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TexasTowelie

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Sat Nov 22, 2025, 06:52 AM Saturday

"We Are Going To War": The FSB Prepares to Launch War Inside Chechnya After Kadyrov's Death - The Russian Dude



This video exposes the escalating internal crisis inside Russia as tensions between the FSB and Chechnya reach a breaking point. With Ramzan Kadyrov’s health deteriorating, the fragile balance in the North Caucasus is collapsing. For two decades, Chechnya has remained “quiet” only because it was ruled through fear, loyalty, and money centered entirely on one man. Without Kadyrov, the Kremlin loses its shield, and the FSB faces the reality of a republic held together not by institutions, but by a single collapsing pillar of power. Moscow fears a post-Kadyrov Chechnya because the moment he is gone, the FSB plans to launch the largest internal security operation since the early 2000s — an operation that risks turning into a full-scale internal war.

The FSB is preparing to dismantle Kadyrov’s private armies, crush armed clans, and reclaim federal control over a region that has never truly accepted Moscow’s authority. But Chechnya won’t simply obey. Old grievances, memory of the Chechen wars, and decades of trauma could explode the moment federal forces re-enter Grozny. The Kremlin may call it “stabilization,” but on the ground it will look like occupation. Fighters once loyal to Kadyrov, militias tied to his clan, and warlords waiting in the shadows may turn their weapons on Moscow the second the money stops flowing and the fear disappears. Chechnya remembers the destruction, the bombings, the disappearances — and without Kadyrov suppressing that rage, the FSB could walk into a conflict they cannot control.

This video breaks down the approaching crisis, the FSB’s internal calculations, the power vacuum inside the Kadyrov clan, and the historical grievances that could ignite the next major conflict inside the Russian Federation. As Kadyrov’s condition worsens, Russia stands on the edge of a dangerous turning point. The Kremlin pretends everything is stable, but beneath the surface the North Caucasus is a volcano waiting to erupt. The FSB thinks it’s preparing for a smooth transition. In reality, they may be preparing for a war inside Russia itself.
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"We Are Going To War": The FSB Prepares to Launch War Inside Chechnya After Kadyrov's Death - The Russian Dude (Original Post) TexasTowelie Saturday OP
How is Russia going to open a second front against another country? OAITW r.2.0 Saturday #1

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1. How is Russia going to open a second front against another country?
Sat Nov 22, 2025, 10:23 AM
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Who is left for Russia to send into Chechnya?

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