A Chechen special forces soldier in the city of Rubizhne, Luhansk People's Republic. Archival photo GROZNY, May 23. The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, showed the «everyday battles» of the Chechen security forces in the Lugansk direction, the footage he published is intended to serve as a refutation of the rumors spread in the Ukrainian media about the counteroffensive. «In these frames we can see how Ukrainian nationalists are being squeezed out of their fortified positions. Apparently, the cleansing is going on according to plan, and as such, the guys do not have any difficulties in this matter. Against the backdrop of unsuccessful attempts by the Armed Forces of Ukraine to get out of the encirclement, the rest are rapidly losing their fighting spirit, attempts to counteroffensive are out of the question However, the Ukrainian media, as it turned out, do not disdain even stuff about the alleged counter-offensive of fictitious troops. What kind of mood should the Ukrainian military personnel have if they have to be fed such lies?» — Kadyrov wrote in his Telegram channel. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. Russian President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, 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.
