In the aftermath of chaos and collapse following the Soviet Union's fall, Russia stood on the brink. Amid this instability, a ...

We trace the long road that led Chechnya into open war with Russia, beginning with its deep historical roots and centuries of ...

A Chechen warlord has managed to get his hands on one of Tesla’s Cybertrucks, and is so impressed with the vehicle, he’s invited Elon Musk for a visit. Ramzan Kadyrov, president of Russia’s Chechnya ...

Authorities have not linked Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to any insurgent groups, and the Kremlin-backed strongman who now leads Chechnya says the brothers got their inspiration in the U.S., not the ...

Friday’s attack at a Moscow theater was an historic act of terrorism. It was the most grotesque slaughter of human life in Russia since the high point of Chechen terrorist... Russian state media ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. DONETSK OBLAST — Moscow has fought bitterly to avoid giving up control over the lands it conquered over the centuries — and made ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Russian forces in Ukraine have lost "five times more helicopters" than ...

MOSCOW, Sept. 12 -- The broken and burned bodies of children had just been pulled from the wreckage of a small-town school. All Russia was in mourning. And President Vladimir Putin was quietly furious ...

MOSCOW — Chechen guerrillas who took over a theater here in mid-performance shot a woman to death, authorities said Thursday, increasing fears for the safety of about 700 remaining hostages. But in a ...

SOCHI, Russia -- Natasha Yaroslavtseva's son Sasha hanged himself almost a year ago. He was 21, and just back from the war in Chechnya. Back to Sochi, the famous and now run-down Soviet-era resort on ...

Why has Russia’s military failed to achieve a different outcome in Ukraine than in Chechnya decades earlier, despite years of modernization and investment? The answer lies in Russian president ...