Chechen leader says his forces ‘liberated’ Mariupol city hall

KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) – Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said Thursday that forces from his Russian region had taken control of the city hall in Ukraine’s besieged southeastern port of Mariupol and hoisted the Russian flag. Kadyrov posted on Telegram a video of a phone recording in Chechen, which he said was Russian parliamentary lawmaker Adam Delimkhanov speaking to “our valiant men”. “The guys are radioing to say that they liberated the building of the Mariupol […]