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Opinion | Chechen volunteer battalions have been abandoned by Ukraine

•7 min read

Despite verbal support for an independent Chechnya, Ukraine has abandoned Chechen fighters who have been fighting on their side against Russia for a decade. Is Russian cultural influence and propaganda the main reason behind this, and if so, what does it mean for Ukraine’s ability to stand against Russian aggression in general? In October 2022, Ukraine’s parliament recognised the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria as an independent state that is ‘temporarily’ occupied by Russia, and condemned ‘t

Chechnya

Kadyrov claims Ukrainian POWs killed in drone strike in Chechnya

by Nate Ostiller

•1 min read

Chechen head Ramzan Kadyrov has said that a drone strike on a military academy in Chechnya had killed Ukrainian prisoners of war. The announcement followed Tuesday’s attack in Gudermes, reportedly the first time Chechnya had been struck since the beginning of the full-scale war in Ukraine. In a post on Telegram, Kadyrov said at least ten Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) were kept at every ‘strategic facility’ in Chechnya, including at the Gudermes academy, colloquially known as the Russia

Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo via Grozny-Inform.

Chechnya

Kadyrov says military academy in Chechnya struck in drone attack

by Nate Ostiller

•1 min read

Chechnya’s Ramzan Kadyrov has said that a military academy in Gudermes, Chechnya was struck in a drone attack. He did not say who he believed to be responsible for the attack. The academy in Gudermes, colloquially known as the Russian University of Special Forces, was allegedly struck by a drone on Tuesday morning. Kadyrov claimed the building was ‘empty’ and that there were no casualties as a result of the attack, but acknowledged that the roof of the building had caught fire. He added that

A Georgian Dream election banner on Rustaveli Avenue showing a destroyed bridge over the River Irpin in Ukraine and a highway in Georgia. Photo: Robin Fabbro/OC Media

2024 Georgian Parliamentary Elections

Georgian Dream’s Kaladze says EU Ambassador would be ‘kicked out’ of ‘developed country’

by OC Media

•2 min read

The ruling Georgian Dream party has accused EU Ambassador Paweł Herczyński of ‘interfering’ in Georgia’s internal affairs by criticising its use of images of war-torn Ukraine in its campaign ads. On Sunday, Tbilisi Mayor and Secretary general of the ruling party, Kakha Kaladze told journalists that in a ‘developed country’, the ambassador would be ‘immediately kicked in the ass out of the country’ for his criticism of the banners. On Friday, Herczyński criticised Georgian Dream’s use of i

A Georgian Dream election banner showing the ruins of Maripol and the Black Sea coastal city of Batumi.

2024 Georgian Parliamentary Elections

Georgian Dream launches campaign ads using images of war-torn Ukraine

by Shota Kincha

•3 min read

Georgian Dream have begun a campaign of electoral ads using images of buildings destroyed by Russia in Ukraine under the caption ‘choose peace’, including the aftermath of the deadly Mariupol Drama Theatre bombing. Banners were first spotted in Tbilisi on Thursday with images of destroyed buildings and infrastructure in Ukraine alongside the electoral numbers of opposition groups and the caption ‘no to war’, next to pictures of intact Georgian buildings marked with the ruling party’s own elect

The Sheikh Mansur Reserve during rifle training. Image via Grozny-inform.

Azerbaijan

Chechen authorities threaten to send Azerbaijani citizens to fight in Ukraine

by Luiza Mchedlishvili

•2 min read

Five Azerbaijani citizens have been detained in Chechnya under threat of being sent to fight in Ukraine. In response, Azerbaijan has sent a note of protest to the Russian Foreign Ministry. Chechen authorities recently detained five Azerbaijani men, two of whom — Vugar Maharramov and Elkhan Shirinov — have since been forced to sign military contracts. Shirinov and Maharramov were detained with their brother-in-law, Nihad Rzayev. They originally travelled to Chechnya in May in order to mak

Screengrab from video: AptiAlaudinovAKHMAT/Telegram.

Chechnya

Chechen commander orders captured Chechens in Ukraine to ‘kill themselves’

by Luiza Mchedlishvili

•3 min read

A Chechen special forces commander has dismissed calls for a prisoner swap with Ukraine, and ordered captured Chechen soldiers to kill themselves so that they could end their ‘journey as men’. On 15 September, the commander of the Chechen Akhmat special forces unit and a Russian Major General, Apti Alaudinov, posted a video on his Telegram channel stating that Ukraine could ‘keep’ Chechen soldiers it had captured. In the video, Alaudinov discussed how he had recently received several vide