Chechnya’s Kadyrov Names Two New Battalions For Leaders Of Anti-Russian Resistance In Tsarist Times – OpEd

In another display of his ability to act independently of Moscow, Chechnya’s Ramzan Kadyrov has given to two new battalions he has raised for fighting in Ukraine the names of North Caucasian heroes Sheikh Mansu and Baysangur of Benoi who fought the Russian imperial advance into the Caucasus.

Not only has this raised eyebrows...