Head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov. File photoMOSCOW, March 17 The head of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, said on his Telegram channel that Russian forces in the Mariupol region rescued special forces from the «bandit ring», in which they had been for several days.
"Friends, Russian fighters in the Mariupol region under the direct leadership of our Supreme Commander-in-Chief V.V. Putin conducted a successful special operation to break through the bandit ring, which closed around a group of Russian special forces. For several days they remained surrounded", Kadyrov wrote.
He added that «twice Bandera offered them to surrender, but the fighters remained devoted to duty and oath.» According to Kadyrov, this is why they returned alive, and did not become victims of «the vileness of the Nazis.» The head of Chechnya noted that during the special operation «at first it was possible to break through the ring, coordinating actions by radio communication with the encircled, after which the Bandera gangs began a rapid retreat under the onslaught of Russian fighters.» «Dear brother (State Duma deputy from Chechnya) Adam Delimkhanov, who participated in coordination of forces, personally thanked the fighters for their steadfastness and courage. Everyone will be presented with a state award,» Kadyrov concluded. On February 24, Russia launched a special military operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine. Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to harassment and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» According to the Ministry of Defense, the armed forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops. With the support of the Russian army, units of the DPR and LPR are developing the offensive.