Chechen Leader Calls Rumored Ban on Beards in Russian Army ‘Provocation’ 

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The head of the Russian republic of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov reacted furiously to comments made by State Duma Deputy Viktor Sobolev regarding
the need to crack down on unkempt and unshaven soldiers in the Russian army on Wednesday, sparking a war of words between the two
men.Reports that Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine had been forced to shave their beards surfaced in pro-government Telegram channels