China is said to be supplying armored vehicles to Kadyrov

China has provided numerous armored vehicles to Chechen ruler Ramzan Kadyrov’s mercenaries.

Ramzan Kadyrov has received a large number of armored vehicles from China in support of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. The Chechen ruler and head of the “Akhmad” battalion posted a propaganda video on his Telegram channel on Tuesday in which he inspects what appear to be new armored vehicles lined up in front of his presidential palace in the Chechen capital of Grozny.

According to military experts, the vehicles are Tiger 4×4 armored vehicles manufactured by Chinese defense company Shaanxi Baoji Special Vehicle Manufacturing. These can be adapted to a wide range of applications and can be used as police vehicles, ambulances, command posts or weapons carriers.

According to Kadyrov, who is fighting in Ukraine with his mercenaries on the side of the Russian army, since the beginning of the war he has bought a thousand units of military equipment, including 128 armored vehicles, for our soldiers. Tuesday’s apparent Chinese delivery included about a hundred pickups, armored personnel carriers, armored cars and trucks. They are also to be used in the war against Ukraine. This information cannot be independently verified.

So far, China has not condemned Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine or its annexation of occupied Ukrainian territories. At the same time, Beijing has positioned itself as a mediator between the conflicting parties with the controversial 12-point plan. However, experts have seen signs of China supplying Russia with military supplies in the past. However, these are mainly spare parts for drones or military equipment. In the past, Beijing has refrained from supplying Russia with lethal weapons. It is unclear whether the same applies to Putin’s supporters, such as Kadyrov’s Chechen mercenaries.