A Chechen warlord has added 3,000 former Wagner mercenaries to his growing forces, giving him control over a sizable force inside the Russian army. "One of the Wagner commanders with the call sign ...

(Reuters) - A large group of Russia's former Wagner mercenaries has started training with special forces from the southern Russian region of Chechnya, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said on Monday.

Apti Alaudinov, the Chechen special forces leader, said: 'If you die defending your homeland, you will go to heaven' - Getty Images Europe A Chechen commander has mocked the “sobs” of mothers of young ...

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 ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Dozens of fighters loyal to the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, have ...

Ukrainian military intelligence says an insider-enabled operation struck units loyal to Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, ...

Chechnya's Moscow-backed authoritarian leader Ramzan Kadyrov says he has appointed his 16-year-old son as the supervisor of a Chechen special forces training school in Gudermes. Adam Kadyrov shot to ...

Chechen military units, the pro-Russian forces based in Chechnya, have reportedly expressed readiness to deploy to Iran to support its armed forces in the event of a US ground invasion, according to ...

Gay Nation reports that the commander of a Chechen special forces unit fighting for Russia in Ukraine has claimed that “LGBT” ...