Apti Alaudinov threatened disloyal Z-bloggers with criminal charges.

Some Z-bloggers are either covert enemies of Russia or unknowingly serve its interests by criticizing Akhmat, stated unit commander Apti Alaudinov. He promised to eliminate such Z-bloggers "legally through criminal prosecution" if they do not apologize.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot," in early November, security forces in Gelendzhik filed a report for discrediting the army against Z-blogger Oksana Kobeleva, who criticized Akhmat special forces commander Apti Alaudinov on her channel "Okhronota v vatniki" (Security in a Vatnik). Kobeleva deleted the post with questions for Alaudinov and a day later repented for the publication. On November 13, Alaudinov announced a reconciliation between two other Z-bloggers, Ilya Remeslo and Vladimir Grubnik. The latter, a friend of "Akhmat," had complained to the Chechens about Remeslo's criticism. The conflict between Remeslo and Grubnik arose over the attitude toward pro-Putin Ukrainian defectors in the Z-community.

On the evening of November 13, Akhmat special forces commander Apti Alaudinov promised to launch a criminal prosecution against some of the Z-bloggers who expressed any criticism of him. He published a video message about this on his Telegram channel.

According to Alaudinov, after Akhmat's great combat successes in the war zone, "On all fronts," the enemy has activated "enemies of Russia operating within the country." They, in turn, are trying to "destabilize the situation within the country" by criticizing "Akhmat" and him personally, in order to incite interethnic and interfaith conflicts.

"The people who did this have themselves come under attack. Now they've started receiving defamation reports; materials have already been filed for extremism. This machine will gain such momentum that they'll all go nuts. (...) We've given everyone seven days to wake up, clean up the mess, and apologize. “Those who don’t do this will be dealt with legally through criminal prosecution,” Alaudinov stated. He did not specify the date from which the “seven days” countdown would begin.

According to the Akhmat commander, after this ultimatum, “people” who were threatened with such criminal prosecution began contacting him. Alaudinov met with some of them personally, while the commander of a detachment within Akhmat, Bekkhan Yunusov, with the call sign “Hades,” met with others. “We have done everything to separate Russia’s enemies from those who are being used in the dark and to determine for ourselves who the specific enemy is,” he explained.

Alaudinov mentioned, in particular, conversations with Ilya Remeslo and a certain Natalya, who, after the conversation, “left all channels that were destabilizing the situation in the country and apologized.” “We suspended reporting on it,” the general noted, adding that he was trying “to reach everyone.” "unite" and "reconcile everyone."

The "Caucasian Knot" also reported that in early November, Alaudinov had a conflict with Marina Akhmedova, a member of the Presidential Human Rights Council, who called him "the most talkative general." Without mentioning Akhmedova by name, Alaudinov, who holds the post of deputy head of the Main Military-Political Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces, was outraged that "some representatives of a brothel can evaluate a combat general." Chechen Human Rights Commissioner Mansur Soltayev suggested that Akhmedova apologize to Alaudinov, which she refused.

Following the instigation of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, the practice of public apologies has spread beyond the republic's borders and to other regions Russia. You can read more about this practice in the "Caucasian Knot" reference "The Fashion for Apologies: From Chechnya to the Very Outskirts". "Caucasian Knot" also leads "Chronicle of public apologies in the Caucasus", and posts news about the latest apologies on the thematic page "Whom the Caucasus makes apologize".