechen wars waged by Russia in the 1990s and 2000s, a significant portion of the republic's population is unwilling to fight on Moscow's behalf.
Kadyrov himself once fought alongside his father on the side of the Chechen separatists during the first war. However, during the second war, his family defected to the Kremlin. Akhmad Kadyrov became head of Chechnya with Moscow's support, and after his death in 2004, power gradually passed to his son, who has led the republic since 2007.
In exchange for his loyalty, Kadyrov received significant financial resources and extremely broad powers. One result was the virtual avoidance of large-scale forced mobilization in Chechnya.
At the same time, Kadyrov is also using the war to consolidate his own power. According to the publication, people deemed undesirable by the Chechen authorities may be forced to sign contracts with the Russian Ministry of Defense. These include criminals, relatives of opposition figures, and other representatives of groups that have fallen out of favor with the authorities.
According to Novaya Gazeta, district police commanders were given quotas to find 25-50 people per month to send to war. Bribes were allegedly demanded for refusing to participate in combat.
The Akhmat unit has become one of the main symbols of Chechnya's involvement in the war. Its fighters regularly appear in videos on social media, demonstrating their combat training and declaring their participation in combat operations. However, some Chechen units are mockingly referred to by Russian military bloggers as "TikTok troops," alluding to the significant number of staged videos and the fighters' activity on social media.
According to the Akhmat commander, only about a quarter of his fighters are Chechen. The rest are recruited from other regions, in part for financial compensation.
At the same time, some Chechens do voluntarily support the war. One such fighter, Ilyas Dzhamalutdinov, went to the front after the full-scale invasion began, participated in the battle for Mariupol, and returned to the front lines after being wounded.
His story demonstrates how closely intertwined the wars of the past and present are for a portion of Chechen society. Dzhamalutdinov keeps a childhood photograph of a six-year-old boy holding a machine gun against the backdrop of the First Chechen War.
"All I've seen in my life is war," he said, recalling his childhood.
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