Chechnya

January 13, 2026 16:01

• Daudov reported the dispatch of more than 67,000 fighters from Chechnya to the Northeastern Military District.

  Chechnya's head of government, Magomed Daudov, reported that 67,440 fighters have been sent to the military operation zone.

January 13, 2026 10:44

• Alaudinov responded to Zelensky's idea of kidnapping Kadyrov.

  The head of the Akhmat special forces, Apti Alaudinov, suggested that the Ukrainian president's proposed attempt to kidnap the Chechen leader would have failed.

January 13, 2026 05:45

• A mass brawl broke out at a wrestling tournament in Grozny.

  Chechen wrestler Turpal Alkhoyev lost to David Vaniev from North Ossetia. A conflict ensued between the two, which spectators joined in. Chechen Sports Minister Akhmat Kadyrov stated that it was simply a minor incident that was blown out of proportion by the media.

January 12, 2026 11:56

• Facebook* users criticized Kadyrov Jr. for threatening Zelensky.

  The threat by the Chechen leader's son to bring the Ukrainian president to Grozny and force him to "beg for forgiveness" cannot be taken seriously, and the offensive rhetoric is humiliating for Adam Kadyrov himself, social media users pointed out.

January 11, 2026 21:37

• A former Kadyrov critic has alleged extortion in the Akhmat special forces.

  Said-Khuseyn Magomedov demanded that Apti Alaudinov return the money that one of the lieutenant general's subordinates took when he joined the Akhmat special forces. In his appeal to Alaudinov, he mentioned 300,000 rubles, and in his appeal to Kadyrov, whom he called on to "stop the lawlessness," he mentioned 1,300,000.

January 10, 2026 19:15

• Residents of southern Russia are facing flight delays amid the threat of drone attacks.

  Flights are being delayed at airports in Makhachkala, Volgograd, and Vladikavkaz after operations were suspended due to a drone threat. A flight to Tyumen in Makhachkala was delayed by more than 12 hours.

January 10, 2026 16:25

• Three Chechen fighters were killed in a military operation.

  Salambek Iziev, Ismail Sanuzov, and Khamzat Arskhanov were killed in the military operation in Ukraine. Since its beginning, at least 258 Chechen fighters have been officially recognized as killed.

January 10, 2026 10:57

• A drone attack threat has been declared in the North Caucasus Federal District.

  A drone attack threat has been declared in Chechnya, Dagestan, North Ossetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, and Stavropol.

January 09, 2026 19:57

• Adam Kadyrov threatened to send Zelensky to Grozny.

  Ramzan Kadyrov's third son, Adam, promised Vladimir Zelensky that he would deliver him to Grozny for trial if he received the order from his father or Putin.

January 09, 2026 07:59

• The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has exceeded 8,450.

  At least 4,172 soldiers from the North Caucasus Federal District and 4,280 from the Southern Federal District have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.

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