Brutal tactics employed by Russia in its war on Ukraine ... we certainly weren’t going to insert ourselves militarily into this and we weren’t going to support the Chechen rebels by any ...

The bloody campaign continued with varying success until the end of August 1996, followed by Second Chechen war, which cemented Russian President Vladimir Putin’s power.

After losing the first and winning the second Chechen War, Russia has consolidated its hold over the region, home to 1.5 million people, with the help of Kadyrov's father, Akhmat, and loyalist ...