Terrified Chechens flee to avoid Ukraine call-up as casualties mount

[Eugene]

Source: The Telegraph

Terrified Chechens flee to avoid Ukraine call-up as casualties mount

Nataliya Vasilyeva
Sat, May 28, 2022, 1:55 PM·3 min read

Men in Chechnya are fleeing abroad to avoid being called up to fight in Ukraine, as casualties rise among the forces led by Ramzan Kadyrov, the tough-talking Chechen leader.

Residents of Chechnya, a republic in Russia's south, told The Telegraph that the growing number of funerals for local fighters and the sight of badly injured young men are turning some people against the war.

One woman in Grozny, Chechnya's capital, told of a funeral where there were four bodies.

"They were from the Kadyrov regiment, who fought in Ukraine,” she said. “I am very upset because I knew them."

This apparent shift in support, even if only by a small minority of the Chechen population, is important because Kadyrov and his fighters - who swear personal loyalty to him and are known as Kadyrovsky - are key allies for Vladimir Putin, the Russian president.

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Read more: https://news.yahoo.com/terrified-chechens-flee-avoid-ukraine-175534908.html

[PortTack]

1. There continues to be "mysterious " fires across russia, even in the far east at military

Recruitment cntrs. They do not want to go!

[BeyondGeography]

2. Solid reporting

Thanks for posting.

[keithbvadu2]

3. Kadyrov's boots - taller?

https://imgur.com/gallery/q5yYgin