One thousand Chechen fighters are going to fight for Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to fight the West's tough stance and sanctions.
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| Kyiv was devastated by the war |
24 days of Russian aggression in Ukraine. Russian forces have already taken control of several Ukrainian cities affected by the Moscow attack. Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to fight the West's tough stance and sanctions. Russia's declaration of a "no-fly zone" in Donbas proves that the war is not ending abruptly. Meanwhile, Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of the Chechen republic close to Putin, said 1,000 Chechen fighters had been sent to Ukraine to help Russia in the war.
Chechnya is a part of Russia. Vladimir Putin has been in control of Muslim-majority areas since the First and Second Chechen wars. Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov is a close ally of the Russian president. He said in a statement on Thursday that 1,000 Chechen volunteers had launched a special operation in Ukraine to fight for Russia. A Chechen leader named Alauddinov is leading the special operation.
Meanwhile, Russian forces launched a missile attack near Lviv airport in western Ukraine on Friday. In the last 24 hours, 53 civilians have been killed in attacks by Russian forces, the mayor of Chernihiv said. Rescue efforts are underway after a bomb exploded at a theater in Mariupol on Wednesday.
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Al-Jazeera, meanwhile, reported that Ramzan Kadyrov had claimed that he had traveled to Ukraine to meet with Chechen troops fighting Russian forces. Chechen television channel Grozny posted a video on their social media Telegram channel last Sunday. In that post, Kadyrov was seen in military attire in a dark room discussing military operations with Chechen troops. The video claims that the area is 8 kilometers (4.3 miles) away from the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.
The call for surrender
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| Ramzan Kadyrov |
Kadyrov posted a video, according to AFP. He said in a statement from the video that the shots were fired while staying at an airport hostel near Kyiv. The base was captured by Russian forces on the first day of the attack.
However, Al Jazeera could not verify Kadyrov's claim. In a video message, Kadyrov said, "A few days ago, we were about 20 kilometers away from Kyiv. We are closer now," Kadyrov said, urging members of the Ukrainian military to surrender.
Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday that he had no information on whether Kadyrov was in Ukraine. "Kadyrov, in my opinion, did not directly claim to be in Ukraine," Peskov told reporters. There was no direct statement, so I urge you to contact the administration of the head of the Republic of Chechnya. "
Damage to Russia and Ukraine
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More than 3.1 million people have already left Ukraine.
Ukraine also claims that 1,300 Ukrainian soldiers were killed and 13,800 Russian soldiers were killed in the war. Russia says concerning five hundred of its troops are killed in the fighting and over two thousand five hundred Ukrainian troopers are killed.
Meanwhile, the United Nations says Russian operations in Ukraine have killed 628 civilians. Among the dead were 52 children. The US says Associate in Nursing calculable 5,000 to 6,000 Russian troops are killed in Ukraine.
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