Vladimir Putin has a fresh crisis on his hands after a shootout broke out between protesters and loyalists over the weekend, in a region ruled by one of his strongest allies.
Bordering Georgia, the Chechen Republic is governed by Putin's close friend Ramzan Kadyrov, who is known for his brutality and has been accused of countless human rights violations.
Kadyrov, a vocal supporter of the war in Ukraine, has even sent thousands of his private militia, dubbed 'Kadytovites', to fight on the frontlines.
