The head of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, called the Russian army's response to shelling of what he considers Russian territory "weak" and called for Ukrainian cities to be wiped off the face of the earth. He spoke about this in a long and rambling voice message on his Telegram channel.

 "We respond weakly. If a projectile flew in our direction, in our region, then the city must be erased from the ground so that the distant horizon could be seen, so that they would understand that it is impossible to even think of shooting in our direction. We don't need to see what will happen tomorrow if we make any decisions," Kadyrov said.

 He also insisted several times that the full-scale invasion of Russian troops into Ukraine should be called a war, and not a special operation, as Roskomnadzor demands, since hostilities are already taking place on our soil.

 Kadyrov was also indignant that there were not enough volunteers among the peoples of the Caucasus. According to him, Caucasians should line up at the military commissariats, because "it concerns us the most." He said that out of 1.6 million Chechens, 300-400 thousand people should go to the front.

 Kadyrov noted that he is very dissatisfied with the current situation, but in his opinion, "bigger and worse" will not happen.

 "Europe has no forces, why would they send their Elgebetians to fight with us?" he added.

 Earlier, Ramzan Kadyrov said that his minor sons - 16-year-old Akhmat, 15-year-old Zelimkhan and 14-year-old Adam - are participating in a full-scale war in Ukraine. According to the head of Chechnya, they were there "actively searching for members of the Ichkerian battalions, occasionally visiting locations and forward positions of Chechen security forces."