Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, a key ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, announced Monday he is sending three of his teenage sons to fight in Ukraine, a move that could be considered a war crime.
Ramzan Kadyrov wants his children to prove themselves.
According to a translation from Agence France-Presse, Kadyrov wrote on Telegram that he is sending his teenage sons to fight in the war in the Ukraine.
Kadyrov said that they have been trained for combat from a young age.
Kadyrov attached a video of the teenagers shooting guns, rockets and heavy weapons on a range to the post.
The admission could mean that Kadyrov may have committed a war crime.
Under international law, it is against the law to recruit and use children under the age of 15 as soldiers.
Chechnya's president Kadyrov is an ally of Putin. His announcement comes days after he criticized military leadership and suggested Moscow take "drastic measures" to secure occupied territories. His position within Russia and his proximity to Putin make his criticism significant. According to the Kremlin, the issue of nuclear weapons should be handled objectively, rather than with emotion.
Russia has suffered a number of embarrassing military defeats. After he illegally annexed four Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine on Friday, Putin ordered an immediate "partial mobilize" of Russian forces to shore up the invasion, sparking protests across the country, as well as an exodus of people fleeing to other countries. Russian forces have been accused of committing numerous war crimes, including targeting civilians, hospitals, nuclear power plants, torture, and sexual violence of prisoners of war. An independent team of UN investigators reported evidence of executions, torture and violence in civilian areas in September, and rights groups say they have strong evidence of war crimes being committed inUkraine. Over one thousand children have been killed or injured in the war in Ukraine, according to the UN. The agency said that true figures are likely to be much higher.
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