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Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov has slammed Vladimir Putin for 'going soft' on his war targets in Ukraine. The powerful regional leader - believed to be Russia's second-wealthiest politician - is getting increasingly exasperated by the Kremlin leader as he wants him to use overwhelming firepower to take control of Ukraine’s major cities. Kadyrov, who is seen as part of a military and security bloc, believes the Russian forces have been fighting with their hands tied, resulting in repeated humiliations. The general in the Russian national guard as well as head of oil-rich Chechnya said in a video message to Moscow:...

This is the moment Ukrainian troops destroy one of Russia's most advanced tanks which are protected by special reactive armour. The armour on the T-90M is designed to explode when hit reducing the penetrative power of an incoming round. The tank is also protected with a automated defence system which fires smoke grenades when it is 'painted' by a laser beam used by an incoming missile. However, the Ukrainian military released drone footage on a Russian armoured unit which resulted in the destruction of the £4million tank as well as a thermobaric multiple rocket system.