Chechen volunteers for the APU are named one of the most capable.

The Chechens succeeded in forming the most capable and equipped units among all the volunteers from the national liberation movements fighting for Ukraine. This was reported by the League of Free Nations - an organization founded in the spring of 2022, for the association of activists of ethnic groups of the Russian Federation.
Chechen units are armed with modern small arms (M4A1), mortars, reconnaissance drones, anti-tank guided missiles, anti-drone systems, MLZO, large-caliber machine guns and light armoured vehicles 
Earlier, an agreement on mutual assistance and support was signed between the military departments of Ukraine and the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. It notes that, with the active assistance of the structures of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, a separate Special Battalion (OPN) was established.

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