Ramzan Kadyrov has vowed that Chechen fighters will punish anyone who kills civilians in Donbass and Odessa. He has labelled Chechen law enforcement's operations in Ukraine as jihad, claiming that they are only carrying out orders.

Earlier, Ramzan Kadyrov claimed on February 26 that Chechen warriors arrived in Ukraine to carry out Vladimir Putin's orders and protect the Ukrainian people. On February 28, Chechen Mufti Salakh Mezhiev claimed that the Chechen fighters who had fled to Ukraine had "gone to jihad" and were fighting for Allah's cause.

In an address to Ukrainian military and members of "nationalist battalions" on March 4, Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov vowed that everyone who killed civilians in Donbass and Odessa will be punished. "We've arrived!" he examined. "And we'll do it," Kadyrov said in a Telegram message. Fighters have addresses for members of nationalist battalions and their families, according to his interpretation. "They are hiding behind the backs of military - those who swore allegiance to the Ukrainian people," Kadyrov said.

He has advised Ukrainian forces to deal with them alone, or better yet, leave them to Chechen fighters. "Everything will be over shortly, and we will continue to be friends as before. Don't get in our way; we're not going to stop. We have a system in place, and we have jihad!" Kadyrov has emphasised.