Kadyrov: Volunteer security forces from Chechnya are ready to carry out any special operation

MOSCOW, Feb. 25 Chechnya is not deploying security forces, they are where they should perform the tasks set by the president, volunteers from the republic are ready to carry out any special operation in any territory, said the head of the region, Ramzan Kadyrov. Against the backdrop of the situation in Ukraine, on Friday, Kadyrov gathered in Grozny more than 10,000 fighters from Chechnya's law enforcement agencies. On Thursday, photos were published on the account of the assistant to the head of the republic, in which soldiers of the «South» battalion of the Russian Guard perform a collective prayer in a wooded area.15:37 Every family in Chechnya is ready to accept refugees from Donbass, Kadyrov said, «We are not transferring anyone yet, our employees are fulfilling the tasks assigned by the supreme commander at their facilities, where they should be. We have gathered today, these are volunteers who are ready to leave at any time on any special operation, on any territory, to secure our state, our people,» Kadyrov told reporters. On Thursday morning, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had decided on a special military operation to demilitarize Ukraine. In a televised address to the Russians, he said that the circumstances «require decisive and immediate action from us, the people's republics of Donbass turned to Russia with a request for help.» According to the Russian leader, all responsibility for the bloodshed will be on the conscience of the ruling regime in Ukraine. He urged the Ukrainian military not to follow the criminal orders of the Ukrainian authorities, lay down their arms and go home. Later, the Russian Defense Ministry stressed that the Russian Armed Forces do not launch any missile, air or artillery strikes on the cities of Ukraine: military infrastructure, air defense facilities are disabled by high-precision weapons , military airfields and aviation. The ministry assured that nothing threatens the civilian population.February 21, 16:49 Escalation of the situation in the DPR and LPRChechnya sent food aid to refugees from DonbassPosted by: Igor Tonoyan