The Chechen leader has made similar public statements in the past about stepping down but has always remained in power.

The Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya is the subject of a film that honors her bravery.

Early Alans were nomadic horse lords who created elaborate equine decorations, including a tourmaline-studded bridle found at ...

Israeli national carrier El Al will restart flights to Moscow on May 1 after a four-month pause, according to the company's ...

Experts at US military information service ... the chemical were also used extensively by Russian troops in the December 1994 battle for Grozny, in Chechnya. The Agency for Toxic Substances ...

By Neil MacFarquhar and Milana Mazaeva For months, Elvira Kaipova had not heard from her son Rafael, a Russian soldier deployed in Ukraine. Military officials responded to her repeated questions ...

The Ukrainian army retook 115 positions from Russia’s invading army in April, the country’s commander in chief said, as he touted homegrown long-range drones as one of Kyiv’s most effective ...

on April 25. The incident allegedly took place in late July 2024 at a Russian military position in the occupied Donbas region of Ukraine. The officer ordered three soldiers - 35-year-old Artem K., ...