Seventeen years ago, on Aug. 10, 2009, Chechen human rights defender Zarema Sadulayeva and her husband, Alik Dzhabrailov, were abducted from the office of their charity in Grozny. Their bodies were found the following day, in what remains one of the most prominent unsolved killings of civil society activists in Chechnya.

Today marks 18 years since the start of the armed conflict between Russia and Georgia, known as the Five-Day War. It was on this day that Russia invaded Georgian territory, marking the beginning of hostilities between the two countries.

Operation "Jihad" began at dawn on August 6, 1996. A force of just 887 fighters from the Armed Forces of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria entered Grozny, facing a Russian military contingent numbering in the thousands. Learn more about the course of the operation and its aftermath in our video report.

On December 31, 1994, on New Year's Eve, Russian troops launched an assault on Grozny. As part of the so-called "operation to restore constitutional order," the Russian command hoped to quickly capture the city, but they encountered a resounding failure. The Chechen resistance engaged in fierce fighting, and the Russian army suffered significant losses. Learn more in our video report.

20 years ago, Russian troops committed mass murder of civilians in the Chechen village of Novye Aldy, a suburb of Grozny. During the “cleansing” operation, OMON from St. Petersburg and other units looted, set houses on fire, and brutally murdered unarmed Chechens. On February 5, 2000, at least 56 people, including women, children, and the elderly, fell victim to the crimes. Read more about this tragedy in our video.

The Supreme Court of Karachay-Cherkessia recognized the actions of the fascists in the region during the Great Patriotic War as genocide. The resolution states that during the occupation, crimes were committed against at least 7,500 civilians and prisoners of war.

30 years ago, on New Year's Eve, December 31, 1994, Russian troops began an assault on Grozny. As part of the so-called "operation to restore constitutional order." the Russian command counted on a quick capture of the city, but faced a resounding failure. The Chechen resistance entered into a fierce struggle, and the Russian army suffered significant losses. More details in our video.

On this day, exactly 30 years ago, the Russian authorities attempted an armed overthrow of the first president of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, Dzhokhar Dudayev, by the forces of the so-called Chechen opposition.

This morning, Russian forces launched another massive missile attack on Kyiv. The building of the Islamic Cultural Center of the Muslim Spiritual Administration of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea (the mosque on Nivki) was significantly damaged. This was reported on the Facebook page of the Muslim Spiritual Administration of Crimea.

During the assault on pre-trial detention center-1 in Rostov, special forces eliminated three natives of Ingushetia - Malik Gandaloev, Shamil Akiev and Azamat Tsitskiev, as well as a native of Chechnya Tamerlan Gireev, Magomed Saipudinov from Dagestan and Daniil Kamnev from Stavropol.