
DPR Head Denis Pushilin and Chechen Head Ramzan Kadyrov during a meeting in Mariupol. Archive photoMOSCOW, 2 Apr. The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, spoke on Telegram about the participation of his close relatives in the clashes in Mariupol in the DPR. «Together with representatives of the Russian law enforcement agencies, my close relatives, representatives of the Kadyrov family, are actively involved in suppressing pockets of resistance of Bandera scumbags on the territory of Mariupol» , the head of the region wrote. The head of the region stressed that members of his family are in the forefront during military clashes, and also participate in the capture of important strategic points. «In the Chechen Republic, every resident worries about our soldiers with all his heart,» Kadyrov added. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. As noted in the Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and , on March 25, completed the main tasks of the first stage — significantly reduced the combat potential of Kyiv. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.

