The Chechens fighting Russia on the front line
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
