The death of the notorious Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov could spark an explosion of violence and chaos across southern Russia that threatens Vladimir Putin himself, according to regional experts and ...

CNN — Here's a look at Chechnya, a republic in southwestern Russia, in the Caucasus Mountains region. Chechnya is bordered by Russia, the country of Georgia, and the Russian republics of Dagestan and ...

Special forces from Russia’s National Guard (Rosgvardia) recently conducted military exercises on the Kola Peninsula, using ...

Russian Defense Minister Pavel Grachev promised he could seize Grozny with a single parachute regiment in two hours. On New Year's Eve 1994, his army instead drove into a meticulously planned ambush ...