Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov. Archive photoGROZNY, May 1. The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, published a video on his Telegram channel in which Daniil Martynov, deputy head of the National Guard for the Chechen Republic, shows the Rada building liberated from Ukrainian militants in the city of Popasnaya, Kadyrov also stated that soon this city will be completely liberated. «First of May. Day of the working people. The building of the Rada of the city of Popasnaya will henceforth serve the interests of the working class. That's it. The deputies of Bandera will no longer serve … Soon the whole city will be free. People will be able to return to their homes and do habitual affairs,» Kadyrov wrote. He added that peaceful life will reign not only in Popasna, but also in all cities and villages of the DPR and LPR. 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 Kyiv 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. According to the Russian 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 Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.
