Chechnya

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Laotian President Thongloun Sisoulith at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia May 9, 2026.
CARICATURE KILLING

Artist Who Humiliated Putin Shot Dead Execution-Style

The satirist had skewered the Russian elite for years.

Will Neal
Umar Dzhabrailov
ODD TIMING

Russian Businessman Found Dead After Epstein Files Name Drop

Vic Verbalaitis

AKTAU, KAZAKHSTAN - DECEMBER 25. (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY - MANDATORY CREDIT - ' Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kazakhstan / / HANDOUT' - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) A view of the crash site where an Azerbaijan Airlines flight with 67 people on board, traveling from the Azerbaijani capital Baku to Grozny in Russia's Chechnya region, crashed near the Kazakh Caspian city of Aktau on December 25, 2024 the Kazakh Emergency Ministry said, adding that there were 25 survivors. (Photo by Emergency Situations of Kazakhstan/Anadolu via Getty Images)
COLLATERAL DAMAGE

Security Firm: Why Jet Crashed in Russian Ally’s Territory

Hugh Dougherty

Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov is seen atop what is said to be a Tesla Cybertruck equipped with a machine gun.
CRAZY MEETS CRAZY

Putin’s Bloodiest Ally: Elon Musk Gifted Me a Cybertruck

Corbin Bolies

Chechen Republic Parliament Chairman Magomed Daudov speaks during a meeting in Moscow.
OH LORD

Is Putin Set to Promote Russia’s Most Notorious Enforcer?

Allison Quinn

A photo of Adam Kadyrov in tactical shooting equipment.
DADDY DEAREST

It’s Crunch Time for This Putin Ally’s Infamous Nepo Babies

Shannon Vavra