Dozens Reportedly Missing Following Armed Clash Between Law Enforcement Officers In Chechnya

Dozens have reportedly gone missing after security forces entered the town of Urus-Martan in Russia's Chechnya following an armed clash between local traffic police and officers from the Special Rapid Response Unit over the weekend. State media reported that about 500 security troops were sent to the town to restore order. Some Telegram channels say dozens, including those who witnessed the December 11 armed clash were "abducted" by the security troops. Chechnya's authoritarian ruler Ramazan Kadyrov said people involved in the incident will be sent to the war in Ukraine. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Caucasus.Realities, click here.