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Russia
Kadyrov Addresses Health Rumors Without Confirming or Denying in New Video
Chechnya’s strongman Ramzan Kadyrov responded to recent rumors on his health with a video that neither confirmed nor denied the rumors, stating, “illness and death are the path of every person.”
May 27, 2025
Zelensky
4 Chechen Officers Killed in Mystery Blast in Occupied Kherson – HUR
Ukraine’s HUR says four of Ramzan Kadyrov’s “Akhmat” officers were killed when a car exploded near Skadovsk followed by a second blast as Russian ammunition reportedly detonated.
May 22, 2025
Putin
Kadyrov ‘Asked Putin to Let Him Step Down,’ But Now Walks Back Statement
The Chechen leader has made similar public statements in the past about stepping down, but has always remained in power. Chechen opposition-in-exile says RF needs systemic change, not just leadership.
May 7, 2025
Putin
Russian ‘Elite’ Get Serbian Passports – Avoid Sanctions, Travel Restrictions
Two investigative news sites report that more than 200 Russians with links to the Kremlin and Moscow’s intelligence agencies have been granted naturalized nationality by Belgrade.
April 17, 2025
Telegram
Inferno Destroys Key Russian High-Tech Facility in Novosibirsk
The warehouse reportedly belonged to a Russian company that provided essential support to many key Russian industries through the supply of energy infrastructure and explosion-proof equipment.
Dec. 13, 2024
Drones
Drone Attack Hits Grozny, Kadyrov Vows Retaliation
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
Chechnya’s Authoritarian Boss Kadyrov Offers Ukrainian Prisoner of War Pistol to Commit Suicide
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
Chechnya
Chechens Conduct ‘Cleansing’ Operation After Oct. 24 Attack on Rosgvardia Truck
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
Kadyrov Boasts of Killing Ukrainian POWs, Using Them as Human Shields
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
Were Dagestanis Behind Drone Strike on Chechnya’s Special Forces University?
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
Unknown Gunmen Attack Russian Military Convoy Near Grozny
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
Chechen Factions Loot Mariupol’s Steel Plants, Report Says
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
War in Ukraine
Kadyrov Embarrasses Putin Declaring "Blood Feud" against Russian Legislators
Chechen leader Kadyrov is becoming increasingly emboldened in his personal political disputes.
Oct. 12, 2024
Putin
OPINION: Is the Chechen Tail Wagging the Russian Dog?
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
Chechnya
Chechen PR Stunt Shows Troops ‘Patrolling’ in Machine Gun Toting Tesla Cybertrucks
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.
Sept. 22, 2024
Chechnya
Kadyrov Accuses Elon Musk of 'Remotely Disabling' His Cybertruck Armed with Machine Gun
Kadyrov said he received the vehicle from Musk, a claim that the Tesla owner called a lie on his social media platform X.
Sept. 20, 2024