Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has claimed the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol is set fall to Vladimir Putin's troops on Thursday, as the seige continues. Hundreds of civilians and the last ...

Russia’s Central Election Commission says Ramzan Kadyrov secured 99.85% after all ballots were counted, extending his rule ...

The family of slain Chechen rebel leader Aslan Maskhadov has appealed to world leaders to help them secure his body, The Moscow Times reported Friday. A Chechen official said Thursday that a third ...

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov says his cousin and close ally Adam Delimkhanov is "alive and well" after a flurry of reports Wednesday said the Chechen lawmaker was wounded or possibly killed on the ...

In trying to dissuade anyone from noting a “Chechen trace” in the events in Uzbekistan, Kadyrov made the connection even more difficult to set aside. Earlier this month, INTERPOL issued red notices ...

KRAMATORSK, Ukraine—The horrors of Ukraine are an eerily familiar sight for Maga, a 30-year-old Chechen fighter who spoke with The Daily Beast using his codename. “The same torture, the same mass ...

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said he discussed his region’s contribution to Russia’s war effort in Ukraine at talks with President Vladimir Putin on Thursday that came at a sensitive moment in ...

Many Chechen fighters are fighting for Ukraine in the embattled city of Bakhmut Chechen fighters who are not fighting in the frontlines are camped in a townhouse in Kramatorsk Chechen fighters said ...

Adam Kadyrov, the 18-year-old son of Chechen Head Ramzan Kadyrov, has had his own security unit since November 2025. The Dustum-13 Central Base is based on the premises of the Akhmat SOBR special ...

Members of the pro-Ukrainian Chechen group "Dzhokhar Dudayev Battalion" Military View Facebook group At least five Chechen units are fighting for Ukraine, with more than 1,000 troops in each unit — ...

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said he wants to "compete" with Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin and create his own private military company. In a Telegram post on Sunday, Kadyrov praised Prighozin and ...