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Same article claims this:
It should be noted that there are also Chechens fighting for Russia in the Ukraine.Other Russian Islamists have gone to wage jihad in Syria and Iraq. The manager of the Russian Federal Security Apparatus (FSB), Aleksadr Botanivok, estimated in June that the number of Russians fighting in Iraq is about 1,700. He expressed his concern regarding the growth of the effect of ISIS in Russia and called for more cooperation with Washington and the West on this issue.Experts believe there may be 5,000 Russians fighting for the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq.
Yes, experts believe that, for instance Putin:
"Putin says thousands from Russia, CIS joined Islamic State in Iraq and Syria"