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Third drone attack in Chechnya, Kadyrov again vows revenge on Ukrainians

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A drone attack has hit the barracks of the Akhmat Kadyrov special police regiment in Chechnya, wounding four officers. Following the attack, Chechen head Ramzan Kadyrov promised revenge. Kadyrov confirmed the attack, which he claimed took place at 1:00 on 12 December, noting that the drone had been ‘shot down’ causing ‘a small fire that was quickly extinguished’.  Writing on Telegram, Kadyrov also stated that four officers had been wounded as a result of the attack.  The casualty figures c

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Quran burner beaten by Adam Kadyrov sentenced to 14 years for treason

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A man accused of burning a Quran who was subsequently assaulted by Ramzan Kadyrov’s son in detention has been sentenced to a total of 14 years in prison for collaborating with Ukraine. On Monday, the United Press Service of Regional Courts in Russia announced that Nikita Zhuravel, 20, was found guilty of treason by a court in Volgograd. He was sentenced to a total of 14 years in prison ‘followed by the restriction of freedom for a period of one year’.  He was previously sentenced in Feb

A woman only identified by her first name, Natalia, and the inscription she allegedly wrote on a monument dedicated to Akhmat Kadyrov in Moscow.
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Woman given house arrest for ‘vandalising’ Akhmat Kadyrov monument in Moscow

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A woman has been given house arrest in the Moscow region for allegedly writing a parody inscription on a monument to Akhmat Kadyrov, the first president of Chechnya and father of the current leader of the republic, Ramzan Kadyrov. As reported by the Telegram channel Baza, citing law enforcement agencies, the detained 23-year-old Natalia A., last name not specified, left several inscriptions saying ‘Akhmat sliva’ (‘plum’) instead of ‘Akhmat sila’ (‘power’) on a monument to Akhmat Kadyrov on

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Video claims Kadyrov assassination attempt was a rumour orchestrated by former Daghestani MP

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Two men have recorded a video message in which they named a former Russian State Duma MP from Daghestan, Magomed Gajiev, as the author of rumours about the alleged assassination attempt on the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov. On Wednesday, Gajiev, who is recognised in Russia as a ‘foreign agent’, was named as the ‘customer’ who allegedly ordered people to spread rumours about an assassination attempt on Kadyrov.  According to the Russian state-run media outlet RIA, the former official pr

Ramzan Kadyrov. Screengrab from the official 9 October meeting footage.
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Kadyrov threatens blood feud against three Russian lawmakers

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The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has publicly accused three Russian lawmakers — Daghestani Federation Council Senator Suleiman Kerimov, as well as State Duma MPs Bekkhan Barakhoev and Rizvan Kurbanov — of plotting to assassinate him and threatened to declare a blood feud against them. At a meeting with Chechnya’s commanders and security forces leaders on 9 October, Kadyrov, speaking in Chechen, reportedly claimed to have information about a contract on his life. He warned that if the thre

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