The Russian occupiers “twinned” the Chechen city of Grozny with the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, destroyed by the Russian army, which is currently under its occupation. The mayor of Grozny, Khas-Magomed Kadyrov, and the so-called head of the Mariupol occupation administration, Oleg Morgun, signed an agreement “on the establishment of relations between sister cities” and “exchanged gifts,” the Correspondent writes, citing Radar.

According to the signed document, they will develop cooperation “in the interests of the residents of the two cities.” “It is planned to establish and develop contacts in the field of education, health care, culture, sports, social protection, etc.,” says the message sent out by the Russian propaganda press.

It will be recalled that almost 30 years ago, during the first war in Chechnya, the Russian army invaded this republic and, since in the first months of hostilities it failed to occupy the capital of Chechnya, Grozny, by land, it systematically bombarded the city. , killing thousands of civilians in just a few weeks.

After a period of intense siege and bombing in 1995, Russian troops managed to capture Grozny.

Similar actions of the Russian army also took place in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol since the beginning of the invasion, which began on February 24, 2022. In Mariupol, the Russians killed thousands of civilians and destroyed the city through intensive bombing.