From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov has been hospitalised with kidney failure, according to Ukrainian intelligence. Rumours are swirling that Mr Kadyrov’s health is deteriorating to the point that the ...

12:19, Tue, Jan 6, 2026 Updated: 12:19, Tue, Jan 6, 2026 Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has appointed his 20-year-old son, Akhmat Kadyrov, as acting deputy head of the Chechen government in a move that ...

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov’s threats against Ukraine following a drone strike echo a 2022 plot to infiltrate Kyiv and target President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a former Ukrainian government official ...

The First Chechen War became one of the most significant military failures of post-Soviet Russia. Poor planning, underestimated resistance, and fierce urban combat in Grozny revealed major weaknesses ...

Chechnya’s resistance movement is rooted in a long history of struggle and defiance. In this video, we trace the events that sparked the fight for independence and the leaders who drove it forward. We ...

Cannes: Déni Oumar Pitsaev travels to the proxy homeland of Pankisi and confronts his family, weighs building a house, and evades questions of marriage. In 2017, Chechen-born filmmaker Déni Oumar ...

An exclusive clip of Chechen documentary “Imago,” directed by Déni Oumar Pitsaev, is being debuted by Variety. The film, which is sold worldwide by Rediance and will be released by New Story in France ...

April 15, 2025: Recently Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov sought to dominate neighboring Ingushetia as the first move in establishing a Chechen-controlled coalition in the region. Kadyrov ran into ...

Russian leader Vladimir Putin, in facing Azerbaijan’s continuing demand that those responsible for accidentally shooting down a Azerbaijani civilian airliner be held accountable, is damned if he does ...

In trying to dissuade anyone from noting a “Chechen trace” in the events in Uzbekistan, Kadyrov made the connection even more difficult to set aside. Earlier this month, INTERPOL issued red notices ...