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Masked assailants attack journalist and lawyer in Russia's Chechnya province

Unidentified masked assailants in the Russian province of Chechnya have attacked and beaten a journalist and a lawyer

The Independent UK

Khamzat Chimaev's 'clone' is spitting image of UFC star with same nickname

Khamzat Maaev is an unbeaten fighter from Chechnya who is the spitting image of UFC star Chimaev - and he even has the same nickname in 'Borz'

Daily Mirror

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 477 of the invasion

Ukraine counteroffensive making slow progress, say western officials; Chechnya ruler Kadyrov says right-hand man alive after all

The Guardian - AU

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The mysterious death of Chechen dictator Ramzan Kadyrov’s favorite fighter

Abdul-Kerim Edilov was an MMA veteran as well as one of the most influential men in his homeland. And then he disappeared from public life

The Guardian - US

Russia's invasion of Ukraine is proof the EU needs to get better at stopping mass atrocities

The Russian invasion of Ukraine shows that identifying mass atrocity risks is not a niche concern. Many who thought it would be irrational for Russia to launch an attack minimised long-standing Russian rhetoric that denied Ukrainian statehood and national identity. If policymakers had used a “mass atrocity lens”, then they…

The Conversation

Chechnya's Kadyrov: one day I plan my own mercenary group

Ramzan Kadyrov, the ally of President Vladimir Putin who leads Chechnya, said on Sunday that he one day planned to set up his own private military company in the style of Yevgeny Prigozhin's Wagner Group of mercenaries.

Reuters

Muslims from Ukraine and abroad fight common enemy in Ukraine: Russia

Since the start of the war, tens of thousands of Muslims have either picked up arms or assisted in the war efforts in other ways. While most of these Muslims are of course Ukrainian, many are from Caucasus, and Chechnya in particular. Together with the Ukrainians, they are not only…

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Vladimir Putin war commander survives assassination bid after being sent poison in post

Major-General Apti Alaudinov, 50, a pal of Chechnyan warlord Ramzan Kadyrov and commander of the region's soldiers in Ukraine, received a letter saturated with an unknown deadly toxin

Daily Mirror

Russia can take Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odesa, Chechnya's Kadyrov says

Ramzan Kadyrov, leader of the Russian region of Chechnya, said in an interview aired on Monday that Russia would achieve its goals in Ukraine by the end of the year and it would be wrong to negotiate with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

Reuters

Russian officer admits troops guilty of torture including knocking prisoner's teeth out

Russian defector Konstantin Yefremov was deployed to Ukraine last year from Chechnya, in Russia's North Caucasus, and witnessed brutalities against Ukrainians

Daily Mirror

‘We’re fighting for a free future’: the Chechen battalions siding with Kyiv

Fighters of Dzhokhar Dudayev battalion oppose Putin and his strongman Ramzan Kadyrov as they battle with Ukrainian prejudice

The Guardian - UK

Russia’s atrocities in Ukraine, rehearsed in Chechnya

Moscow’s invasion has echoes of the tactics it employed in conflicts in the North Caucasus, experts and survivors say.

Al Jazeera

U.S. State Department aware of UFC fighter ties to dictator Ramzan Kadyrov, discourages travel to Chechnya

The apparent ties between UFC fighters and sanctioned dictator Ramzan Kadyrov are on the radar of the U.S. State Department.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Exiled enemy of brutal Chechen leader assassinated in Europe as he's found shot dead

The Telegram channel 1ADAT and Radio Free Europe reported that 36-year-old Tumso Abdurakhmanov, the exiled enemy of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, was shot dead in Sweden

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The Guardian - UK

Putin talks to mothers of soldiers fighting in Ukraine in staged meeting

Russian president sits down with handpicked group of women to calm public anger over mobilisation

Reuters

Chechens fighting for Ukraine see chance to 'free' their homeland

Speaking amid the boom of artillery on Ukraine's frontlines, the masked soldier said his ultimate goal was to liberate a land farther east - the Russian republic of Chechnya.

Reuters

Ukraine lawmakers brand Chechnya 'Russian-occupied' in dig at Kremlin

Ukraine's parliament voted on Tuesday to declare the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria "temporarily Russian-occupied" land in a resolution certain to anger Moscow, which takes a zero-tolerance line on any talk of separatism inside its borders.

Al Jazeera

Who is Surovikin, Russia’s new commander for the war in Ukraine?

Known for his ‘total ruthlessness,’ the Russian general has served in Tajikistan and Chechnya, as well as in Syria.

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Chechen armed forces assemble to honour Putin and his ally Kadyrov

Members of the security forces of Russia's Chechnya region massed in its capital, Grozny, on Friday to mark Russian President Vladimir Putin's 70th birthday and see local leader Ramzan Kadyrov honoured for supporting Ukrainian separatists.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: How Russian battlefield defeats in Ukraine could lead to terrorism in the West

As Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to suffer humiliating battlefield defeats, his growing desperation may lead him to conclude that Russian-backed terrorist attacks against Western countries are a legitimate response. Attacks could be directed toward European military targets, NATO-related facilities or even civilians. Russia’s conduct in Ukraine, Syria and Chechnya…

Daily Mirror

Russian propaganda TV airs chilling footage of huge explosions 'in anticipation of nuclear conflict'

The title of the programme appears to suggest there could be nuclear conflict in the near future and comes as Chechnya leader Ramzan Kadyrov calls for Putin to consider using "low-yield" nuclear weapons in Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin’s warlord henchman urges Russia to use nuclear weapon in Ukraine

Ramzan Kadyrov, a Vladimir Putin ally and head of Russia's Chechnya region, said Moscow should consider using a low-yield nuclear weapon in Ukraine after the loss of Lyman

The Guardian - UK

Putin loyalist Kadyrov criticises Russian army’s performance over Ukraine retreat

Ramzan Kadyrov, Kremlin-appointed Chechnya leader, suggests Putin might not be fully aware of true state of affairs

Daily Mirror

Khamzat Chimaev has controversial friendship with Vladimir Putin's warlord ally

Chimaev's relationship with Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Chechnya and Putin's ally, has surfaced again before his fight with Kevin Holland at UFC 279

WEKU

Meet the Chechen battalion joining Ukraine to fight Russia — and fellow Chechens

While many Chechen fighters have deployed in Ukraine for Russia, this group is there to defend the country from the Russians.

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