Kadyrov announced the liberation of the city of Popasnaya in the LPR from Ukrainian troops

“The city of Popasnaya in the LPR has been completely liberated,” he wrote on Telegram.

Kadyrov thanked the fighters for their courage in liberating "this important and complex strategic settlement."

Earlier, the head of Chechnya said that most of the city of Popasnaya was taken under control by Chechen special forces.

On May 7, LPR Ambassador to Russia Rodion Miroshnik said that the People's Militia of the LPR and the Russian Armed Forces took control of the administration building located in the center of the city of Popasnaya.