Ramzan Kadyrov claimed on June 9 that the Akhmat unit captured Ryzhivka in Sumy region near Kursk, stating it took three days to complete the mission.
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The predominantly ethnic Chechen unit Akhmat allegedly captured the village of Ryzhivka in Sumy region near the border with Russia's Kursk region, noting that it took three days to complete the mission.
Russian forces attacked six border towns in Sumy Oblast on June 9, causing 65 explosions
Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov claimed Sunday that Russian forces had seized the border village of Ryzhivka
Ramzan Kadyrov claimed that the 'Akhmat-Chechnya' battalion captured Ryzhavka in Sumy Oblast.
Ramzan Kadyrov claimed Akhmat units seized Ryzhivka.
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