New data has been announced regarding the number of fighters sent to the front from Chechnya.

More than 78 thousand combatants have been sent from Chechnya to the combat zone in Ukraine, reported Ramzan Kadyrov following a meeting with representatives of the security forces.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", the authorities of Chechnya regularly report on the sending of groups of fighters from the republic to the zone of military operations in Ukraine, the latest such report was published on October 19. The number of each individual group is not specified, but periodically the leadership of the republic reports on the total number of military personnel sent to the front: as of September 9, according to Kadyrov, more than 76.4 thousand fighters had been sent from Chechnya to the zone of military operations.

The total number of fighters sent from Chechnya to the zone of the Russian operation in Ukraine reached 78,720, reported Ramzan Kadyrov on October 22. He disclosed this information following a meeting with representatives of the security forces, during which the head of the republic's government, Magomed Daudov, presented the report on the figures.

The total number of combatants sent from Chechnya to the front includes 26,308 volunteers. More than 14,000 military personnel and security forces from Chechnya are currently "continuing to carry out combat tasks," Kadyrov wrote on his Telegram channel.

He added that the Akhmat Kadyrov Public Fund has allocated more than 44 billion 684 million rubles "for the needs of the special military operation."

The data on the total number of fighters sent from Chechnya since February 24, 2022, does not account for the number of military personnel who have been discharged, are in barracks, on leave, or have left the combat zone as part of rotation. At the same time, regular reports from the Chechen authorities about sending groups of fighters raise doubts that all of them are going to participate in battles voluntarily, users of social networks pointed out.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that volunteers arriving in Chechnya to sign military contracts complained in January 2025 that they were kept locked up for weeks to be sent to the zone of military operations instead of local residents who had paid to avoid service. According to human rights defenders, coercion to sign contracts is practiced in Chechnya, and security forces may create an 'exchange fund' from incoming volunteers from other regions.