James Marson leads Ukraine coverage for The Wall Street Journal.

A former Russian commander who criticised Moscow's military leadership in Ukraine was sentenced to five years in prison on ...

The film is an homage to Anna Politkovskaya, indomitable reporter covering the Second Chechen War in the late 1990s and early ...

Adam Kadyrov turned 17 in November 2024. Ramzan Kadyrov has led Chechnya, a mountainous Muslim region in southern Russia that ...

Adam Kadyrov, teenage son of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, was appointed secretary of the region's security council at 17. Already a bodyguard and trustee, his positions reflect a growing influence.

For most people today, the word Chechnya immediately brings to mind Ramzan Kadyrov, the authoritarian leader who governs the ...

For Russians and Chechens who followed the news on social media, this April began with extremely shocking news that revealed ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin, however, has since 1999 made reestablishing influence over Russia’s “near abroad” a ...

UFC newcomer shares surprising thoughts on Khabib Nurmagomedov and offers a unique take on the dominant Dagestani wrestling style.

Dagestan is famous for producing MMA world champions with some of the most famous fighters ever hailing from the region of ...

Igor Kon was born in 1928 in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and lived with his mother, his father barely participating in his life. He endured the evacuation during the Siege of Lening ...