Vladimir Putin’s most devoted bootlickers went into a frenzy to prop up his ailing war against Ukraine after his mobilization announcement last month sparked backlash. But just a few weeks later, some of those who yelled the loudest about their willingness to join the war–or to send their own underage kids there–seem to have slinked away from their promises.
Perhaps the most shocking show of support had come from Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, who promised last week that three of his sons—aged 14, 15, and 16—would soon head to the “most difficult” parts of the front line.
“Akhmat, Eli and Adam are ready to use their skills in the [special military operation] zone. And I’m not kidding. The time has come to prove themselves in a real battle, and this is their desire, which I only welcome,” the Putin loyalist announced on Telegram.
He then went on to perhaps inadvertently reveal that his own bruised ego was likely the real reason behind the decision.
“I appeal to the blabbermouths who claimed that my relatives are not taking part in the [special military operation]: in the near future you will have the opportunity to find the guys [on the front line] and personally see that AKHMAT is POWER!” he said, apparently referring to the Akhmat special forces unit deployed in Ukraine.
To critics abroad, whom he deemed “Chechen-speaking armchair warriors,” Kadyrov said: “We are convinced that even underage children will be able to crush you to smithereens, because you have neither spirit, nor honor, nor dignity. Just wait!”
The announcement was accompanied by nearly three minutes of his teenage sons cosplaying soldiers to dramatic music in an empty lot. It was met with praise by some—and warnings from legal experts that sending children into a warzone was more than enough to see the Chechen braggart stripped of parental rights.
Two of Kadyrov’s teenage sons high-fiving in a video the Chechen leader shared to apparently prove they are ready for war.
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In the dozens of social media posts made in the twelve days since, Kadyrov has shared poetry and footage of Chechen fighters he said were preparing to “punish Satanists” in Ukraine, but has made no mention of his sons joining them.
His vow also seemed conveniently forgotten when he announced the deployment of hundreds more Chechen volunteers this week.
Kadyrov’s press secretary and several of his aides did not…
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