THE bizarre fiefdom of Chechnya has long been controlled by warlord and top Vladimir Putin crony Ramzan Kadyrov and his ...

Russian troops launched a brutal and eventually unsuccessful military campaign against Chechen rebels, effectively beginning ...

Brutal tactics employed by Russia in its war on Ukraine have shocked much of the world but come as no surprise to older residents of Chechnya, who this week marked the 30th anniversary of an ...

effectively beginning the First Chechen War. After losing the first and winning the second Chechen War, Russia has consolidated its hold over the region, home to 1.5 million people, with the help ...

Unknown even in Russian politician Vladimir Putin became the most influential person in the country 25 years ago — and ...

COMMENT: Crisis has aided the Russian strongman’s regime stability far more than any index of economic success, writes ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin does not love his country and people as he is sending Russia's youth to die in his wars of ...

Kadyrov, who has led Chechnya since 2007, is seen as both loyal to and dependent on Russian President Vladimir Putin. He has been a vocal supporter of Moscow's war in Ukraine, and his father ...

December 30, 2024: Firepower is a multifunction tool in combat. For example, during the 1999 Chechnya War in the Caucasus Russian troops used firepower intensive tactics to take Chechen capital of ...

They claim that nine new Russian paramilitary units have been established since the start of the war through Kadyrov. The Chechen army has even been seen testing out new war weapons in Ukraine ...