A Look Inside Chechnya Today

Over 20,000 Russian troops operate in the republic. The Kremlin has said that they will be pulled out.
Mikhail Galustov / Laif / Redux

The Russians
In April the Kremlin announced that it will pull its troops out of the region. An estimated 20,000 Russian soldiers operated in the republic.

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