Chechnya

Kadyrovite falls into sewer well while shooting into air in occupied city. VIDEO A video was posted online showing one Kadyrovite walking and shooting in the air, while another filming the shooting. 10.01.25 13:03 18 030 50

Consequences of UAV attack on "Putin Russian Special Forces University" in Chechnya. PHOTOS Satellite images of the Putin Russian Special Purpose University building in Gudermes, Chechnya, after a drone attack the day before, on 29 October, have emerged. 30.10.24 10:44 15 066 28 Previously in trend: War

Drones attacked "Russian University of Special Forces named after Putin" in Chechnya - Kadyrov. PHOTO Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov reports an attack on the "Russian University of Special Forces named after Putin" in Gudermes. 29.10.24 09:55 11 947 20 Previously in trend: War

In Chechnya, unidentified persons shoot at "Rosgvardia" truck: at least 3 soldiers killed - Russian media. PHOTO 18+ On Thursday, 24 October, unidentified persons shot at an "Ural" truck with "Rosgvardia" officers. At least 3 occupants were killed. 25.10.24 09:46 12 688 48

Chechens buy Ukrainian prisoners of war to exchange them for their soldiers - Coordination Headquarters Petro Yatsenko, a representative of the Ukrainian Coordinating Staff for the Treatment of Prisoners of War, said that Chechen fighters also buy Ukrainian prisoners from various Russian units in order to exchange them for their comrades. 07.03.24 11:24 4 239 12 Previously in trend: War

Occupier from Chechnya is filming position of his "two hundredths": "There’s another one lying here. His head is torn off. It’s hard to come back alive from here". VIDEO 18+ The occupier from Chechnya posted a video in which he films his position and shows his "two hundredths". 12.01.24 14:21 28 535 62 Previously in trend: War

Headquarters of 70th Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment burned down in Russian city of Shali. VIDEO In the town of Shali in Chechnya, a fire broke out at the headquarters of the 70th Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment of the Russian Federation. 11.01.24 11:29 11 576 35 World

Kadyrov called for shooting of protesters: "If person does not comply with law requirements, take fourth shot in forehead" The head of the Chechen Republic of the Russian Federation, Ramzan Kadyrov, called for the strict suppression of "unauthorized riots" and the use of firearms against the protesters. 31.10.23 15:20 9 113 32 World

Kadyrov threatens new war against other countries: "We will finish Ukraine and move on". VIDEO The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has said that after the war in Ukraine, his troops will "move on". According to Kadyrov, this refers to countries that have "insulted the Koran". 20.08.23 15:49 26 537 159 Previously in trend: War

Russians lost as many people in Soledar as in two Chechen wars, - Cherevaty During the battles for Soledar in the Bakhmut direction, the Russian occupiers lost as many people as in the two wars against the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. 26.01.23 13:07 13 772 53 Previously in trend: War

Ruscists are mass-deporting children from Luhansk region to Chechnya for "patriotic education", - Haidai More than a hundred such cases have been recorded. 07.12.22 10:25 1 572 7 Previously in trend: War

Kadyrov urged Russian governors not to wait for Kremlin’s decision on martial law and to start "self-mobilization" The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, called on the Russian governors not to wait for the Kremlin’s decision on martial law and to start "self-mobilization" - to collect regional battalions to send to war in Ukraine. Later, his proposal was supported by the puppet of the Kremlin in the occupied Crimea, Serhii Aksyonov. 15.09.22 19:36 12 957 85 Previously in trend: War

Kadyrov detachment caught in cordon near Soledar - Gerashchenko As a result of the counterattack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Kadyrov detachment was surrounded near Soledar 12.09.22 22:59 87 730 165 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

SSU reported suspicion to secretary of Security Council of Chechen Republic, Alaudinov, who commanded "Kadyrivets" during seizure of Luhansk region. PHOTO According to the investigation, with the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the personnel of the "Akhmat" special forces arrived in the Luhansk region to participate in combat operations against the Ukrainian army and the terror of the civilian population. The head of the special unit was personally entrusted to the assistant of the head of the Chechen Republic of the Russian Federation. In 2011-2021, he was the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the Chechen Republic. 25.08.22 16:22 6 674 16 Previously in trend: War

Occupiers plan to give Mariupol "under patronage" of Kadyrov to intimidate and suppress resistance, - Andryushchenko. PHOTO The Russian occupiers plan to allow future "bosses" of Mariupol to loot. 17.05.22 14:47 5 965 35 Previously in trend: War

Occupiers drove harvesters stolen in Melitopol to Chechnya, but can't turn them on, - CNN Ukrainians who own stolen combines have blocked their equipment remotely, and now the invaders cannot turn it on. 02.05.22 11:01 30 520 57 Previously in trend: War

Ukrainian soldiers celebrated Day of Ichkeria victory over Russian occupants in Grozny. PHOTOS+VIDEO The world's largest flag of Free Ichkeria was unfurled at Kyiv's Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square) on Sunday, Aug. 13. 14.08.17 11:04 136 084 311 Ukrainian Politics

