Ramzan Kadyrov in Mariupol in a meeting with Mordvichev and other commanders

During the visit, Kadyrov met with the commander of the 8th Army, Lieutenant General Mordvichev***, parliamentary lawmaker Adam Delimkhanov and the head of the DPR, D. Pushilin.

"We all need to know that we are following the order of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief. He [Lieutenant General Mordvichev] entrusted us with the most difficult section, which means that he trusts us. And we will not let him down!"
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****Russian Lieutenant General Andrei Mordvichev was killed during fighting, Ukraine's armed forces said Saturday in a statement on its Facebook page.
It said Mordvichev "the commander of the 8th All-Military Army of the Southern Military District of the Armed Forces," was killed "as a result of fire damage." (West media Fb.News, March 19)