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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.

Reuters

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.

Reuters

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…

Los Angeles Times

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

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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

The Guardian - UK

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

Daily Mirror

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.

WEKU

Rival Chechen fighters take war to battlefields of Ukraine

Fighters from Chechnya, the war-scarred Russian republic, are participating on both sides of the conflict in Ukraine

The Independent UK

The real role of pro-Russian Chechens in Ukraine

Known as Kadyrovtsy after their leader Ramzan Kadyrov, the fighters are said to be brutal and delusional.

Al Jazeera

Russia’s ethnic minorities lament the war in Ukraine

Ethnic minority troops are said to be dying in greater numbers than their Slav compatriots in the so-called ‘special mil

Al Jazeera

Brutal Russian warlord in chilling threat to West as he issues brutal ultimatum

Russian warlord and head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov has called upon people in the West to topple their governments or face being cut off from Russian gas

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The Guardian - US

Artur Beterbiev: Kadyrov looms over Chechen-born star’s unification bout

Artur Beterbiev’s march toward title unification continues on Saturday night, but his ties to a Chechen dictator facing US sanctions should not be ignored

Reuters

Russian accused of Chechen assassination plot goes on trial in Germany

A Russian citizen went on trial in Munich on Wednesday on charges of agreeing to carry out the contract killing of a Chechen dissident on behalf of people linked to Ramzan Kadyrov, strongman ruler of Russia's autonomous region of Chechnya.

Reuters

Chechnya's Kadyrov says his soldiers control Popasna, Ukraine disagrees

Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of Russia's republic of Chechnya, said on Sunday his soldiers have taken control of most of the eastern Ukrainian city of Popasna, while Ukrainian officials said a battle for the town in the east of the country is ongoing.

The Conversation

Debate: In Ukraine, the West cannot allow itself to sleepwalk into another Syrian catastrophe

It has been said over and over again: the war crimes, or – to take the view of US president Biden – crimes against humanity or genocide committed by the Russian regime in Ukraine, resemble those perpetrated in Syria since 2015 and in Chechnya in 1999-2000. Be it in Mariupol,…

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The Independent UK

Russia Ukraine war: Who is Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov?

Ramzan Kadyrov is a key ally of the Russian president and one of the most feared men in Moscow

Reuters

Chechen chief Kadyrov: Russia forces will control Mariupol steelworks Thursday -Interfax

Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of Russia's republic of Chechnya, said Russian forces would be in complete control of the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol on Thursday.

The Guardian - UK

Putin’s terror playbook: if you want a picture of Ukraine’s future, look to my home, Chechnya

Bombings, looting, atrocities – Chechens know what it’s like to suffer Russia’s aggression, says Lana Estemirova

Daily Mirror

Putin 'should threaten nukes' and WILL take Kyiv in new onslaught, says warlord Kadyrov

Warlord Ramzan Kadyrov - leader of Chechnya and a lieutenant-general in the Russian national guard - also called on Putin not to abandon his aim of seizing Kyiv despite the current pullback

The Guardian - UK

Understanding Vladimir Putin, the man who fooled the world

The Russian president has always shown us exactly who he is. So why did it take the invasion of Ukraine for us to believe him?

The Independent UK

Putin’s lapdog wears Prada: Chechen leader Kadyrov poses on TikTok while his men kill civilians in Ukraine

Beyond the brutality and bloodshed associated with Chechnya’s militia, Ramzan Kadyrov is using Russia’s war and posturing on social media to boost his standing with Vladimir Putin, reports Borzou Daragahi

Evening Standard

Hunt for the ‘Butchers of Bucha’

So this is what denazification looks like. Bodies littered across the street, victims filling mass graves, destruction and grief congealing in a way only war can replicate. To Grozny, Chechnya and Aleppo, Syria, we can now add Bucha, Ukraine.

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