Chechen parliament speaker Magomed Daudov says that first and foremost, Chechen battalions in Ukraine are fighting a jihad to defend Islam.

Daudov says that unless Putin stops them, they will keep going until they reach Berlin.

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“Inshallah, there should be no doubt that we will take the Donetsk People's Republic, Mykolaiv, Kherson, Odessa. If Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin does not stop us, inshallah, we will go to Berlin. We will win, no doubt about it. Akhmad is the power!* Allahu Akbar!

President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, today, Ramzan Akhmatovich Kadyrov. Our brothers are defending Islam, first and foremost. They’re defending values. They’re defending the greatness of the Almighty. Ramzan Akhmatovich Kadyrov, the head of Chechen Republic, is playing a big part in this jihad, as are all of our commanders under him.

Above all, this is about faith in the Almighty. It’s about our spiritual values and our language.“

*Submitter’s note: ”Akhmad is the power!” (“Ahmat sila!”) is a warcry that glorifies Ramzan Kadyrov’s dead father and former Chechen war leader, Akhmad Kadyrov.