It was a “huge honour” for the 46-year-old Chechen president, who is one of Russia’s most outspoken backers of the attack on Ukraine.
Kadyrov, the leader of Chechnya, was quoted by the French press agency as saying that Putin had “personally” informed him of the choice.
This is a promotion for me, the Russian president has given me the position of colonel-general, he wrote on Telegram. The position is the third in a line of military ranks in Russia.
Chechen units are fighting alongside regular Russian forces in Ukraine.
Kadyrov advocates the use of tougher tactics in Ukraine. This week he called on Moscow to use tactical nuclear weapons after Russian forces were forced to withdraw from the town of Lyman.
Then he said he was about to send three of his sons, aged 14, 15 and 16, to the front. .
Kadyrov is elevated to the rank of general by Putin
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