This unit, with a strength of 300-400 men, was largely composed of rebels who have accepted amnesty. To separate the Vostok Battalion from the government, it was attached to the Russian Army's 42nd ...

For most people today, the word Chechnya immediately brings to mind Ramzan Kadyrov, the authoritarian leader who governs the ...

The key to the prisoner deal was freeing Vadim Krasikov, who gunned down a Chechen rebel leader in broad daylight in a public park in the heart of Berlin in 2019. The 58-year-old former special ...

After a disastrous military assault, in which 129 hostages died, Moscow embarked on humiliating peace talks with the rebels, and agreed to let Basayev return safely to Chechnya. Soon after ...

Adam Kadyrov, 17, is in charge of Chechnya's internal affairs ministry, which oversees police and local security forces in ...

Ramzan Kadyrov's son has previously served as his personal bodyguard, a trustee at the Chechen Special Forces University, and ...

The teenage son of Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Russia's Chechnya region and close ally of President Vladimir Putin, has ...

(Reuters) - The teenage son of Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Russia's Chechnya region and close ally of President Vladimir Putin, has been appointed secretary of the region's security council ...

Chechnya Leader's Son, 17, Becomes Head of Chechen Security Council (Reuters) - The teenage son of Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Russia's Chechnya region and close ally of President Vladimir Putin ...