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Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov declares victory over the eastern Ukrainian city of Severodonetsk. Photo/Al Jazeera
Ukrainian officials said on Wednesday that Russian troops had taken most of Severodonetsk, in the Luhansk Oblast in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region, but that Ukrainian forces still controlled about 20 percent of the city.
Kadyrov now claims that fighters from the Chechen Republic, together with the LPR people’s militia and other units of Russian forces, completed the complete purge of Severodonetsk.
“The fighters move to the next stage – a more thorough random check of individual urban objects,” Kadyrov said.
“Warriors know their business very well and therefore act with the poise that is inherent in professionals.”
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“The stronghold of the Ukronazi troops – the SBU Main Directorate building and the surrounding area have been completely cleared,” he said as quoted from NewsweekFriday (3/6/2022).
The SBU is the Security Service of Ukraine, the main law enforcement authority and intelligence and security agency of the Ukrainian government. Footage accompanying Kadyrov’s statement appears to show pro-Russian forces taking the local SBU building.
Soldiers can be seen wearing the famous “Z” on their uniforms as they walk through the building. Russian soldiers were also seen greeting locals and walking through other parts of the city.
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