"The loss of a whole battalion would be a serious blow to [Chechen leader Ramzan] Kadyrov's Akhmat Regiment—the 141st Special Motorized Regiment, also known as the Kadyrovites," Mikhail Alexseev ...

In mid-June, all signs suggested that elite ... forces loyal to Kadyrov seemed all but certain. A month later, however, those plans have not materialized. Chechen troops, particularly the special ...

Kadyrov wrote on his Telegram social media channel that Apti Alaudinov, who commands the Akhmat special forces, had picked ... was poisoned a few days ago," the Chechen leader wrote.

Kadyrov said that Chechen special forces ... reclaim territory from Russian forces. “The claimed return of Chechen forces to offensive operations would break Kadyrovites from a nearly yearlong ...

Operating under the nom de guerre "Tarzan," Buvaysar led a platoon in the elite Hunter Battalion ... notorious leader of the Chechen Republic—the Akhmat Special Forces brigade was dispatched ...

Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) has reported that Russia began using North Korean soldiers in assault operations in Kursk Oblast, particularly as part of combined marine and airborne units, but ...

(Reuters) - Russia's Defence Ministry said on Friday that the "Akhmat" group of Chechen special forces were waging an offensive near the town of Mariinka, in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk.

April 29 (Reuters) - Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said on Sunday that he named his teenage son, who was shown beating a prisoner in custody last year, a trustee of the Russian University of ...