A Brutal Russian Playbook Reapplied in Ukraine The besieging of cities, the deliberate targeting of civilians — they are the tactics Russia used before, in Grozny. I saw it firsthand.
Ukraine Puts Putin’s Playbook to the Test Russia’s tactics during the invasion echo a strategy forged during the Chechen wars of the 1990s.
As Russia Stalls in Ukraine, Dissent Brews Over Putin’s Leadership Military losses have mounted, progress has slowed, and a blame game has begun among some Russian supporters of the war.
How Can Chechens Fight for Russia? a Chechen Journalist Asks As a Chechen journalist, I watch videos of the Ukrainian bomb shelters and remember the brutal bombardment of Grozny.