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

In this animated documentary, we explore how Russia lost the First Chechen War (1994–1996) - a conflict that exposed the limitations of Russian military power and ignited Chechnya’s fierce struggle ...

On the night of Wednesday, 9 April, Russia closed the airports of Vladikavkaz and Grozny, the capitals of the North Caucasus republics of North Ossetia and Chechnya. Russians claim a drone attack at ...

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 ...

Putin began his tenure by waging an aggressive military campaign to bring Chechnya ... an Azerbaijani civilian airplane en route to Grozny, the Chechen regional capital, in December 2024—reportedly by ...

Hours after 35 civilians were killed and more than a hundred wounded in a Russian ... war against Chechnya during his tenure as prime minister, when he oversaw a devastating bombing campaign that ...

Just west of Grozny, Chechnya, lies the ancient Alkhan-Kala ... Perhaps this was the grave of a military leader who died heroically after leading horsemen into battle. Alkhan-Kala was first ...