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Czech Ambassador Issues Statement To End Confusion Between Czech Republic And Chechnya
As more information on the origin of the alleged perpetrators is coming to light, I am concerned to…
Dina Spector
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2 notoriously unstable regions of Russia could be sitting on a coronavirus outbreak far worse than they admit
Russia's neighbours fear Russia's regions of Ingushetia and Chechnya could be concealing worse outb…
Mitch Prothero
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Where Chechnya Is On A Map
Following the First Chechen War from 1994 to 1996, Chechnya gained independence from Russia. Howeve…
Walter Hickey
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Putin made a rare visit to a part of Russia that fought for independence. It's a chilling warning to Ukraine.
Vladimir Putin has tried to keep Chechnya, a predominantly Muslim region, under Russia's control ev…
Hannah Abraham
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Let's Hope The Boston Bombers Aren't Linked To Chechen Militants
It declared independence in 1991 in a military coup, and though the de facto leader, former Soviet …
Paul Szoldra,Geoffrey Ingerso…
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An anti-Putin blogger fought off a hammer-wielding assassin in what looks like the latest in a string of bloody attacks on dissidents in Europe
Moscow has refused German police requests for cooperation, but a consortium of investigative journa…
Mitch Prothero,Mitch Prothero
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CHECHEN LEADER: Bombing Suspects Have No Link To Chechnya
The tragic events took place in Boston. The blast killed people. We have previously expressed their…
Adam Taylor
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Chechnya's Strongman President Loses Dog, Is Reunited After Instagram Appeal
Kadyrov only joined Instagram a year ago, but he has already racked up a considerable following, wi…
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Tallest Skyscraper In Chechnya Engulfed By Huge Fire
Russia Today reports the 40-story-high Olympus Tower in the Grozny City complex is the tallest buil…
Adam Taylor
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One of Putin's closest allies showed off a Tesla Cybertruck equipped with a machine gun and suggested it could be used in Ukraine
Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of Russia's Chechnya region, flaunted the Tesla Cybertruck in a post on Te…
Nathan Rennolds,Rebecca Rommen
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Russia Could Be Sending Chechen Militants To Ukraine
"What's going on with Ukraine is a classic covert operation," Former CIA deputy director John McLau…
Armin Rosen
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Chechnya's warlord leader Ramzan Kadyrov said he convinced UFC star Khamzat Chimaev to unretire during a phone call
"HE REMAINS AND WILL FIGHT TO THE END!" - the strongman leader said of Khamzat Chimaev after a phon…
Insider Inc.
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Chechen President Creates New Government Ministry For Dedicated Instagram Follower
The light-hearted photos Kadyrov posted to Instagram have surprised many Russia observers who remem…
Adam Taylor
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REPORT: 'Russia's Bin Laden' Is Dead
This is the second time this year that Umarov has reported to have been killed. Earlier in January …
Jeremy Bender
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In 1999, Vladimir Putin Wrote A NYT Op-Ed With A Very Different Take On Military Intervention
Despite the differences between the two op-eds, there's also one telling similarity. Both 2013 and …
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'The wedding of the millennium' involved a 17-year-old Chechen woman being forced to marry a married man 30 years older
"He is married and has children. She's younger than his children. The Chechen woman is powerless; s…
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People with COVID-19 who won't self-isolate should be killed, says president of Chechnya
But it was the passing reference to murdering infected people who refuse to self-isolate that has r…
Mitch Prothero,Mitch Prothero
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Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov, a major Putin ally, claims to be personally fighting in Ukraine just outside Kyiv
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov responded to speculation that he had come in person to the battlefiel…
Mia Jankowicz
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Russia is using Chechen 'TikTok soldiers' on the front lines and to train its troops, highlighting the 'desperation' in its military: UK intel
The UK MoD said in May that the Russian Special Forces University in Chechnya had trained around 42…
Cameron Manley
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Russian troops stole $5M worth of farm vehicles from a John Deere dealership, which remotely locked the thieves out of the equipment
"When the invaders drove the stolen harvesters to Chechnya, they realized that they could not even …