Ukraine Crisis: Thousands of Chechen servicemen ready for Ukraine deployment

Thousands of men from Chechnya are willing to offer assistance to Russia’s armed forces, the southern republic’s leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, has pledged, as Moscow’s military conducted the second day of its attack on Ukraine.

Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Russia’s Chechnya region and an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, said on Saturday that Chechen fighters had been deployed in Ukraine. He also urged Ukrainians, a Putin has, to overthrow their government. Igor Lukes was our guest.