Chechen Leader Praises New Tactics After Allegedly Wiping Out Ukrainian Unit

This is the moment Chechen troops destroy a Ukrainian unit as leader Ramzan Kadyrov praises their new battle tactics.

Ramzan Akhmadovich Kadyrov, 45, Head of the Chechen Republic, said on June 5: “I present to you more proof of the effectiveness of the new tactics that we have begun to use against Ukrainian nationalists.

“This time, our fighters successfully destroyed an enemy group in the area of ​​the strategically important village of Kamyshevakh.

“From the aerial reconnaissance footage, you see how the nationalists are in a state of total panic. Trying to save their skins from the shelling, they constantly move to different points, but this does not help them. Severe punishment of retribution takes each of them!

“A similar fate awaits every nationalist and Banderite who, with weapons in his hands, goes against our fighters. We won't leave a single one, no matter where he hides.

“Now we have a new action plan, which, as the first days of its implementation show, has fully justified itself. Therefore, we do not have the slightest doubt that victory will be ours!”

We contacted Russian and Ukrainian officials for comment but had not received a reply at the time of writing.

Russian troops invaded Ukraine on February 24 in what the Kremlin still calls a "special military operation." June 6 marks the 103rd day of the campaign.

From February 24 to June 6, the total combat losses of Russian troops stand at around 31,250 personnel, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The Ukrainian military also claims that Russia has lost 1,386 tanks, 3,400 armored fighting vehicles, 690 artillery systems, 207 multiple launch rocket systems, 96 anti-aircraft systems, 211 warplanes, 176 helicopters, 2,395 motor vehicles and fuel tankers, 13 vessels, 551 unmanned aerial vehicles, 53 units of special equipment, and 125 cruise missiles.

Meanwhile, the Ukrainian Center for Strategic Communications (StratCom) claimed on June 6 that Russian Major General Roman Kutuzov was killed in a battle near Popasna in the Luhansk region.

StratCom said: “Exclusive. Meet. Commander of the DNR's 1st Army Corps (of the orcs), Major General Roman Kutuzov has been officially denazified and demilitarized.”

In related news, the United Kingdom has announced that it is sending its first long-range missiles to Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned of more attacks in Ukraine if the West sends long-range weapons.