Chechen woman Koku Istambulova was born on June 1, 1889. The average lifetime in modern times is 79 years. Long life is not at all God’s gift for me – but a punishment,’ she says. Everyone want to live a lovely, pleasant, long, and healthy life and watch their kids and grandkids grow up. The … Read more
The Sheikh Mansur battalion was formed in 2014. It is mostly made up of veterans of the Chechen wars. Chechnya’s capital, Grozny, was destroyed by Russian bombs two decades ago. “If the Russians take me, I won’t be exchanged”, said the Chechen fighting with the Ukrainian army near the front line. “They’ll torture me then … Read more
Chechen refugees in Europe still live in fear of Russia’s long arm twenty years after Vladimir Putin devastated their capital Grozny in the same way that his forces are now demolishing Mariupol. Tens of thousands fled the small Muslim-majority republic in the North Caucasus in the aftermath of two bloody wars with Moscow, the last … Read more
In a succession of “unimpressive” missions, VLADIMIR PUTIN “overestimated” the Chechen army. Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Russia’s Chechnya area and a close supporter of President Putin, claims to have dispatched 1,000 elite fighters to Ukraine to fight. The Chechen leader has been accused of human rights violations, including torture, and proudly publishes footage on … Read more
It has been revealed that feared Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov took his 14-year-old son to battle when he led Russia’s brutal attack on Mariupol. In video footage, the youngster, named Adam, is seen wearing military gear while being shown around a hospital by his autocratic father, who is a close ally of Vladimir Putin, in … Read more
PUTIN’S Prada-clad Chechen warlord has been enlisted to lead the invasion of Ukraine. Hardman Ramzan Kadyrov, who is notorious for his mediaeval torture methods, has been named lieutenant-general of Russia’s armed forces. In the early days of the invasion, the former separatist rebel delivered a speech urging Volodymyr Zelensky to seek forgiveness from the Russian … Read more
