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War in Ukraine
Gen. Sergei Surovikin, the commander of Russian forces in Ukraine, disappeared from view in the fall-out following June’s ill-fated Wagner rebellion led by his ally Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Aug. 16, 2023
Chechnya
Milashina has covered rights abuses in Chechnya for Russia's top independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta for years.
Jul. 4, 2023
War in Ukraine
Ramzan Kadyrov professes absolute loyalty to Putin, but he could help spark a North Caucasus problem that could spread to the South Caucasus.
Jul. 3, 2023
Russia
Concerned about potential assassination during their pilgrimage, Kadyrov and Delimkhanov allegedly started rumors that they were hospitalized themselves to hide their actual locations.
Jul. 3, 2023
Putin
Russian history has shown that military defeat is the handmaiden of political change. Recent events could lead Russian soldiers to decide it’s better to surrender than die in a futile war.
Jul. 1, 2023
War in Ukraine
One irate blogger wrote: “Now we’re putting our cannon fodder into neat formations."
Jun. 14, 2023