Russian news agency RIA Novosti reports that the Chechen leader and ally of Vladimir Putin, Ramzan Kadyrov, said that his three minor sons will go to fight in Ukraine.

"The minority should not interfere in the training of the defenders of our homeland. Ahmat, Eli and Adam are 16, 15 and 14 years old. But their military training began a long time ago, almost from childhood. I'm not kidding when I say this," he says.

Yesterday, Kadyrov criticized the withdrawal of Russian forces from Liman.

He posted on his Telegram channel that Russian forces "did not receive all the necessary information and ammunition" and blamed the commander of the Central Military District Alexander Lapin, saying he had moved his headquarters to Starobilsk, which is "100 kilometers from the front", adding that "he hid in Lugansk."

"It is not a shame that Lapin is an average commander, but that he is guarded by commanders from the General Staff," announced Kadyrov, adding that "there is no place for nepotism in the army, especially in difficult times."