Chechen Leader Kadyrov Says Odesa, Kharkiv Need To Be Taken Under Russias Control

The head of Russia's Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, said on Monday that the Russian forces should gain control of the Ukrainian cities of Odessa and Kharkiv in order to ensure the security of Russia.

"Odesa must be taken, Kharkiv must be taken, and then in the future, we will secure our state in this way," Kadyrov told the Rossiya 1 broadcaster.

At the end of October, Kadyrov said that all regions of Ukraine are Russian territory. Last week, the Chechen leader predicted that the Ukraine conflict would be over before the end of this year.