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Chechnya
- A predominantly Muslim region in southern Russia , which declared its independence from Russia after the breakup of the Soviet Union . After unsuccessfully invading Chechnya in 1994, Russia renewed its attack in 1999 and took the capital city, Grozny. But Chechen guerrillas ( see guerrilla warfare ) continue to harass Russian troops in Chechnya. Russians believe that Chechens have been behind terrorist attacks in Moscow . ( See terrorism .) Most nations recognize Chechnya as part of Russia.
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Zelensky likened Saturday's strike to "how Russia waged war against Chechnya decades ago. They killed Syrians the same way. Russian bombs destroy Ukrainian homes the same way".
Magomedgadzhiev, 40, was born in Chechnya and immigrated to Los Angeles in 2001, according to a letter he wrote to a judge.
The plane is thought to have come under fire from Russian air defence systems as it tried to land in Chechnya before being diverted to Kazakhstan, where it crashed.
It had been reported the plane came under fire from Russian air defence systems as it tried to land in Chechnya - forcing it to divert across the Caspian Sea.
The plane is thought to have come under fire from Russian air defence systems as it tried to land in Chechnya before being diverted across the Caspian Sea to Kazakhstan, where it crashed.
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