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In mid-April, launched Russian forces A new offensive along the eastern side of Ukraine, which has recently witnessed some attacks and intense bombing around Bubasna in the area Lugansk.
Kadyrov, who often described himself as "infantryman" commanding an order Russian President Vladimir PutinIn a post on the messaging app Telegram: "fighters Chechen special forces They took control of most of Bubasna.. The main streets and central neighborhoods of the city were completely cleared".
There was no immediate comment from Ukraine, but Oleksiy Aristovich is a consultant Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky He said late Saturday that heavy fighting in the town continues.
On Saturday, Serhiy Gaidai, governor of the Lugansk region, also said that Ukrainian forces were still in control of the region.
In a video post on Telegram, he added: "The situation is very difficult, but it is under control".
He added that the Chechen forces did not participate in the fighting, but were looting and recording video clips.
Kadyrov has been posting reports and videos on Telegram of Chechen soldiers allegedly participating in activities in Ukraine, but there has been no confirmation of how many have actually been posted and whether they are taking part in the fighting..
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In mid-April, launched Russian forces A new offensive along the eastern side of Ukraine, which has recently witnessed some attacks and intense bombing around Bubasna in the area Lugansk.
Kadyrov, who often described himself as an “infantry soldier”, wrote an order Russian President Vladimir Putinin a post on the messaging app Telegram: “Fighters Chechen special forces They took control of most of Bubasna… The main streets and central neighborhoods of the city were completely cleared.”
There was no immediate comment from Ukraine, but Oleksiy Aristovich is a consultant Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky He said late Saturday that heavy fighting in the town continues.
On Saturday, Serhiy Gaidai, governor of the Lugansk region, also said that Ukrainian forces were still in control of the region.
“The situation is very difficult, but it is under control,” he added in a video post on Telegram.
He added that the Chechen forces did not participate in the fighting, but were looting and recording video clips.
Kadyrov has been posting reports and videos on Telegram of Chechen soldiers allegedly participating in activities in Ukraine, but there has been no confirmation of how many have actually been posted and whether they are taking part in the fighting..