INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
independent investigative outlet Proektreported Wednesday.Before 2022, Kadyrov had seven battalions, regiments, police and rapid response
Kadyrov also gained control of two other National Guard regiments by appointing commanders loyal to him at the height of the Ukraine war.It
is not publicly known how many soldiers are in these units.Kadyrov, who describes himself as a loyal foot soldier of Russian President
was devastated by two bloody wars between Moscow and separatist forces in the 1990s and early 2000s, with an iron fist since Putin formally
appointed him in 2007.Critics have accused Kadyrov of grave human rights abuses, including systemic torture and extrajudicial killings.
