Ramzan Kadyrov, the Chechen leader and key Kremlin ally, called on Vladimir Putin to use tactical nuclear weapons against Ukraine in the wake of another major and embarrassing military defeat.
His comments marked the first time a Russian official has openly and explicitly called for the use of atomic bombs in Ukraine.
It came after Moscow admitted it had withdrawn from the key eastern city of Lyman on Saturday in the face of “significant superiority in forces and means”, handing Kyiv a major battlefield victory.
#Ukraine: The Ukrainian 110th Separate Territorial Defense Brigade claimed to shoot down another Russian Ka-52 attack helicopter in #Zaporizhzhia Oblast, presumably using MANPADS. We cannot verify the precise type of aircraft or date of the incident. pic.twitter.com/NB4ftliEgu
— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) October 1, 2022
