Czeczeński ślad na Ukrainie
Chechen trace in Ukraine

Summary/Abstract: During the Ukrainian conflict the information about extremists fighting on the side of pro-Western Ukrainians, as well as the ones operating on the side of pro-Russian separatists, appeared several times in the press. The author of this article has focused only on the ‘Chechen trace in Ukraine’. Analysing the press releases and enriching them with tidbits associated with the Chechen culture and history, she was trying to find an answer to the question of motives for the Caucasian mercenaries’ participation in the Ukrainian conflict.

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