A number of russian citizens who willing to be sent into the war in Ukraine is decreased. In order to partially preserve the possibility to form new reserves, the kremlin leadership is increasingly trying to actively involve foreign citizens in the russia’s Armed Forces. The moscow region takes the leading place in this matter - to form the new army units, the local leadership instructed the employees of military commissariats and police departments to "conduct campaigning activities" with citizens of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. In addition to a financial incentive, those who agree to sign the contract and leave for Ukraine are offered russian citizenship.

In Chechnya, the formation and preparation of four battalions for sending to the war in Ukraine continues. A significant part of the "volunteers" in the formed battalions are local young men, kidnapped by Chechen security forces, mainly from rural areas. Under the threat of criminal prosecution on fabricated charges or under torture, they are forced to sign contracts to participate in the war in Ukraine.

Abducting men to fill volunteer military units fighting in Ukraine in favour of moscow is causing waves of discontent among the residents of Chechnya. Citizens of the republic are outraged by the fact that Kadyrov is sending Muslims to participate and die in a "foreign" war between two Christian nations - russians and Ukrainians. Such Kadyrov’s policy is perceived as a betrayal of Muslims.