Russian conscripts ordered to defend Kursk, Chechen commander promises 'heaven' for the fallen

According to Alaudinov, parents of these young conscripts—many of them fresh out of high school—have nothing to worry about. He claims that if their children are killed, they’ll supposedly “go straight to heaven.”

In fact, the Akhmat leader insists that only those destined to die will perish in war.

"No one dies unless it’s their fate to die. But if you die defending your homeland and your faith in God, you will enter paradise. And what could be better for a person than paradise on the path of the Almighty? Nothing!" he assured the parents of Russian conscripts, behind whom Chechen forces so often like to hide.

However, for those who don’t want their loved ones to die for the interests of Kremlin dictator Vladimir Putin and aren’t willing to sacrifice their own lives either, Alaudinov has a question: Why does Russia even need such citizens?

"If your 18-year-old children, who are already serving in the Ministry of Defense, aren’t supposed to defend their homeland, even when it’s under attack and the enemy is on our territory, then I have just one question for you: Why do this country and your children even need you?" the top Kadyrov ally raged in response to what he called the parents' “sniveling.”

As for Alaudinov’s own whereabouts, they remain unclear, though it’s evident he isn’t anywhere near where the Ukrainian army is advancing.