From Day One, back in September 2022, Ramzan Kadyrov, the strongman leader of the North Caucasus republic of Chechnya, has been all-in responding to Russian President Vladimir Putin's call for the mobilization of 300,000 troops. By the end of that first month, even before the full-fledged invasion of Ukraine, Kadyrov said the republic had surpassed its volunteer target by 254%. That trend has continued. In December 2023, Kadyrov reported a 1,500% increase in volunteers. By February 2024, that number reached 8,224%, with 36,000 soldiers, including approximately 16,000 volunteers deployed to Ukraine. Yet all along, many have questioned the legitimacy of...