(Reuters) – The leader of Russia’s Chechnya region, Ramzan Kadyrov, said on Sunday that Russian forces, led by a Chechen-based special forces unit, have seized control of a Ukrainian border village. Kadyrov, who has led his South Caucasus region as a Kremlin loyalist since 2007, said the Akhmat-Chechnya unit led Russian troops in taking control […]
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Chechen leader meets Russia’s Putin, offers more troops for Ukraine
(Reuters) – The leader of Russia’s Chechnya region, Ramzan Kadyrov, said early on Thursday he had met President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin and offered to send more fighters to help Moscow in its more than two-year-old conflict in Ukraine. Kadyrov, who has led his South Caucasus region as a Kremlin loyalist since 2007, posted […]
Chechen leader’s 16-year-old son named trustee at special forces university
April 29 (Reuters) – Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said on Sunday that he named his teenage son, who was shown beating a prisoner in custody last year, a trustee of the Russian University of Special Forces named after President Vladimir Putin. Adam Kadyrov, who turned 16 in November, was appointed last year as his father’s […]
Ukrainian law enforcers identify Chechen who stole cars during attempted occupation of Kyiv Oblast in 2022 – video
The police, together with the Security Service of Ukraine, has identified one of the Russian servicemen who took away cars from civilians in Kyiv Oblast during the attempt to occupy it in 2022. The culprit was born in Chechnya. Source: the National Police of Ukraine Details: Russian military personnel took away cars from local residents […]
Ukraine’s intelligence chief responds to Chechen leader’s request to lift sanctions in exchange for Ukrainian POWs
Kyrylo Budanov, Chief of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, has responded to the request by Ramzan Kadyrov, Head of the Chechen Republic, to lift sanctions on his family members, aircraft and horses, in exchange for releasing 20 Ukrainian prisoners of war. Source: Budanov on air during the 24/7 national joint newscast Quote: “In general, I […]