Chechnya’s leader to send teenage sons to fight in Ukraine
Al JazeeraPutin’s ally criticised a top Russian general for ‘mediocrity’ and said his sons aged 14, 15, and 16 will go to war. Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov – a close ally of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin – said he will send his three teenage sons to the front line to fight in the war in Ukraine after admonishing Moscow’s military leaders for a series of battlefield defeats. Even at difficult moments, emotions should still be excluded from any assessments.” Peskov nevertheless hailed the “heroic contributions” of the Chechen leader to the military operation in Ukraine. “Ramzan – you rock man!” Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of the Wagner Group of mercenaries and known as Putin’s chef, congratulated Kadyrov on his remarks. “All these bastards should be sent barefoot to the front with automatic guns.” When asked if his words should be considered criticism of the defence ministry, Prigozhin replied, “God forbid.” “These statements are not criticism, but merely a manifestation of love and support,” said Prigozhin, whose mercenary army has dabbled in conflicts in Mali, the Central African Republic, Libya and Syria.
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