The New York Times' recent feature detailing Ukraine's incursion into Russia's Kursk Oblast presents a vivid, harrowing ...

When Ukraine turned a corner of Russia’s Kursk region into a battlefield, it set in motion some of the war’s fiercest fighting. Our photographer documented the aftermath.

Elben, the last Bellator middleweight champion currently signed with PFL, doesn't think the Chechen fighter will win the UFC ...

Amid rampant speculation about his health, Ramzan Kadyrov, the Kremlin-allied strongman who rules the region, has been ...

Deaths of ethnic Azerbaijanis rounded up by police for decades-old murders in a Russian city. The crash of an Azerbaijan ...

Chechen battalions are unique units within the Russian military, composed mainly of ethnic Chechens and known for their ...

Putin’s Strategic Meeting with Chechen Fighters Putin’s visit to Chechnya, his first in nearly 13 years, underscores the importance of the region and its fighters in Russia’s military strategy.

Russian President Putin and Chechen leader Kadyrov inspected Chechen troops preparing to fight in Ukraine at a university in Chechnya. Putin praised the troops' courage, while Kadyrov said ...

Fighters from Chechnya, whose bid for independence after the Soviet Union’s collapse led to years of war with Russian government forces, are participating in both sides of the conflict in Ukraine.

A Tesla Cybertruck with a machine gun fitted to its roof was paraded across social media this weekend by Russian forces. It’s a pretty terrifying sight to behold, especially as it’s in the ...

But Chechen forces have found themselves back in the line of fire since the mercenary Wagner Group ceased carrying out any significant operations on the front lines last year.

The UK MoD said in May that the Russian Special Forces University in Chechnya had trained around 42,000 Russian troops since 2022.