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Kadyrov, allies suspected of war crimes in Ukraine

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The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reported on Aug. 26 that it had collected “indisputable evidence of war crimes” committed by Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov and two of his close allies, Daniil Martynov and Huseyn Mezhidov. The SBU accuses them of ordering and managing Russian military operations that involved unlawful detention of Ukrainian civilians, using them as a “human shield," and other violations.

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Fighting in southern Ukraine remains intense as Russian forces continue attempts to advance in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, particularly around the town of Huliaipole. The Kyiv Independent’s Francis Farrell and Nick Allard spent time with Ukraine’s 225th Separate Assault Regiment, one of the units tasked with stabilizing this critical section of the front.

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