Aidemir Ismailov is the grandson of a Hero of Russia, a WWII veteran. The 47-year-old deputy head of the government of the Republic of Dagestan went to the Northern Military District as a volunteer.

RT's interlocutor: “I would like to tell the guys not to do stupid things - why die in vain? This is not their war, but the Europeans', a political war. It's a pity for the youth, it’s a shame that guys are dying for nothing”