A raid against window tinting in Chechnya has left users perplexed.

Another raid against window tinting in Chechnya highlighted the selective enforcement of laws, and the scale of the violation was disproportionate to the scale of the offense, social media users noted.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot," in late November 2025, officers from the "Akhmat" Special Rapid Response Unit and members of the "Dostum K-13" unit conducted a joint raid on Chechen roads, removing window tinting from cars. Social media users noted that such raids fall under the jurisdiction of the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate. Published videos indicate that the security forces themselves arrived at the raid in cars with tinted windows.

A video clip of two traffic police cars approaching a parked car with tinted windows, which has Chechen license plates, was posted by the Instagram* public page "ChP Chechnya".

The short clip shows that the filming is taking place in the evening or at night. The video shows several police cars with flashing lights, including an ambulance, driving along the road from which the security forces turned. As the traffic police cars approach the car, positioning themselves to the left and behind the tinted car, a man exits from the passenger seat. The location and time of the video are not indicated, nor does the video indicate what exactly attracted the attention of security forces.

21:39 12.01.2025

Social media users considered the campaign against window tinting in Chechnya to be an election campaign

Banning window tinting in Chechnya does not apply to the head of the republic and his associates, commenters pointed out.

The video has garnered 264 comments. Social media users pointed out that ordinary drivers are being targeted by Chechen security forces, but the requirements for transparent windows do not apply to the Chechen authorities and those close to them.

"There are a lot of tinted cars in Chechnya. They just found someone to blame, someone without connections. As they say, your Chechen traffic police only have influence over ordinary people, and nothing more," noted Zamamaktub.

"It would be better if the law was the same for everyone," - allima_am.

"We all know that the law is not the same for everyone everywhere. The law may be the same for everyone, but attitudes vary," noted starshina_mukhammad.

"Not everyone is before the law, some are behind it," noted umarvadaev.

"Can the rear windows be tinted?" - asked saddam_borz9.

"By law, yes. In Chechnya, no," noted antibiotik_2.

21:22 09.12.2025

Raids against window tinting fuel a climate of fear in Chechnya

The actions of armed special forces soldiers in tinted cars during roadside raids in Chechnya create constant tension and once again remind residents of the double standards in force in the republic, human rights activists noted.

"I thought the terrorists were surrounded. But it turns out it's all because of the film," fumed grozny_haker.

Chechnya State Traffic Inspectorate On March 12, the agency reported on raids aimed at improving road safety.

"Particular attention is being paid to identifying serious traffic violations—driving vehicles with false license plates, inappropriate lighting or reflective devices, and driving with improperly tinted windows," the Vainakh television company reported.