Kremlin WATCH : Chechen leader colonel general Kadyrov: Russia should use low-yield nuclear weapon after new defeat in Ukraine .

Kremlin WATCH : Chechen leader colonel general Kadyrov: Russia should use low-yield nuclear weapon after new defeat in Ukraine . Ramzan Kadyrov, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin and head of the Chechnya region, on Wednesday claimed that he had been elevated to the rank of colonel general, the third highest rank in the Russian military hierarchy.