Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov is in Ukraine encouraging his troops to fight the Russians

The Chechen leader, the controversial Ramzan Kadirov, is in Ukraine encouraging his men in support of the Russian offensive, according to Russian and Ukrainian sources, and has assured that the Chechen units are “very close” to Kiev.

Kadyrov said on his Telegram channel that units of the Chechen forces continue to advance in the direction of Kiev and are “very close” and described as rumors that the Russian forces near the capital have partially withdrawn.

There is no official information that the Chechen leader, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, is in Ukraine, but according to the Russian digital publication Gazeta.ru, the RT television channel reported some images showing Kadirov in the area of hostilities.

In the video, the commanders brief the Chechen leader on the course of the fighting on the territory of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, as well as the details of the offensive, and it appears from the conversation that Kadyrov’s location with the fighters is 7 kilometers from Kiev.

For his part, the advisor to the Ukrainian Ministry of the Interior, Anton Geraschenko, also echoed Kadirov’s presence in Ukraine, and said that he is in Ivánkiv, a town north of Kiev, but hidden in a basement, according to what was published. on his Telegram channel.

Geraschenko asked him to show himself and “not hide like a rat.” “Get on a tank, attack Kiev,” he tells her.

A few days ago, Kadyrov said that Russia should accelerate the offensive in Ukraine and opt for a “decisive attack”.

“In my opinion, the tactics chosen in Ukraine are too slow. The time has come to make a concrete decision and start a large-scale operation in all directions and on the territory of Ukraine, ”he wrote on his Telegram channel.

A few days ago, he also confirmed the deployment of Chechen fighters in Ukraine and reported two Chechen deaths in the war that Russia has unleashed against the neighboring country.