A top ally of besieged Russian leader Vladimir Putin wants Moscow to go scorched earth on Ukraine. Literally.
Stopping just short of calling for a nuclear holocaust, Ramzan Kadyrov, head of the Chechen Republic and a lieutenant general in the Russian military, urged Putin to use “low-yield nuclear weapons” on Ukraine after the Kremlin’s latest defeat.
The latest setback for Russian forces came in Donetsk Oblast, one day after Putin’s illegal annexation of the partially occupied Ukrainian region. In a move universally condemned by the international community, Putin formalized the annexation of four Ukrainian oblasts (administrative divisions comparable to a U.S. state). The oblasts, Luhansk, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk are located primarily in the Donbas, a heavily industrialized area with a significant Russian ethnic minority.
But less than 24 hours after his Hitleresque speech, 5,000 of Putin’s troops had to break out and retreat from the strategic town of Lyman, in north central Donetsk. The withdrawal to a “more advantageous” frontline was necessary, according to Russian state propaganda, because the city had become encircled by Ukraine.
Putin warned in his address that Russia will view an attack on any of the four oblasts as an attack on Russia and that the millions of Ukrainians living there would be Russian citizens “forever.”
Newsweek has more on Kadyrov’s dramatic remarks:
“I don’t know what the RF Ministry of Defense reports to the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, but in my personal opinion, more drastic measures should be taken, up to the declaration of martial law in the border areas and the use of low-yield nuclear weapons. It is not necessary to take every decision with an eye on the Western American community – it has already said so and done a lot against us,” he wrote in a Telegram post.
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The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense tweeted a video of their soldiers planting a Ukrainian flag in Lyman on Saturday—adding that Ukraine “has and will always have the decisive vote in today’s and any future ‘referendums.'”
Ukraine made notable gains in September, forcing Russian troops to retreat from other key cities including Izium and Balakleya following success of counteroffensives in the Kharkiv region.
Kadyrov, in his Telegram post, criticized Russian military officials including Colonel-General Alexander Lapin, who he said failed to provide units with the necessary communications and supply of ammunitions.
Russia had used Lyman, a transportation hub, to sustain its tenuous military supply chain.
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“based out of?” Why not just “based in?”
“…besieged Russian leader Vladimir Putin”
Um, isn’t it Ukraine that was invaded and currently besieged? Note to Vlad, you can’t go back, use those nukes and you’ll regret it.
One has to wonder when the so-called “leaders” of the Russian military will say “enough” and give Putin a one way ride – to a dacha in the woods or oblivion…
Really U want Nuclear War???
It makes you wonder when these ” leaders ” say something as stupid as use nukes against Ukraine, just how smart they really are. Does he really believe that the west won’t respond to Putin’s use of nuclear weapons? Now we don’t know what old senile Joe’s response will be, but since it will effect the European country’s directly will they not respond in kind?Is WWIII really about to happen?
America is the terrorist problem is Russia can nuke American east coast and America can do nothing. much. TV has told all you idiots America is a super power. At this time Russia is dominant technology wise. Russians were driven back because there are more American military in Ukraine than Russian military. If Russia listens to this general America can and will do nothing or Russia will nuke America of the face of planet earth. Russian missiles are 11,000 & 7,000 MPH americas fastest are 3,500 and over 100 million dollar American airplanes can only do 5,250 MPH America sad to say will get blown of the face of planet earth. This is why they are talking we are the strongest because they are afraid and Pentagon knows they will lose big time.
This guy needs a bullet to the brain his isn’t working