CHECHNYA

March 22, 2022

Ramzan Kadyrov, the Head of the Chechen Republic recently shared a video of his forces purportedly in Mariupol – a besieged port city where Russians have been wreaking havoc by bombing civilian targets.

About:

  • Chechnya is a republic of Russia.

  • It is situated in the North Caucasus of Eastern Europe, close to the Caspian Sea.

  • The republic forms a part of the North Caucasian Federal District, and shares land borders with the country of Georgia to its south.

  • It is home to the indigenous Chechens, part of the Nakh peoples, and of primarily Muslim faith. Grozny is the capital and largest city.

  • Following the First Chechen War of 1994–1996 with Russia, Chechnya gained de facto independence, although de jure it remained a part of Russia. Moscow's forces restored Russian federal control in the Second Chechen War of 1999–2009.