The leader of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov said that Russia should consider using small -scale nuclear weapons in Ukraine after a series of defeats on the battlefield.

After Moscow confirmed the withdrawal of the Lyrics in eastern Ukraine, Kadyrov criticized the top Russian branches for their failures.

His speech was made a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the merger of Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson areas of Ukraine, the move was strongly condemned by the West.

Leaders of Chechnya Kadyrov spoke at the parade in Grozny in February. Photo: AP.

Other leading allies of President Putin, including the Vice Chairman of the Dmitry Medvedev Security Council, also suggested that Russia may need nuclear weapons, but the call from the Chechnya leader is clear.

Kadyrov also called General Alexander Lapin, the leader of the Russian forces fighting at Lyman, a mediocre man, proposing to demot and deprive his medal.

Due to the lack of basic military logistics systems, we now have to abandon a number of settlements and a large part of the territory in Ukraine, the leader of Chechnya wrote, adding that from two weeks ago, he stated the possibility of loss

The Russian Ministry of Defense on October 1 announced that the withdrawal from Lyman, the major stronghold and the logistics center for the Russian forces in the Donetsk area.

Ukraine's steps took place after they regained many areas of the counterattack campaign in Kharkov province, the Northeastern region of the country.