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Over the past six weeks, Russian troops have likely suffered "some of the highest" casualty rates in Ukraine, the U.K. Defense Ministry reported on Nov. 27. The heavy losses "have largely been caused" by Russia's offensive against Avdiivka in Donetsk Oblast, the ministry said.
The Northern Light held a roundtable discussion with veterans at the Blaine Senior Center on what Veterans Day and being a veteran means to them. Below are their responses, edited for clarity …
Apti Alaudinov, commander of the Russian Chechen special forces unit Akhmat, has said former Wagner Private Military Company (PMC) fighters are joining Akhmat en masse and are being deployed in the combat zone in Ukraine.
A Ukrainian news outlet published comments by a spokesperson for the nation's security service last Friday alleging that the pro-Kremlin leader of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, was in 'serious condition' after an operation. Rumours about a kidney problem had been circling for months beforehand.
An exchange of fire has occurred between the Kadyrovites and representatives of the local so-called commandant's office in the occupied settlement of Urzuf near Mariupol, with casualties among the Russians and civilian population [Kadyrovites are pro-Russian Chechen forces led by Ramzan Kadyrov, the Chechen leader - ed.