What role is Chechnya’s Ramzan Kadyrov playing in Ukraine war?

Ramzan Kadyrov addresses servicemen attending a review of the Chechen Republic's troops and military hardware in Grozny [Musa Sadulayev/AP Photo]

Just two days after the Russian invasion of Ukraine was launched, Ramzan Kadyrov, president of Russia’s Chechen Republic, announced his forces were deployed to the battlefield.

Since then, Chechnya’s leader has posted on social media regular updates and videos of Chechen soldiers allegedly participating in military and humanitarian activities on Ukrainian territory.