On October 18, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted a resolution in which it declared the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria a territory “temporarily occupied by the Russian Federation” and condemned “the commission of genocide of the Chechen people.” 287 deputies voted for the adoption of the document.

On October 18, the cities of Kyiv, Dnepr, Krivoy Rog, and Nikolaev were subjected to missile attacks and strikes by Iranian kamikaze drones.

On October 17, Russian kamikaze drones raided Kyiv. At least three explosions were reported, including near a railway station in Kyiv and a multi-storey residential building.

On October 15, Kharkov and Nikolaev again found themselves under rocket fire.

On October 14, the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation issued an opinion on the draft federal budget 2023, in which it indicated that the state program “Health Development” is unlikely to achieve its stated goals in the field of demography.

On October 13, at least 7 people were killed and 8 were wounded as a result of shelling by Russian troops of Avdeevka.

On October 13, the European Court of Human Rights, having examined complaints from 11 Russians, recognized them as victims of torture by security forces and awarded compensation totaling 208,300 euros. One of the applicants is a resident of Dagestan, Sultankhan Ibragimov.

On October 12, the former commander of the Chechen detachment “Ajnad al-Caucasus” that fought in Syria, Rustam Azhiev, arrived in Ukraine.