Ramzan Kadyrov’s ‘TikTok battalion’ seeks to replace Wagner in Ukraine
卡德罗夫和车臣战士能否取代瓦格纳？
Chechen leader eager to signal his loyalty towards Russian president after Prigozhin’s failed rebellion
俄罗斯发生未遂兵变后，车臣领导人卡德罗夫急于向普京表述忠心。但分析人士指出，他手下的部队更喜欢在社交媒体上彰显架势。
In the wake of the failed rebellion in Russia, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov is positioning himself as a warlord ready to go into battle for Vladimir Putin.
俄罗斯发生未遂兵变后，车臣领导人拉姆赞•卡德罗夫(Ramzan Kadyrov)将自己定位为一名准备为弗拉基米尔•普京(Vladimir Putin)上战场的军阀。
But unlike the paramilitary Wagner group, which Moscow is now seeking to disband, Chechen special forces have earned a reputation as “TikTok fighters” more concerned with their social media appearance than battlefield successes.
但与莫斯科方面目前寻求解散的准军事组织瓦格纳(Wagner)不同，车臣部队以“TikTok战士”闻名，这些人更关心自己在社交媒体上的形象，而不是在战场上的功绩。
Following rival warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin’s mutiny, Kadyrov has sought to emphasise his continuing close ties to Putin, posting a selfie with the Russian president on his Telegram channel on Wednesday and bragging about their meeting the day before. Yet the record of his private army has raised questions over whether the Chechen fighters will be able to provide the Russian military with support equal to that of Wagner.
在对手军阀叶夫根尼•普里戈任(Yevgeny Prigozhin)发动兵变后，卡德罗夫试图强调他与普京之间的持续密切关系，周三在他的Telegram频道上发布了一张与俄罗斯总统的自拍合影，并吹嘘了两人在前一天的会面。然而，他的私人军队的记录引发一个问题：车臣作战人员能否为俄罗斯军队提供与瓦格纳同等的支持？
