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Putin
The head of a Baku-affiliated think tank called Moscow’s response to the plane crash a display of “imperial arrogance,” with the Azerbaijani president lashing out at Moscow’s inadequate responses.
Jan. 7
Russia
A Russian missile crew in Chechnya is the top suspect in the air disaster. Chechen boss Ramzan Kadyrov called for a “secret” investigation, but Baku nixed the idea.
Dec. 27, 2024
Russia
Azerbaijani government sources told Euronews that the damaged plane was not allowed to land at Russian airports.
Dec. 26, 2024
Chechnya
The attack reportedly targeted an OMON base, the Chechen Interior Ministry’s 2nd regiment, and a military base tied to the Russian war effort.
Dec. 15, 2024
Drones
The explosion damaged the roof and shattered windows of the barracks of a special police regiment while falling debris sparked a fire that was quickly extinguished.
Dec. 12, 2024
War in Ukraine
Putin’s iron-fisted Chechen ruler said he wants Ukrainian POWs to be used as human shields. He called President Zelensky a “goat-devil” and said captives looked like they had been living in a resort.
Dec. 6, 2024
War in Ukraine
Baker Sergo Gornakashvili grew up near Georgia’s Pankisi Gorge, haunted by echoes of the wars in nearby Chechnya, before trading his apron for a rifle and dying on Ukraine’s front line.
Dec. 5, 2024
Chechnya
Security forces in Chechnya carried out the raids throughout the Grozny area, detaining men for minor infractions who were offered the choice of prison or going to the war in Ukraine.
Nov. 7, 2024
Chechnya
The Chechen leader has claimed that the only casualties from Tuesday’s drone attack on the Special Forces University in Chechnya were Ukrainian prisoners being held there.
Oct. 31, 2024
Drones
Ukrainian intelligence sources confirmed the drone attack on the Special Forces University in Chechnya, suggesting Dagestanis who are in conflict with Kadyrov’s forces were behind it.
Oct. 29, 2024
Moscow
A member of Russia’s National Guard was killed in an attack on a military vehicle on Thursday on the outskirts of the Chechen capital in the mountainous North Caucasus.
Oct. 26, 2024
Chechnya
After Russian troops leveled much of Ukraine’s formerly besieged Mariupol, what remained of the industrial city are now war trophies for Chechen groups affiliated with the enclave’s elites.
Oct. 24, 2024
Putin
Putin’s fixation with keeping the Arab and Islamic World onside as his full-scale invasion of Ukraine approaches its third anniversary means he now needs Kadyrov more than the other way around.
Oct. 12, 2024
Europe
Trump told prospective Georgia voters the US is getting taken for a ride but European support to Ukraine outmatches the US by practically all metrics.
Sep. 25, 2024
Chechnya
A YouTube video posted on Friday shows the Russian aligned troops racing two armed e-vehicles around what they claim is an area of the combat zone, along with two conventional pick-ups.
Sep. 22, 2024
Chechnya
Kadyrov said he received the vehicle from Musk, a claim that the Tesla owner called a lie on his social media platform X.
Sep. 20, 2024
The head of a Baku-affiliated think tank called Moscow’s response to the plane crash a display of “imperial arrogance,” with the Azerbaijani president lashing out at Moscow’s inadequate responses.
Jan. 7