
New district named after Putin opens in Grozny
Chechen Head Ramzan Kadyrov and Russian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandr Novak attended the district’s opening ceremony.
Chechen Head Ramzan Kadyrov and Russian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandr Novak attended the district’s opening ceremony.
The ceremony took place in the village of Gvardeiskoe, attended by UFC champion Khamzat Chimaev.
Russian nationalists reject the possibility of a Chechen symbol appearing on the new ₽500 banknote design.
Chechen Head Ramzan Kadyrov received the honour on his 49th birthday from Head of the Chechen Government Magomed Daudov.
This impressive feature-length documentary debut shows a diverse Pankisi Valley rarely explored in Western media.
The three villages will be given Chechen names instead.
The director of the state television and radio company, Chingiz Akhmadov, admitted to the practice of unlawful detentions and keeping people in ‘basements’.