Pope Francis has described two of Russia’s ethnic minority groups, the Chechens and Buryats, as some of the “cruelest” troops fighting in Ukraine.

Seseg Jigjitova, a Berlin-based illustrator from the Siberian republic of Buryatia, has emerged as a prominent critic of Russian colonialism and advocate for the rights of Buryats amid Russia’s ...

The North Koreans are referred to as “Buryats” rather than their true identity.

So far, 336 Buryats and 78 soldiers from the Irkutsk region have returned in wooden coffins. Russian authorities long ago stopped publishing any numbers.

Chechen head Ramzan Kadyrov has responded to Pope Francis’ statement calling Chechens and Buryats “the cruelest” Russian troops fighting in Ukraine.

The Vatican City's website was taken down after an apparent attack by hackers following comments made by Pope Francis about the alleged savagery of Chechen and Buryat soldiers in the Russian Army ...

In Ukraine, they are trying to form the Siberia battalion, which will include representatives of ethnic minorities from russia. In particular, it will be Buryats who want independence for their ...

Buryats, an ethnic group originating from Buryatia, near the Russia-Mongolia border, have reportedly been disproportionally targeted by Putin's mobilization efforts, as denounced by activists and ...

Hurtful stereotypes can create actual barriers between people, fuel division and animosity. Stereotypes about an ethnic minority living in Russia, Buryats, are a vivid example of these negative social ...

The Chechens are Muslims and the Buryats are Buddhist, and certainly Francis did not intend to condemn non-Christian religions over any brutality; on the contrary, he is warning against the ...

Pope Francis has described two of Russia's ethnic minority groups, the Chechens and Buryats, as some of the "cruelest" troops fighting in Ukraine.