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Some observers have pointed to historical dynamics between Ukraine and Chechnya. The collective memory of conflicts, especially those that saw Ukrainian forces employed during the imperial expansions of the Russian Empire, might have left lingering apprehensions among Chechen fighters....
About 340 Chechen fighters have been killed and 400 wounded, he said. The estimate seems low, especially in light of Dudayev’s claim--no doubt exaggerated--of 18,000 Russian military casualties. “Grozny is destroyed,” he said. “They didn’t leave one stone standing on another. It’s ...
Even the FSK, a successor agency to the KGB, has confirmed the all-too-obvious fact that Russian soldiers have been arming the enemy. But the FSK also says arms from abroad swell the arsenals of fighters for Chechen President Dzhokar M. Dudayev. Chechen fighters say otherwise. Noting that ...
A satellite image shows southern end of convoy armour towed artillery trucks, east of Antonov airport, Ukraine, February 28, 2022. (credit: MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS) Kadyrov said on Saturday that the Chechen fighters did not have “one single casualty or wounded” combatant, accordi...
Chechen diaspora members as foreign fighters in Syria and Ukraine: a diachronic studyView further author informationhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4900-1234r.colombo.1@research.gla.ac.ukRoberto ColomboView further author informationhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1200-0203...
Chechen diaspora members as foreign fighters in Syria and Ukraine: a diachronic studyEmil A. SouleimanovRoberto Colombo