Chechen commander promises "paradise" for Russian soldiers dying in Kursk
The commander of the Chechen special forces, Akhmat Apti Alaudinov, promised Russian soldiers "paradise" if they die for Russia. He also criticized parents who do not want their sons to fight in the Kursk region. Alaudinov assured that enemy forces are dwindling, and Akhmat units have destroyed many AFU equipment units and "a lot of infantry" in the last few hours.
11:18 AM EDT, August 20, 2024
Major General Apti Alaudinov, Deputy Chief of the Main Military-Political Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Defense, presented a new level of Russian propaganda. He stated that soldiers who died during the Ukrainian forces' offensive in the Kursk region will go to heaven because they defended their homeland.
"No one who is not destined to die will die. And if you die defending your homeland, your faith in God, you will go to paradise. And what could be better for a man than paradise on the path of the Almighty? Nothing!" Alaudinov said in a video message addressed, among others, to the parents of conscripts who do not want their sons to fight in the Kursk region.
"Salvation" for dying for Russia: Chechen commander presents new level of Russian propaganda
The commander stated that the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, promised that those conscripted would not take part in the war, but today the country has been attacked by the "enemy" and everyone should "fall in line". He addressed the parents of adult children, asking what is the best course of action if the enemy is on "our territory."
Alaudinov also noted that the Akhmat special forces have a very high percentage of fighters aged 18-20. "And these are heroes of whom I am proud. They fight like men. We should not be making children out of 18-year-old conscripts," he proclaimed.
Kremlin forces are trying to repel the Ukrainian offensive in Kursk and desperately need more fighters. For the first time since the invasion of Ukraine, there has been a significant wave of discontent in Russian society, which is causing social dissatisfaction. There have been voices from the mothers of Russian soldiers.
Previously, the mothers of conscripts appealed to Putin to withdraw their sons from the Kursk region. According to the Verstka service, all soldiers evacuated from the border region are being forced to sign contracts with the Russian Ministry of Defense so they can be sent to the front line.
In a video recording published on his Telegram channel, the general announces that the situation in the Kursk region "is stabilizing," among other things, allegedly destroying "a lot of Ukrainian infantry." Meanwhile, experts believe that after the Ukrainian forces' invasion, there are still fewer Russian soldiers in the region than Ukrainians.
Meanwhile, a Russian opposition project that emerged after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine has become active. "Into the Woods" helps Russians avoid forced conscription into the army and being sent to the front. In an interview with the "Financial Times," Ivan Chuvilayev, the project's spokesperson, said the organization is inundated with requests for help.
Initially, the border area was to be guarded by FSB border guards, the Chechen Akhmat battalion, and military units stationed in the region. Dara Massicot, a specialist in Russian armed forces and senior fellow at the Carnegie Berlin Center for the Study of Russia and Eurasia, believes that the Russian command has transferred additional forces from the military districts of Leningrad and Moscow. "Some of them are conscripts," reveals the expert.
