Discover the dramatic story of the First Chechen War, where a small republic challenged the might of the Russian military.

A new photo book by Eddy van Wessel, with nearly two hundred images taken over the course of three years, offers a visual ...

(EDITORS: BEGIN OPTIONAL TRIM) Led by Maskhadov, a former Soviet army colonel, separatist fighters began fighting Russian troops in 1994, when then-President Boris Yeltsin sent in tanks and aircraft ...

From left, Apti Alaudinov, a top Russian commander from Chechnya; Adam Delimkhanov, a member of Russia’s Duma; Mr. Kadyrov; and Magomed Daudov, Chechnya’s prime minister, in Moscow in December.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin, left, meets with Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov at the Kremlin in Moscow on May 7, 2025. ALEXANDER KAZAKOV/POOL/AFP/Getty Images ...

World News Ukraine soldiers take out Russian tanks, troops in tense trench shootout By Ronny Reyes Published March 25, 2025, 5:53 p.m. ET ...

The Kremlin-backed leader of Russia’s southern province of Chechnya has posted a video in which he warns that Poland could be next after Ukraine. Ramzan Kadyrov, who is famous for his bluster ...

Nine Chechen policemen sent to crush an insurgency in the neighbouring Russian republic of Ingushetia were gunned down on Saturday, Interfax reported, intensifying the cycle of violence now ...

The Kremlin-backed leader of Russia’s southern province of Chechnya has posted a video in which he warns that Poland could be next after Ukraine. Ramzan Kadyrov, who is famous for his bluster ...