Russian pro-war blogger reported torture by members of “Akhmat”

Participant in the war against Ukraine and pro-war blogger Yehor Guzenko, known by the pseudonym “The Thirteenth”, reported that members of the “Akhmat” unit formed in Chechnya tortured him after his arrest in the Stavropol Territory in October. “Kavkaz.Realii” notes that Guzenko did not name names.

Now, when, according to the blogger, he is in “one of the best assault units in the Russian army”, he continues to receive threats. Guzenko also accused the “Akhmat” military of threatening his mother and ordering harassment on the channels of other pro-war bloggers.

According to unconfirmed data, Guzenka may have had a conflict with representatives of the Chechen diaspora. In September, “The Thirteenth” criticized the commander of the “Akhmat” unit, Apti Alaudinov, because of his statement that he would not free the Chechens from Ukrainian captivity.

In addition, Guzenko repeatedly criticized the Russian Ministry of Defense and President Vladimir Putin for, in his opinion, insufficiently effective combat operations against Ukraine and called for the use of nuclear weapons in the war.

In early October, Yehor Guzenko was detained and arrested in his hometown, Novopavlovsk, Stavropol Region, on charges of violence against a police officer. In mid-November, the court released Huzenka from arrest to participate in the war against Ukraine.

Apti Alaudinov became the key spokesperson of the Russian army in the region after the beginning of the operation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kursk region.