18:53, 19 February 2026

A new group of fighters flew from Grozny airport to the SVO zone.

A new group of fighters trained at the Russian Special Forces University has departed from Grozny Airport for the military operation zone in Ukraine, Ramzan Kadyrov reported.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," Chechen authorities regularly report sending groups of fighters from the republic to the military operation zone in Ukraine. The head of the republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, last reported this on February 6. 67,440 fighters have been sent from Chechnya to participate in the military operation in Ukraine, including 23,774 volunteers. There are 14,000 fighters in the combat zone, the head of the republic's government, Magomed Daudov, reported on January 12.

The total number of security forces deployed from Chechnya does not include those who have left the combat zone, are in barracks, are on leave, or have left the combat zone as part of rotation. Since November 2022, Kadyrov has accompanied each report of the deployment of another group with a call for people to contact the Grozny mayor's office and sign up as volunteers. He regularly emphasizes that the flow of volunteers is not decreasing and there are no problems recruiting them. He also regularly reports that many volunteers are from other regions of Russia.

Ramzan Kadyrov announced the deployment of another group of troops from Grozny airport to the combat zone in Ukraine today, publishing a video filmed at the airfield.

Before deployment, candidates for service in the Russian Defense Ministry's Akhmat special forces unit underwent intensive combat and tactical training at the Russian Special Forces University "under the world's best instructors," the head of Chechnya reported on his Telegram channel.

The Russian Special Forces University is a training center in Gudermes, established by Ramzan Kadyrov, where volunteers are trained for deployment to war zones and where the Akhmat special forces unit is based. The "Caucasian Knot" has prepared a report titled "What They Teach at Putin's Special Forces University in Chechnya."

The recording of the head of the Chechen government giving instructions to the fighters at the airfield was filmed during the day. Above the military formation, in addition to the Akhmat and Russian tricolor flags, the USSR flag is visible.

The "Caucasian Knot" also reported that at the end of January, Kadyrov spoke out against negotiations with Ukraine, declaring that he considered it right to continue the special military operation "to the end." On February 5, he reported that 20 natives of Chechnya had been returned from Ukrainian captivity, and journalists discovered among the released Akhmatovites a man convicted of sexual abuse of children and a former official.

Translated automatically via Google translate from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/420947