Why has Russia’s military failed to achieve a different outcome in Ukraine than in Chechnya decades earlier, despite years of modernization and investment? The answer lies in Russian president ...

We examine how Russia, despite its overwhelming military power, failed to win the First Chechen War. In this video, we trace the conflict from the initial invasion in 1994 to the eventual withdrawal ...

They spent their childhoods counting victims, listening to detonations and military helicopters, hearing stories of horrors, and speaking their first words as refugees. December 2025 marked 30 years ...