Persistent reports about the Chechen leader’s health are resurfacing at a moment of vulnerability for the Kremlin.

Ukrainian drones struck military sites in Grozny, Chechnya, on Nov. 27, 2025, with open-source reporting indicating a hit on a Russian National Guard garrison in the Baysangurov district; officials ...

Chechen Chief of Staff Aslan Maskhadov, a Soviet military academy graduate, had positioned fighters throughout the city. Most Chechen defenders were Soviet-trained veterans who understood Russian ...