A metro passenger in Moscow apologized for the conflict with a girl from Chechnya.

One of the passengers of the Moscow metro recorded a video message with apologies after he made insults and threats during a conflict towards a girl who said she was from Chechnya.

The video with the public apologies of the Moscow metro passenger was published today by the Instagram* public chechnyatut. The man stated that he did not want to offend or insult the girl with whom he had a conflict, and he asked for forgiveness from her, her relatives, and everyone whom his words affected.

"I would like to apologize today for what happened yesterday on the train. I did not want to offend anyone, I did not want to insult anyone. First of all, I apologize to the girl with whom we had a conflict," he said in the video.

The metro passenger added that he sees no justification for himself, primarily because he was in a state of alcohol intoxication, and the other circumstances, according to him, no longer matter.

"Therefore, I apologize, I apologize to the relatives, to the close ones of the girl whom I insulted. I apologize to everyone, to all those whom I offended with my words," he said.

The video of the incident after which the metro passenger apologized was also published in the Instagram* public chechnyatut. In the recording, the action takes place in a metro car. The man behaves as if he is inebriated, and he is in conflict with the girl. She said that she is from Chechnya, to which the man replied that he did not care where she was from, after which he began to threaten her and make insults.

"Who are you to discuss and judge me for my appearance?" the girl said to him. After she said that other residents of Chechnya would stand up for her, the man loudly addressed other passengers and began to shout: "Are there any Chechens here?".

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that residents of other regions have repeatedly publicly apologized to the residents of Chechnya after various incidents. For example, on August 31, 2025, a pedestrian apologized to Chechens after leaving a trash bag on a car with a sticker "Akhmat is strength," and the author of the video demanded that he apologize. On April 30, 2024, an audience member at a stand-up concert apologized to the entire Chechen people for a joke about Chechen women.

The practice of public apologies initiated by Ramzan Kadyrov has spread beyond Chechnya to other regions of Russia. More about this practice can be read in the "Caucasian Knot" reference "The Fashion for Apologies: From Chechnya to the Outskirts". "Caucasian Knot" also maintains the "Chronicle of Public Apologies in the Caucasus".