Yatseniuk executed and tortured Russian servicemen in Chechnya, - Russia’s investigative committee Russia’s Investigative Committee clams to have evidence of former Ukrainian PM Arsenii Yatseniuk 's involvement in execution and torture of Russian soldiers during war in Chechnya in 1995. 29.04.17 17:02 194 174 713 Ukrainian Politics

Absurd allegations that have nothing to do with reality or common sense, - Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry on Russian arrest warrant for Yatseniuk The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine expressed indignation over the decision made by the Russian court on Feb. 21, 2017 to try in absentia Ukrainian politician Arsenii Yatseniuk (Prime Minister of Ukraine in 2014-2016) and issue international arrest warrant for him. 28.03.17 20:26 23 390 206 Ukrainian Politics

Russian ‘court’ issues arrest warrant for Ukraine’s former PM Yatseniuk over alleged 'atrocities committed in Chechnya’ The Russian court accused former Prime Minister of Ukraine Arsenii Yatseniuk of committing a number of crimes in Chechnya. 27.03.17 18:49 183 750 618 Incidents

IS claims responsibility for attack on Russian Guards in Chechnya The Daesh terrorist group has claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on a Russian National Guard base in Chechnya. 24.03.17 22:20 47 722 140 World

"These lawyers travel to Ukraine, visit our enemies!" – Karpiuk’s and Klykh’s defenders told about pressure on them The defenders of the Ukrainian political prisoners Karpiuk and Klykh Dokka Itslayev and Marina Dubrovina are leaned on heavily in Russia: they are being followed and attempted to be disbarred. 23.06.16 18:50 4 298 4 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

"They hope to return home," - Chechen court rules for Ukrainians to remain in custody. PHOTOS The Supreme Court of the Chechen Republic of Russia has not canceled arrest of Ukrainians Mykola Karpiuk and Stanislav Klylh and rejected the appeal on June 14. Earlier, the same court has prolonged their arrest until Aug. 20. 17.06.16 10:07 19 919 38 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

"We can lose licenses in Chechnya. This is revenge for our work," - Karpiuk's lawyer Itslayev The Bar Chamber of Russia's Chechen Republic may deprive Dokka Itslayev and Marina Dubrovina, defenders of Ukrainians Karpiuk and Klykh, of their lawyer's licenses. 27.05.16 14:36 8 949 13 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

We hope Savchenko's release will affect sentence, - political prisoner Klykh's lawyer Ukrainian Stanislav Klykh's lawyer Marina Dubrovina hopes that the release of Nadiia Savchenko from Russian custody will affect the sentence for her client, which is to be announced May 26. 26.05.16 11:31 3 174 9 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

Russian prosecutors asking guilty verdict for Ukrainians Karpiuk and Klykh for alleged participation in Chechen war, - journalist Russian prosecutors are asking for a guilty verdict to citizens of Ukraine Mykola Karpiuk and Stanislav Klykh in the court in Grozny, Russia. 17.05.16 14:18 10 338 18 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

Explosion at Russia's Interior Ministry checkpoint in Grozny. VIDEO A surveillance video showing yesterday's suicide bombing near a Chechen Interior Ministry checkpoint on Grozny - Alkhan-Kala highway has been released on the Internet. 10.05.16 15:20 151 128 145 Incidents

Vira Savchenko put on federal wanted list for insulting Chechen judge, - lawyer Novikov Vira Savchenko, sister of Ukrainian MP and pilot Nadiia Savchenko, has been detained in Russia over "Grozny case". 28.04.16 00:10 44 219 98 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

Ukrainian consul hit as Russian human rights activist Kalyapin attacked in Grozny, - Foreign Minister Klimkin One of the attackers of Head of Russian Committee for Prevention of Torture Igor Kalyapin in Grozny (Chechnya) hit the Ukrainian consul. 17.03.16 20:05 24 466 64 Incidents

Human rights activist attacked in Grozny while waiting for Ukrainians who came to attend mock trial of political prisoners Karpiuk and Klykh. PHOTOS Head of Russian Committee for Prevention of Torture Igor Kalyapin attacked in the capital of Chechnya. 16.03.16 22:01 76 111 187 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

Russia deliberately dragging out mock trial of political prisoners Karpiuk and Klykh, - Ukrainian Foreign Ministry The Foreign Ministry expresses outrage against protraction of the trial of Ukrainian citizens Mykola Karpiuk and Stanislav Klykh by the Supreme Court of the Chechen Republic of the Russian Federation. 14.03.16 23:58 3 608 20 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

"He was studying, passing tests and never visited Chechnya," - Ukrainian political prisoner Klykh’s mother. PHOTO Ukrainian political prisoner Stanislav Klykh’s mother insists that her son has never been to Chechnya before his abduction by the Russian secret services, not to mention his participation in battles there. The woman is currently in Grozny (Chechen Republic), where the mock trial of Ukrainians Karpiuk and Klykh, who are held hostages by the Kremlin, should have been held today. 14.03.16 19:43 30 886 35 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

