ONCE a feared dictator known for his ruthless crackdowns and flamboyant spectacle, Ramzan Kadyrov is now a debilitated despot said to be “at death’s door”. Dubbed the ...

Apti Alaudinov, the Chechen special forces leader, said: 'If you die defending your homeland, you will go to heaven' - Getty Images Europe A Chechen commander has mocked the “sobs” of mothers of young ...

(LVIV, Ukraine) — The Ukrainian military says it has repelled a Russian attempt to take control of the strategic port of Mariupol. The Ukrainian military’s General Staff said in a statement that ...

MOSCOW, Jan 29 (Reuters) - The leader of Russia's Chechnya region, Ramzan Kadyrov, said on Thursday that he was opposed to talks on ending the war in Ukraine and that Moscow should fight on. "I ...

GROZNY, Chechen Republic — A hulking military transport plane roared onto the tarmac at the main airfield in Grozny, the capital of the Chechen Republic in southeastern Russia, and a group of 120 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For most people today, the word Chechnya immediately brings to mind Ramzan Kadyrov, the authoritarian leader who governs the ...

He cautioned in his Telegram statement that Russian soldiers avoid giving in to any “provocations.” Chechen soldiers are reportedly arriving in the Rostov region Saturday morning. Various social ...

MOSCOW (AP) -- Chechen rebels vowed Wednesday to carry on their separatist fight against Russia despite the death of their leader Aslan Maskhadov after special forces cornered him in an underground ...

Chechen Leader Kadyrov Says Russia Should Fight War in Ukraine to the End MOSCOW, Jan 29 (Reuters) - The ‌leader of Russia's ‌Chechnya region, Ramzan Kadyrov, said on Thursday that he was opposed to ...