CONFLICT
Chechen Leader Spotted in Bakhmut, Fighting Against Russia
On October 22nd, 2022, Ajnad al-Kavkaz leader Abdul Hakim al-Shishani was reported to have arrived in Ukraine after departing the Idlib Governorate, Syria to fight against Russia. According to al-monitor al-Shishani and his fighters "left Idlib for Ukraine to escape the crackdown led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), and to seek revenge against Russia and the forces of President Vladimir Putin's ally, Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov."