Among those hiding from Russian bombing in Grozny’s basements was Abubakar Yangulbayev, now a lawyer and human rights activist, who was then 2 years old. The First Chechen War left a deep ...

A second war in Chechnya made Vladimir Putin, transforming him from anonymous apparatchik supported by just 2 per cent of Russians into an immensely popular president. It allowed him to renegotiate ...

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 ...

The bloody campaign continued with varying success until the end of August 1996, followed by Second Chechen war, which cemented Russian President Vladimir Putin’s power.

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 ...

Russia won't say if it mistakenly downed an Azerbaijani plane on Christmas. But it acknowledges the crash came amid a ...

Chechnya is a mainly Muslim republic within the Russian Federation. Kadyrov has been a vocal supporter of Moscow’s war and has sent forces to Ukraine, some 1,000km away, to fight alongside ...

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 ...