“I have a question: for what?” Kadyrov called on regional leaders not to “trumpet” losses in Ukraine

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, criticized the leaders of Russian regions for publishing information about Russia's losses in the war with Ukraine. about this He wrote in his telegram channel.

Kadyrov said that in the performance of combat missions "losses are inevitable", but noted that he does not understand "when the leaders of the regions trumpet the number of dead" in the war.

“I have a question: for what? They write everything in the smallest details and details, ”Kadyrov’s post says.

In his opinion, the military "choose this heroic path themselves" and do it "consciously." He urged “not to manipulate the topic of our heroes” and not to write that “so many died in such and such a region, and so many died in another.”

Chechens also lose their true sons, but instead of talking about it everywhere, we help families with everything they need, including payments of 1 million rubles in the event of the death of a fighter and 500,000 for an injury. We pay even before the provision of material assistance from the Ministry of Defense. This is the most correct and true thing that can be done in this situation.

The BBC Russian Service draws attention to the fact that Kadyrov's statement coincided with the moment when journalists began to record a sharp increase in the number of reports of dead Russian soldiers - both in social networks and in official statements. In December and January, according to BBC estimates, up to 500-600 Russian soldiers per week were killed. For a week in mid-February, the publication confirmed the death of 1063 Russian soldiers.

The BBC also notes that only a few heads of Russian regions publicly report losses. Mostly, the heads of cities, rural settlements, as well as schools, vocational schools and village houses of culture write about the dead on their pages on social networks.

• According to data as of February 12, which are collected by the BBC and Mediazone according to open sources, 14,093 Russian servicemen were killed in Ukraine. Among the dead are 1,082 mobilized Russians, 40% of whom have died since January 1, 2023.
• The Russian Defense Ministry last reported losses in September 2022. The agency claimed that 5,937 Russian servicemen were killed. Officials in the United States and other countries believe that the number of Russian soldiers killed and wounded in Ukraine is approaching 200,000 people.