EADaily, May 18th, 2026. There is such an old parable. One traveler saw a large statue of a mighty warrior in a certain city ...

Russia’s strained wartime budget and the prospect of Ramzan Kadyrov’s succession make Chechnya’s future in Russia an open question. None of this means Chechnya is on the verge of revolt. But it does ...

Chechen special forces troops take up firing positions as they attend a training session at a “Russian University of Special Forces” training centre in the town of Gudermes in Chechnya on Dec. 13, ...

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov’s threats against Ukraine following a drone strike echo a 2022 plot to infiltrate Kyiv and target President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a former Ukrainian government official ...

Chechnya’s resistance movement is rooted in a long history of struggle and defiance. In this video, we trace the events that sparked the fight for independence and the leaders who drove it forward. We ...

More than three years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, two films premiering in the Venice Days sidebar of the Venice Film Festival explore a different conflict that embroiled ...

Following his middleweight title win this past Saturday, Khamzat Chimaev has returned to Chechnya with his title. On Saturday, the premier promotion returned to Chicago for the first time since 2019 ...

Chechen opposition activist Mansur Movlaev, known for his criticism of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, has been detained in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Mediazona reports, citing Radio Azattyk. A court in ...

Cannes: Déni Oumar Pitsaev travels to the proxy homeland of Pankisi and confronts his family, weighs building a house, and evades questions of marriage. In 2017, Chechen-born filmmaker Déni Oumar ...

Ramzan Kadyrov said he's asked Putin to be allowed to step aside as Chechen leader. Kadyrov has previously hinted at the move, citing his long rule. Possible successors include Muslim Khuchiev and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For most people today, the word Chechnya immediately brings to mind Ramzan Kadyrov, the authoritarian leader who governs the ...

Adam Kadyrov, 17, was just appointed to oversee Chechnya's internal affairs ministry. He's the son of Chechen strongman leader Ramzan Kadyrov, a staunch ally of Vladimir Putin. The teenager is set to ...