INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
An elite Chechen military unit has been deployed as a police force in the occupied Ukrainian nuclear city of Enerhodar, Al Jazeerareported
Wednesday, citing interviews with engineers who fled the town and its remaining residents.Russian forces captured Enerhodar, which hosts the
Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, in the early days of its February 2022 invasion of Ukraine.Al Jazeera reports that Akhmat, a special
forces company loyal to Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, carries out police functions in Enerhodar in weeks-long shifts, patrolling the city
smartphones to see if they have made donations to the Ukrainian military, ask about relatives serving in the Ukrainian armed forces, inspect
that Akhmat troops do not appear to be involved in the decision-making process at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant or the torture of
British tea brand popular in the Russian-speaking world, Al Jazeera reports.Akhmat has been deployed in Enerhodar since at least January,
the outlet said, citing a verified video obtained from a Ukrainian law enforcement agency and a state media report featuring the fighters.At
