Ukrainian troops have not yet observed Akhmat special forces at the Bakhmut front despite claims by Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov that they had been redeployed there.

Ukrainian troops have not yet seen any of the special forces of the Akhmat group, who were allegedly sent by Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov to the Bakhmut front so as to fight in Klishchiivka

Kadyrovites are not something serious, because they are, in fact, Kadyrov's well-armed personal police

Ukrainian units first encountered the Chechen fighters in Bakhmut, back in winter

The Russians had also tried to deploy them in battles in Rubizhne and Sievierodonetsk in Luhansk Oblast and near Horlivka in Donetsk Oblast

Ukraine has repelled Russian attacks near Dubovo-Vasylivka and the town of Marinka.

The conditions there are wretched – no equipment, food or water. They fight with their bare hands.

In Bakhmut, our defenders have been keeping the entrances, exits, and movement of the enemy through the city under fire control for several days. This became possible thanks to the fact that, in the process of advancing, our troops took control of the main commanding heights around Bakhmut.