Kyiv Independent on MSN1d
More Russian soldiers died near Pokrovsk in January than in entire Second Chechen War, military says
Russia lost more soldiers in the Pokrovsk sector in Ukraine during the month of January than its total losses in the Second Chechen War, Viktor Trehubov, spokesperson for Ukraine's Khortytsia group of ...
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty10d
In Russian Region, Muslim Women Lose Child Custody After Remarrying
In many parts of Russia’s North Caucasus region, Muslim women often lose custody of their children if they divorce, remarry, ...
Chastened by Past Wars, Kremlin Tries to Elevate Its Veterans
Russians who fought in Chechnya and Afghanistan came home to silence and stigma. There’s a very public push to make things ...
Eurasianet on MSN2d
Kazakh preliminary report on jet crash backs Azerbaijani assertions of accidental Russian shoot-down
Kazakh officials released the report February 4, stating the 53-parge document “does not purport to assign blame or ...
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty3d
Before Russia's Invasion Of Ukraine Came The First Chechen War
It's been 30 years since the first Chechen war when Moscow attacked the breakaway Chechen Republic, laying the capital, Grozny, to waste. Just as with the current war against Ukraine, Russia expected ...
Chechen chief announces that ‘Jihad mobiles’ sent to Donbass
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has confirmed that 15 new jihad mobiles are being sent to Russian forces in the Donbass region, ...