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

The Russian republic of Chechnya in the North Caucasus lives according to its own rules. An undisclosed illness appears to be ...

In December 1994, Russian troops launched a brutal and eventually unsuccessful military campaign against Chechen rebels, effectively beginning the First Chechen War. Thirty years later and two ...

Turkish media said the incident occurred at a five-star hotel in the Kaynar district, where Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov ...

The Yamadayev brothers were high-ranking rebel commanders during the first Chechen war in the mid-1990s. Both switched sides in 1999 and joined the Russian forces. Advertisement ...

The T-80 Tank’s First Test Came in the First Chechen War Here’s What You Need to Remember: The T-80 saw its baptism by fire in the First Chechen War.

Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov has been hospitalized in “critical condition,” according to Ukrainian intelligence officials, raising the possibility that Russian President Vladimir Putin ...

Nation & World World Inside the Chechen units helping to fight Russia’s war June 16, 2024 at 5:59 pm Updated June 16, 2024 at 5:59 pm ...

Russia accuses Zakayev of running a rebel gang in the Chechen town of Urus-Martan after the end of the first Chechen war in 1996. Russian prosecutors claim the group kidnapped and executed civilians.

Kadyrov, like his father and predecessor Akhmad, fought against the Russians in the first Chechen war and then switched sides. Akhmad Kadyrov was assassinated by rebels in 2004.

The 39-year-old was born and grew up in the Chechen capital of Grozny and later became a policeman. His world was turned upside down when the first Chechen War broke out in 1994, forcing Anzor to flee ...

Members of the Chechen community in Ukraine met this week with sympathizers throughout the country to observe the separatist republic's declared day of independence. RFE/RL's Lily Hyde attended ...