- The Republic of Chechnya is a federal subject of Russia, part of the North Caucasian Federal District. Grozny is the capital city of the republic.
- Moscow fought two wars with Chechen separatists in the 1990s and 2000s, the latter of which resulted in Chechnya’s reincorporation as a Russian region.
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- A country is a sovereign being independent of other nations. Chechnya is not categorized as a sovereign country but as part of the federal region, a subject of Russia.
- The Russian forces used brutal force, killing 60 Chechen civilians during a mop-up operation in Aldy, Chechnya on February 5, 2000.
- Chechnya, republic in southwestern Russia, situated on the northern flank of the Greater Caucasus range.
- Chechnya, 6 August, Caucasus Times: Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov yesterday visited the village of Tsa-Vedeno where he held an emergency.
- Chechnya, or more formally the Chechen Republic, is an independent country within Russia that broke away during the collapse of the Soviet Union.
- Elena Milashina after the attack. Attackers break Russian journalist’s fingers and stab human rights lawyer in Chechnya.
- Chechnya borders Dagestan to the north and east, Georgia to the south, Ingushetia to the west and Stavropol Krai to the northwest.