Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov. File photoGROZNY, Apr 16 More than 20 relatives of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov are taking part in a Russian special military operation against Ukrainian troops, Khalid Kadyrov, a cousin of the head of the republic, said on Saturday. Telegram channel Chechen Minister for National Policy, Foreign Relations, Press and Information Akhmed Dudayev. According to him, at that time they were in the city of Novoazovsk between Mariupol and the Russian border. «There are 12 people from the Mariupol side, the same number from the other side (in the LPR). I've been here for almost a month. <…> ; Whoever says that there are no relatives of Ramzan Akhmatovich here, they are mistaken,» Khalid Kadyrov said, in particular. The Chechen minister noted that where natives of the republic participate in battles, relatives of its head are always in the forefront. «This is the principle of the Kadyrovs: they are always at the forefront. Ramzan Akhmatovich sends his close relatives to the most difficult areas,» he 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 genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine.» According to the Russian Defense Ministry, as of March 25, the Armed Forces completed the main tasks of the first stage — they significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.