Trial against Ukrainians Karpiuk and Klykh in Grozny postponed for uncertain term The Supreme Court of Chechen Republic of Russia has postponed trial against Ukrainian hostages of the Kremlin Mykola Karpiuk and Stanislav Klykh for an uncertain term. 14.03.16 11:19 14 164 19 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

Vira Savchenko faced arrest in Chechnya, - lawyer Novikov Sister of Nadiia Savchenko, Vira, who was allowed to court trial against human rights activist Mykola Karpiuk, could be arrested "for insulting the judge," lawyer Ilya Novikov said. 28.10.15 17:55 30 970 53 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Russia continues to insist Yatseniuk fought in Chechnia. DOCUMENT (in Russian) The Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation says Ukraine's Prime Minister Arsenii Yatseniuk fought in Chechnia. 12.10.15 18:15 84 502 435 Previously in trend: Yatseniuk in Chechnya

Ukraine's Interior Minister commented on Russia's Investigative Committee head statement on Yatseniuk Ukraine's Minister of Interior Arsen Avakov has sent an 'express telegram' to Russia's Investigative Committee Head Bastrykin regarding his statement that Ukraine's PM Arsenii Yatseniuk had fought in the Chechen war against Russia. 09.09.15 10:10 62 228 287 Previously in trend: Yatseniuk in Chechnya

Russia's Investigative Committee Head Bastrykin should undergo psychiatric examination, - Yatseniuk's press service Russia should take care that its Investigative Committee Head Alexander Bastrykin, who claims that the Prime Minister of Ukraine Arsenii Yatseniuk was involved in armed clashes in Grozny back in the 90s, undergoes psychiatric examination. 08.09.15 22:48 105 170 773 Previously in trend: Yatseniuk in Chechnya

Sanctions are not enough, - Ukrainian community in Italy held manifestation against Russian aggression. VIDEO Ukrainian community of Viterbo, Italy, held manifestation against Russian aggression. 29.06.15 16:56 10 676 44 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

Ukraine is Russia’s last crazy scheme. This is not Chechnya. Here it will drown," - Dzhemilev Sanctions against the Russian Federation are working, and soon it will be forced to change its "rowdy behavior in the international arena." 25.06.15 14:03 85 107 373 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Occupation of Crimea

Isa Munaiev, the Dzhokhar Dudayev battalion commander, killed in the Donbas An official announcement regarding death of Isa Munaiev, the commander of the Dzhokhar Dudaiev International Peacekeeping Battalion, was released by the battalion's press officer Amina Okuieva. 03.02.15 12:01 288 799 1 015 Previously in trend: Anti-Terrorist Operation

Kadyrov Accuses Brother of Underground Leader Doku Umarov in Attack on Grozny Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov blames the fighting in Grozny on the brother of leader of the North Caucasus underground Doku Umarov - Achmat. 05.12.14 22:42 72 038 310 Previously in trend: Punitive Operation in Chechnya

Rally in Support of Chechen People Held in Lviv: "Kremlin Occupants, Get Out" Lviv residents held a rally of solidarity with the free people of Chechnya. 05.12.14 21:51 26 325 270 Ukrainian Politics

Battle in Grozny: Fighters for Ichkeria Independence Eliminated 70 Kadyrov’s Militants. PHOTOS Clashes between the fighters for independence of Ichkeria and the Kremlin punitive forces took place in the Chechen capital Grozny Thursday night. 05.12.14 10:48 243 933 360 Previously in trend: Punitive Operation in Chechnya

Verkhovna Rada Is Outraged by Kremlin’s Punitive Operation in Ichkeria: "Russian Federation Must Immediately Cease Fire and Start Negotiations with Chechen Activists" Moscow was urged to cease hostilities immediately and withdraw its punitive forces killing civilians from the territory of the People's Republic of Ichkeria. 04.12.14 17:43 268 027 851 Previously in trend: War

Fierce Fighting in Grozny: Numerous Bodies of Russian Punitive Forces Delivered to City Hospital. Armored Vehicles Destroyed by Freedom Fighters According to preliminary information on the night of Dec. 4, the Publishing House was attacked in Grozny. The locals say there is fierce firefight under way. 04.12.14 17:12 606 640 1 773 Previously in trend: Punitive Operation in Chechnya

Powerful Explosion Sounded in Grozny Downtown, Followed by Shootout. Casualties Incurred. PHOTO Large number of troops are pulled into the capital of the Chechen Republic of Russia, according to Grozny residents’ reports in social networks. 04.12.14 10:03 376 704 1 504 Incidents

Went on "vacation": nine soldiers of the 17th Motorized Rifle Brigade of Russian army in Chechnya killed in battle in the Donbas. PHOTO Bloggers have found yet another confirmation of participation of regular Russian troops in the Donbas war. 27.11.14 09:08 136 461 310 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

Kadyrov's mercenaries in Donbas boast photos with “DPR” leader and Russian “journalist”. PHOTOS Kadyrov's mercenaries do not feel ashamed to post photos from Donbas to Instagram, proofing their service in military troops of “DPR”. 21.11.14 10:20 120 290 223 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine