MOSCOW, February 19. /TASS/. Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov said on Sunday he plans to set up a private military company after he quits state service.

"It can be said already now that Wagner (a private military company - TASS) has indisputably proved its effectiveness in military terms and has drawn a line under speculations about the its expediency. No doubt, such professional units are necessary and needed. That is why I plan, when I finish my career in state service, to provide competition to our dear brother Yevgeny Prigozhin and set up a private military company. I think I will succeed in it," he wrote on his Telegram channel.

According to Kadyrov, Wagner PMC has achieved impressive results in the zone of the special military operation. "Despite all the difficulties, Wagner attains its goals in any situation," he added.