Inside Ukraine’s covert program preparing Russia’s minorities for independence
While battling Russian aggression, Ukraine is quietly fostering a cadre of leaders poised to carve independent nations from Russia's vast, multiethnic territories.
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UK intel: Around 9,000 Chechen troops deployed by Russia in Ukraine
Around 9,000 pro-Russian Chechen troops are deployed in Ukraine, initially suffering heavy losses but now conducting frontline and rear operations, per UK intelligence.
Kadyrov: We are ready to deploy troops to Gaza
The Kremlin-controlled head of Chechnya expressed his support for Palestine and said he is ready to go on a peacekeeping mission.
Ichkeria’s gov’t in exile considering creating special tribunal for Kadyrov, his Akhmat unit
The government-in-exile of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria is working on the possible creation of a special tribunal for…
Russians seek to capitalize Chechen officials expertise in oppression in Ukraine – ISW
"Russian authorities are increasingly importing Chechen elements into occupied Ukraine to shape administrative regimes of occupied areas," the…
Zelenskyy orders study on extending diplomatic recognition to Chechnya-Ichkeria
Having declared Chechnya-Ichkeria a temporarily occupied land last month and pressed by a petition signed by more than…
Ukraine’s parliament officially recognized Chechen Republic of Ichkeria occupied by the Russian Federation
Ukraine's parliament has officially recognized the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria temporarily occupied by the Russian Federation and condemned…
Unpunished evil grows: Ukraine war rooted in Russia’s impunity for Chechen genocide
From the Chechnya genocide in the 1990s-2000s to the recent expansion of its invasion of Ukraine, Russian imperialism…
Ukraine’s security service declares Chechnya leader Kadyrov with two accomplices suspects
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has declared Chechnya leader Ramzan Kadyrov and two of his accomplices suspects.…
They’re not Chechens, they’re Russian occupation troops – free Chechen Republic representative about Kadyrovites
Chechens in Russia’s war against Ukraine are most often known through the infamous soldiers of strongman and Putin…
“World will see a free Ichkeria and a free Tatarstan,” secretary of Ukraine’s National Security Council says
These efforts appeared to peak in 2018 and 2019 when the Verkhovna Rada discussed and then passed a…
North Caucasus expert: Moscow’s actions in Abkhazia and Chechnya justify fears about ‘Steinmeier formula’
Those in Ukraine and elsewhere who fear that the Steinmeier plan will end by becoming the Putin plan…
Tribute to Anna Politkovskaya: 13 years after murder, legacy & meaning of her work remain intact
International correspondents often cite the difficult role objectivity plays while covering terrorism, since the nature and genesis of…
Chechens complete ‘March for the Supremacy of Law and Justice’ at UN HQ in Geneva
A month ago, on the 23rd anniversary of the liberation of Grozny by Ichkerian forces, a group of…
Chechen activists marching from Strasbourg to Geneva to seek justice for their nation
For the last two weeks, a small group of Chechen activists carrying Chechen, Ukrainian, Turkish, German and American…
24 years ago, Moscow attacked Chechnya, triggering a war that changed everything
Most people today are focusing on bidding farewell to Lyudmila Alekseyeva, the great human rights activist that Vladimir…
Putin may soon make ‘veterans of hybrid wars’ new symbol of Russia’s future, Shtepa says
With the passing of the World War II generation, few of whom now remain, Vladimir Putin appears ready…
World’s largest flag of Chechen Republic of Ichkeria unraveled in central Kyiv
The world's largest flag of the unrecognized republic of Ichkeria was unraveled in central Kyiv today. The republic…
North Caucasus republics could flourish on their own, Israeli political analyst says
Even people who accept that the North Caucasus is a Russian colony often argue that the republics of…
Inozemtsev: Russian Empire’s special features haven’t disappeared in Russia today
Three specific and even unique characteristics of the Russian Empire in the past have not disappeared in the…