Fighters from Chechnya, ... The second Chechen war began in 1999 and culminated in a siege by Russian troops of Grozny, the Chechen capital, which was devastated by heavy Russian bombardment.

Chechen volunteer fighters trains near Kyiv to assist ... Russian forces laid waste to Chechnya, razing its capital Grozny to the ground with tactics it is now repeating again in cities ...

1858 - After decades of violent resistance, Chechnya is conquered by Russia following the defeat of Imam Shamil and his fighters, who had aimed to establish an Islamic state. 1922 - Chechen ...

The second Chechen war began in 1999 and culminated in a siege by Russian troops of Grozny, the Chechen capital, which was devastated by heavy Russian bombardment.

Kadyrov, the son of former Chechen President Akhmad Kadyrov who was assassinated in a 2004 bombing in Grozny, had last year supported some of Prigozhin's criticism of Russia's top military brass ...

All of Chechnya’s believers must overcome the dreadful worries of the past. One year after regaining her freedom, a young Christian girl kidnapped at age 13 by Chechen fighters in Grozny is ...

With fierce resistance in Grozny and innovative guerrilla tactics, Chechen fighters turned the tide against a vastly larger force. The war ends in a fragile peace, but its legacy would shape the ...

Rival Chechen fighters take war to battlefields of Ukraine. Aug 26, 2022, 10:57 PM | Updated: Aug 27, 2022, 11:05 am. A volunteer soldier ...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Kneeling in a patch of yellow wildflowers, a Chechen soldier carefully attaches an explosive device to the bottom of a small drone. Seconds later, it is released. It ...