Battle for Freedom: Akhmat Special Forces | RT Documentary ‘We are children of war. We are tired of it. We know what it is; we’ve been through it,’ says Ramzan Dzhakuev, Deputy Chairman of the Chechen Council of Veterans. The difficult past of the Chechens determined their present as one of the most motivating parts of the Russian army. According to Akhmed Dudaev, Chechen Republic Minister for National Policy, Chechens lost 300,000 people during the First and Second Chechen wars. He claims the c

99 reactions · 29 shares | Today marks the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. During the first weeks of the siege, @APnews journalists @mstyslav.chernov , @evgenymaloletka and @vasilisastepanenko remained trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol, documenting what would become indelible images of the war. Now an Academy Award nominee for Best Documentary Feature, @20DaysInMariupol is a visceral, first-person account of what they saw. | FRONTLINE | PBS | Facebook

184K views · 5.3K reactions | "Angel" is a Chechen volunteer currently fighting in one of Ukraine's military units. After the Second Chechen War started in 1999, he fled to Ukraine with his family, where he's lived ever since. At the start of Russia's full-scale invasion, Angel and his son joined the Ukrainian military and have been fighting on the front lines. | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty | Facebook