"#Akhmat" commander Apty #Alaudinov, who attended the signing ceremony, said the unit had prepared and sent tens of thousands of volunteers to #Ukraine over the past 15 months, according to Reuters. "I think that's a very good thing," Alaudinov was quoted as saying on the Defense Ministry's website after the deal was signed. Moscow announced on Friday that "Achmat" forces were conducting an offensive near the town of Maryinka in Donetsk region.

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🚨 Kadyrov's deputy, Major General & Commander of Chechen Akhmat special forces, war criminal Apti #Alaudinov has been poisoned through a letter soaked in toxin. He is hospitalized in #Moscow along with two others from his entourage. https://twitter.com/igorsushko/status/1607098433088942080

RT @igorsushko
🚨 Kadyrov's deputy, Major General & Commander of Chechen Akhmat special forces, war criminal Apti #Alaudinov has been poisoned through a letter soaked in toxin. He is hospitalized in #Moscow along with two others from his entourage. https://twitter.com/igorsushko/status/1607098433088942080