On June 19, 2025, in Grozny, Chechnya, Russia, @iles_hasanov shared a video of a dramatic roadside encounter. In the video, ...

A rift has developed between Russia and Azerbaijan, which have had long political, economic and cultural ties.

The Russian military laid waste to Grozny, killing tens of thousands of civilians. In Putin's own words, his troops "fulfilled their task to the end." Today, On Point : Lessons from Grozny then ...

An old woman returns to Grozny in 1995 after a battle between Chechen separatists and Russian forces had leveled much of the city. Dzhokhar Dudayev, a retired Soviet Air Force general, was elected ...

Azerbaijan's Interior Ministry told local media that seven people linked to a Kremlin-funded media outlet in Baku have been ...

The besieging of cities, the deliberate targeting of civilians — they are the tactics Russia used before, in Grozny. I saw it firsthand. By Carlotta Gall KYIV, Ukraine — In Ukraine’s capital ...

On New Year’s Eve, 1994 Russian tanks and infantry fighting vehicles poured into the streets of Grozny with an assault expected to snuff out the self-declared Chechcen Republic of Ichkeria, as ...

Russian soldiers rest in Chechnya's capital, Grozny, in February 2000. Russia waged two wars against Chechnya from 1994 to 2000. In both wars, Russia heavily bombed Chechnya, ...

“We remember the pace of Grozny’s reconstruction,” Pushilin said, referring to the damage caused by the Russian military during Russia’s Chechen wars of 1994–1996 and 1999–2000. Pushilin now intends ...

GROZNY, Russia – Even during the World Cup, which brought hordes of foreigners to Russia, the capital of Chechnya remained well off the beaten path for most travelers.