The commander of Donetsk battalion "Vostok" confirmed that a few volunteers from Chechenia helped local resistance fighters, but they have left now. He further stressed that they were volunteers, not sent by Kadyrov:
http://lenta.ru/news/2014/06/02/vostok/
Topic: Evidences of chechens fighting in Ukraine? - page 2. (Read 1038 times)
First of all, many of the journalists in the Western media mistook the Elite Vostok Brigade of the Donetsk People's Army for the Chechen Vostok Battalion (which is actually controlled by the Chechen clan-leader Badrudi Yamadayev, who is fiercely opposed to Ramzan Kadyrov). The Donetsk Vostok brigade is composed of former Ukrainian soldiers, and there are no foreigners among them.
According to Kadirov, there are only 14 volunteers from the Chechen Republic, and 4 of them were wounded. Also there are 74000 volunteers, who are waiting for his order. It's like a revenge for them, because members of ukrainian UNA-UNSO organization have participated in chechen wars on the Dudaev side, they've killed many peope who were loyal to legitimate power.
Kadirov can't give such orders as the head of state, without authorization from president and federation council. But he able to resign and then give this order, people will follow him...
P.S. "Echo of Moscow" radio have said the same about 30 dead chechens... That's enough to make me sceptic, because these guys are "lying slightly more frequently than always" (c) Russian folklor.
Kadirov can't give such orders as the head of state, without authorization from president and federation council. But he able to resign and then give this order, people will follow him...
P.S. "Echo of Moscow" radio have said the same about 30 dead chechens... That's enough to make me sceptic, because these guys are "lying slightly more frequently than always" (c) Russian folklor.
There seem to be mounting evidences that the russians that were in Crimea and are now in eastern Ukraine are Chechens from the disbanded Vostok Battalion (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-27633117).
I'm taking this news from BBC with some prudence, since BBC hasn't been completely balanced on the conflict. But the article seem credible.
I think no one will deny that there are armed russians citizens in Ukraine. It seems about 30 of them were returned home, dead, after the take over of the Donetsk airport by the Ukrainian army. Some of the leaders of the rebels are russian citizens.
One of these soldiers said they received orders from Kadyrov (the pro-Moscow strong man in Chechnya) to go to Ukraine. Kadyrov didn't deny there were Chechens in Ukraine, but said he didn't give any such order (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-27633117).
Would anyone believe these more or less mercenaries went there on their free will? Or that Kadyrov would decide that without superior instructions?
I'm taking this news from BBC with some prudence, since BBC hasn't been completely balanced on the conflict. But the article seem credible.
I think no one will deny that there are armed russians citizens in Ukraine. It seems about 30 of them were returned home, dead, after the take over of the Donetsk airport by the Ukrainian army. Some of the leaders of the rebels are russian citizens.
One of these soldiers said they received orders from Kadyrov (the pro-Moscow strong man in Chechnya) to go to Ukraine. Kadyrov didn't deny there were Chechens in Ukraine, but said he didn't give any such order (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-27633117).
Would anyone believe these more or less mercenaries went there on their free will? Or that Kadyrov would decide that without superior instructions?
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