“The Akhmat special forces, together with the allied forces, are preparing to take full control of the city of Soledar of the Donetsk People’s Republic,” Kadyrov wrote.

The head of Chechnya also pointed to the lack of morale and helplessness among the Ukrainian military.

Earlier, the deputy head of the People's Militia Department of the DPR, Eduard Basurin, said that the allied forces were fighting hard in the residential areas of Soledar.

On September 4, Kadyrov announced that the Akhmat special forces and the 2nd Corps of the People's Militia of the LPR launched a large-scale offensive on the territory of the DPR.