But in 1999, after Mr Putin launched the second Chechen war to restore Russian control over the break away republic, the Kadyrovs changed sides. Akhmad was subsequently installed as the pro ...

Over the next two decades it became Russia’s equivalent of Amazon. Customers from Siberia to the Crimean Peninsula (which was ...

The rugged mountain tribe has fought Russia’s control of the ... who became the new provincial president. No. Chechnya had been largely destroyed by war, with its roads and power plants and ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The implications were immense: the First Chechen War is not only among the darkest chapters in Russian military history but dealt a crippling blow to ...

"The signature in both places is absolutely identical," said Putin, who is seeking to portray Russia's war in Chechnya as part of the international campaign against terrorism. Col. Ilya Shabalkin ...

Russia's reconstruction efforts in Mariupol reflect tactics used in Grozny, masking the human toll and potential war crimes, ...

The European Parliament condemned russia for lack of responsibility for the crimes of the Soviet regime, manipulation of ...

The Governor of Voronezh Oblast, Alexander Gusev, claimed on January 20 that Russian forces destroyed several drones in the ...

Russians first created a fake account for the President of Ukraine and then falsely claimed that Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, blocked it — Ukrinform.

The European Aviation Safety Agency issued a bulletin warning airlines against flying over western Russia due to the risk of ...

Russian soldiers roll through the bombed city of Grozny, Russia, after intense fighting in the Second Chechen War on Feb. 15, 2000. (Antoine Gyori / Sygma via Getty Images) The last of the Chechen ...