
The Russian authorities sent four relatives of the Yangulbaev brothers to the war: an uncle and three cousins, among whom is the father of the newborn.
According to Abubakar Yangulbaev, 55-year-old uncle Said-Akhmed Yangulbaev, as well as cousins Adam, Yusup and the father of the newborn child, Khasan, were “taken” to the war. Now they are all in Donetsk.
According to 1ADAT , before being sent to the occupied territories, all four were kidnapped and held in an illegal SOBR prison.
The Yangulbaev brothers themselves are not in Russia; they criticize the war in Ukraine, the Russian regime and Ramzan Kadyrov, and are also involved in human rights advocacy. Abubakar is the founder of the human rights media Kost , and Ibrahim is involved in the telegram channel 1ADAT , which advocates for the independence of Chechnya.