Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of the Chechen Republic of the Russian Federation, said that the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol – the last enclave of Ukrainian resistance in this port of strategic importance in the Sea of Azov – would be closed.
“Before lunch, or shortly afterwards, Azovstal will be under the full control of Russian Federation forces,” Kadyrov, who’s considered a bodyguard for Russian President Vladimir Putin, said in a statement. social networking early today.
Chechen forces have been involved in what the Kremlin has called a “special military operation” in Ukraine since February 24. Ramzan Kadyrov himself, who is accused by non-governmental organizations of heaps of human rights violations and has a strong paramilitary force under his command, says he is in Ukraine, participating with his “kadirovtsi” in the attack of the Russian armed forces.
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