Kadyrov forces, pro-Kremlin Chechen units, have begun expanding into the Ukrainian-occupied city of Tokmak in the Zaporizhzhia region to seize control of businesses, according to Atesh, the Ukrainian resistance movement.

Facing what activists say is a hardening of repression inside Chechnya amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Asil and Aishat, both young women, recently fled their violent families in search of

Ramzan Kadyrov is allegedly sick and his likely heir seriously injured, putting at risk the Kremlin’s succession strategy

The leader of Russia's Chechnya region, Ramzan Kadyrov, said on Thursday that he was opposed to talks on ending the

Moscow-backed Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov’s health is in question, and speculation about succession is rife. The Kremlin wants to keep Chechnya quiet, especially amid the war on Ukraine. Kadyrov wants his family to maintain its grip on power and wealth.

Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov hospitalised with kidney failure, Ukrainian intelligence says - Reports claim Kadyrov’s health is deteriorating to the point that the Kremlin is considering his replacem

The leader of Russia's Chechnya region, Ramzan Kadyrov, said on Thursday that he was opposed to talks on ending the war in Ukraine and that Moscow should fight on. "I

Weeks before the start of the fifth year of its all-out war, Russia is having more success obliterating Ukraine’s energy systems than it is securing any decisive battlefield victory. Ukraine’s exhaustion hangs over the US-backed peace talks,