Chechen leader Arbi Barayev has been killed in a drive by Russian troops to flush out leading rebels. The death of Barayev, for years described by Moscow as the ringleader of kidnapping gangs that ...

In this animated documentary, we explore how Russia lost the First Chechen War (1994–1996) - a conflict that exposed the limitations of Russian military power and ignited Chechnya’s fierce struggle ...

It was in judo class at the age of 12 that Putin met one of his lifelong friends: Arkady Rotenberg. The pair remained close, ...

As Grozny was under attack by Ukrainian drones during this time, there have been speculations that the Russian air defense might have been involved in the unfortunate incident that killed 38 ...

Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Chechnya in southern Russia, was reported last week to have submitted a request to the Kremlin ...

The coat of arms of Russia without crosses was used at the medal ceremony in honor of the 25th anniversary of the formation of OMON "Akhmat - Grozny" to the son of the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov ...

KYIV and MOSCOW — Delegations from Russia and Ukraine met for direct talks in Istanbul on Friday — a day later than planned and amid lowered expectations for any peace deal given the absence ...