Putin talks to mothers of soldiers fighting in Ukraine in staged meeting Russian president sits down with handpicked group of women to calm public anger over mobilisation The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2022
Chechens fighting for Ukraine see chance to 'free' their homeland Speaking amid the boom of artillery on Ukraine's frontlines, the masked soldier said his ultimate goal was to liberate a land farther east - the Russian republic of Chechnya. Reuters · Nov 23, 2022
Ukraine lawmakers brand Chechnya 'Russian-occupied' in dig at Kremlin Ukraine's parliament voted on Tuesday to declare the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria "temporarily Russian-occupied" land in a resolution certain to anger Moscow, which takes a zero-tolerance line on any talk of separatism inside its borders. Reuters · Oct 18, 2022
Who is Surovikin, Russia’s new commander for the war in Ukraine? Known for his ‘total ruthlessness,’ the Russian general has served in Tajikistan and Chechnya, as well as in Syria. Al Jazeera · Oct 9, 2022
Chechen armed forces assemble to honour Putin and his ally Kadyrov Members of the security forces of Russia's Chechnya region massed in its capital, Grozny, on Friday to mark Russian President Vladimir Putin's 70th birthday and see local leader Ramzan Kadyrov honoured for supporting Ukrainian separatists. Reuters · Oct 7, 2022
Commentary: How Russian battlefield defeats in Ukraine could lead to terrorism in the West As Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to suffer humiliating battlefield defeats, his growing desperation may lead him to conclude that Russian-backed terrorist attacks against Western countries are a legitimate response. Attacks could be directed toward European military targets, NATO-related facilities or even civilians. Russia’s conduct in Ukraine, Syria and Chechnya… Los Angeles Times · Oct 4, 2022
Russian propaganda TV airs chilling footage of huge explosions 'in anticipation of nuclear conflict' The title of the programme appears to suggest there could be nuclear conflict in the near future and comes as Chechnya leader Ramzan Kadyrov calls for Putin to consider using "low-yield" nuclear weapons in Ukraine Daily Mirror · Oct 2, 2022
Vladimir Putin’s warlord henchman urges Russia to use nuclear weapon in Ukraine Ramzan Kadyrov, a Vladimir Putin ally and head of Russia's Chechnya region, said Moscow should consider using a low-yield nuclear weapon in Ukraine after the loss of Lyman Daily Mirror · Oct 2, 2022
Putin loyalist Kadyrov criticises Russian army’s performance over Ukraine retreat Ramzan Kadyrov, Kremlin-appointed Chechnya leader, suggests Putin might not be fully aware of true state of affairs The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2022
Khamzat Chimaev has controversial friendship with Vladimir Putin's warlord ally Chimaev's relationship with Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Chechnya and Putin's ally, has surfaced again before his fight with Kevin Holland at UFC 279 Daily Mirror · Sep 10, 2022
Meet the Chechen battalion joining Ukraine to fight Russia — and fellow Chechens While many Chechen fighters have deployed in Ukraine for Russia, this group is there to defend the country from the Russians. WEKU · Sep 5, 2022
Rival Chechen fighters take war to battlefields of Ukraine Fighters from Chechnya, the war-scarred Russian republic, are participating on both sides of the conflict in Ukraine The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2022
The real role of pro-Russian Chechens in Ukraine Known as Kadyrovtsy after their leader Ramzan Kadyrov, the fighters are said to be brutal and delusional. Al Jazeera · Aug 18, 2022
Russia’s ethnic minorities lament the war in Ukraine Ethnic minority troops are said to be dying in greater numbers than their Slav compatriots in the so-called ‘special mil Al Jazeera · Aug 2, 2022
Daily Mirror · Jul 25, 2022 Brutal Russian warlord in chilling threat to West as he issues brutal ultimatum Russian warlord and head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov has called upon people in the West to topple their governments or face being cut off from Russian gas
The Guardian - US · Jun 18, 2022 Artur Beterbiev: Kadyrov looms over Chechen-born star’s unification bout Artur Beterbiev’s march toward title unification continues on Saturday night, but his ties to a Chechen dictator facing US sanctions should not be ignored
Reuters · Jun 15, 2022 Russian accused of Chechen assassination plot goes on trial in Germany A Russian citizen went on trial in Munich on Wednesday on charges of agreeing to carry out the contract killing of a Chechen dissident on behalf of people linked to Ramzan Kadyrov, strongman ruler of Russia's autonomous region of Chechnya.
Reuters · May 8, 2022 Chechnya's Kadyrov says his soldiers control Popasna, Ukraine disagrees Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of Russia's republic of Chechnya, said on Sunday his soldiers have taken control of most of the eastern Ukrainian city of Popasna, while Ukrainian officials said a battle for the town in the east of the country is ongoing.
The Conversation · May 2, 2022 Debate: In Ukraine, the West cannot allow itself to sleepwalk into another Syrian catastrophe It has been said over and over again: the war crimes, or – to take the view of US president Biden – crimes against humanity or genocide committed by the Russian regime in Ukraine, resemble those perpetrated in Syria since 2015 and in Chechnya in 1999-2000. Be it in Mariupol,…
The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2022 Russia Ukraine war: Who is Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov? Ramzan Kadyrov is a key ally of the Russian president and one of the most feared men in Moscow
Reuters · Apr 20, 2022 Chechen chief Kadyrov: Russia forces will control Mariupol steelworks Thursday -Interfax Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of Russia's republic of Chechnya, said Russian forces would be in complete control of the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol on Thursday.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 2022 Putin’s terror playbook: if you want a picture of Ukraine’s future, look to my home, Chechnya Bombings, looting, atrocities – Chechens know what it’s like to suffer Russia’s aggression, says Lana Estemirova
Daily Mirror · Apr 11, 2022 Putin 'should threaten nukes' and WILL take Kyiv in new onslaught, says warlord Kadyrov Warlord Ramzan Kadyrov - leader of Chechnya and a lieutenant-general in the Russian national guard - also called on Putin not to abandon his aim of seizing Kyiv despite the current pullback
The Guardian - UK · Apr 9, 2022 Understanding Vladimir Putin, the man who fooled the world The Russian president has always shown us exactly who he is. So why did it take the invasion of Ukraine for us to believe him?
The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2022 Putin’s lapdog wears Prada: Chechen leader Kadyrov poses on TikTok while his men kill civilians in Ukraine Beyond the brutality and bloodshed associated with Chechnya’s militia, Ramzan Kadyrov is using Russia’s war and posturing on social media to boost his standing with Vladimir Putin, reports Borzou Daragahi