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Chechen forces deployed in Ukraine appear to be more of a ‘PR initiative’ than military utility, analysts say.

Ukrainian forces have recaptured the city of Makariv, to the west of Kyiv and are also attacking in the south and east as generals say 15,600 Russian troops have now been killed.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has backed the idea of sending volunteer fighters to Ukraine, though there are good reasons for Moscow to refrain from bringing them in from Syria and elsewhere.

As Russia launched its massive re-invasion of neighboring Ukraine in late February, scores of propagandists, journalists and officials—in Russia, Ukraine and even abroad—seized on an old, familiar trope: the Chechen, a fearless and ruthless force, far deadlier than any other foe. Watching the agitprop on both sides pair inflammatory texts with visuals to sloganeering effect, one could be forgiven for …