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Ramzan Kadyrov is quoted as claiming that Chechnya has trained more than 47,000 fighters for Russia since the war began.
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Ramzan Kadyrov is quoted as claiming that Chechnya has trained more than 47,000 fighters for Russia since the war began.
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North Caucasus theater
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Chechnya
Chechen authorities prohibited dance music outside a range of 80 to 116 beats per minute and gave musicians until 1 June to revise noncompliant works.
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Chechan warlord Ramzan Kadyrov claims that he's trained over 47,000 fighters to fight for Putin since the war began.
Ramzan Kadyrov is quoted as claiming that Chechnya has trained more than 47,000 fighters for Russia since the war began.
Open source reportPres. Putin visited the majority Muslim region of Chechnya for the first time in 13 years. During his unannounced visit, he inspected Chechan troops and volunteers preparing to deploy to Ukraine
Vladimir Putin made his first visit to Chechnya in 13 years and inspected troops and volunteers preparing to deploy to Ukraine.
Open source reportPres. Putin prefers to brush ethnic and religious tensions under the rug to preserve pro-Russia harmony, so these latest attacks will be another annoyance for him. Some pro-Putin politicians are already blaming the West (without evidence) for inciting them.
President Vladimir Putin tends to minimize ethnic and religious tensions; some pro-Putin politicians were blaming the West for the attacks without evidence.
Open source reporttheir tactics and high degree of coordination recall Islamic State-Khorasan's (IS-K's) attack on Crocus Hall three months ago, but no group - including IS-K - has claimed the Dagestan attacks yet.
The attackers’ tactics and coordination resembled the Islamic State-Khorasan attack on Crocus Hall, while emphasizing that IS-K had not claimed the Dagestan attacks.
Open source reportGunmen carried out several coordinated attacks on churches, synogogues, and police stations in two cities in the restive, majority-Muslim Russian region of Dagestan.
Gunmen attacked churches, synagogues and police stations in two cities. Russian authorities described the assailants as adherents of an international terrorist organization, but says no group had claimed responsibility.
Open source reportChechen musicians have until June 1 to re-record non-compliant tunes within the legal tempo range so they "conform to the Chechen mentality and sense of rhythm."
Chechen authorities prohibited dance music outside a range of 80 to 116 beats per minute and gave musicians until 1 June to revise noncompliant works.
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