23 November 2016, 17:59 GMT
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The ministry made a statement in Twitter on Wednesday.
"One of ISIS [Islamic State] leaders (Chechen's nationality) killed by 15th infantry division," the post reads.
On October 17, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi launched the operation to retake Mosul from Daesh. The operation began with 4,000 Kurdish Peshmerga fighters and 30,000 Iraqi soldiers backed by the US-led coalition against Daesh.
The terror group is outlawed in Russia and numerous other countries.
