Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov expressed his condolences on Wednesday to the family of the late commander of a Russian Defense Ministry battalion in Chechnya, Sulim Yamadayev.
The wake for Sulim Yamadayev began on Tuesday in the North Caucasus republic of Chechnya and will last until Thursday under Chechen traditions.
The commander was buried on Tuesday in Dubai, Sulim's brother Isa said.
Kadyrov visited the Yamadayev family's home where the wake was held.
"I have been to the wake and expressed my condolences, I also visited the deceased's mother, who was very moved," Kadyrov said. "She said that my arrival is a great joy for her, which can be compared to the return of her sons," he continued.
Isa said on Sunday he was ready to become Kadyrov's ally.
Yamadayev said that some media artificially provoke disrespectful relations between him and Kadyrov adding that he feels no distaste toward the Chechen president.
Sulim Yamadayev, a Hero of Russia who commanded the elite Vostok Battalion in Chechnya, was gunned down in Dubai on March 28, 2009. He was shot in the chest with three bullets from a gold-plated gun in the car park of a luxury apartment complex where he was living with his wife and children. RIA Novosti
