Chechen Fighters Ally with Ukrainian Troops Against Putin

Chechen fighters who have joined Ukrainian troops to fight against Putin's invasion of Ukraine have formed a bond with their Ukrainian comrades, with plans to travel to Chechnya to fight for independence once the war in Ukraine is over. The Ukrainian parliament has already adopted a resolution declaring Chechnya as an independent state that is occupied by Russia, and denounced what they called a genocide of the Chechen people. The Chechens fighting for Ukraine see a direct line between Ukraine’s fight to liberate its territory and Chechnya's struggle for independence from the Russian Federation in the 1990s.