Relatives of the militants killed during a special operation on December 17-18 in Grozny spoke about instructions to participate in a rally against the Islamic State, which took place in the capital of Chechnya on January 8. about this writes The Meduza publication , citing a report by the Caucasian Knot.
As one of the relatives of the killed, whose name has not been released, told the "Caucasian Knot", they "were instructed to go to an anti-terrorist rally on January 8." “We were told that by 11 pm on Sunday we need to be in the center of Grozny, with family members and representatives of teips,” he told the publication. Who exactly gave the relatives such instructions is not reported.