More than 1,300 paramilitary troops loyal to Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov have arrived in Ukraine’s Kherson region as reinforcements for the Russian army.
“To increase the Russian force in the temporarily occupied territories in the Kherson region, the so-called ‘Kadyrovtsy’ unit, with more than 1,300 members, has arrived,” the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said on September 10.
There are indications that Ukrainian troops have made significant advances in the Kherson region, which has been occupied by Russian forces, shortly after the start of the war in late February.
Kadyrov’s paramilitary force was formed in the region of Chechnya and serves as that region’s army. These forces have been accused several times of serious human rights violations.
Ukraine has mentioned for several weeks now a counteroffensive in the areas around Kherson. The US Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin, said during a visit to Prague on September 9 that “we see success in Kherson”.