A citizen of Chechnya and a former member of the far-right German party Alternative for Germany, Noah Krieger (real name Murad Dadaev) said that he went to the war zone in Ukraine to participate in the war on the side of Russia. This conclusion can be drawn from the series of videos that he posted on his Instagram account, Reports German television channel n-tv.
Astra He writesThat Krieger began posting videos purporting to be from Russian-occupied territory in Ukraine six days ago.
Judging by the published photos, Krieger is located in the Donetsk region. “Important stories” NoteThat Krieger visited Avdiivka. In one frame he stands near the destroyed Avdeevka coke plant, in another he stands at the entrance to the stele. He appears in the recordings surrounded by fighters from the Chechen Ahmed Brigade.
“I came myself, and saw with my own eyes what is shown on TV and what is silent about in the news,” Krieger wrote in the caption of one of the videos. “I am here to check everything first hand. This is no joke, brothers. This is a harsh reality as the fate of our mother Ross is being decided.”
It is not known if Krieger was involved in the fight.
Murat Dadaev presented himself as “the first Chechen in German politics.” Little Deutsche Welle. He claimed that in 2024 he obtained German citizenship by naturalization and changed his surname to that of his German wife. In the same year he joined the Alternative for Germany party. He has more than 400k followers on Instagram.
“Important Stories” in material He noted that he wears a German camouflage uniform, and uses in his leaflets the emblem from the Wehrmacht buckles and the first stanza of the national anthem, which was abandoned in Germany itself after the collapse of National Socialism.
In the spring of 2026, the AfD announced that it had begun procedures to expel Krieger from the party after his trip to Chechnya, where he met with representatives of the authorities and security forces.
Murat Dadaev is the younger brother of Suleiman Dadaev, who Vienna police alleged participated in the 2009 murder of Ramzan Kadyrov’s rival Umar Israilov.