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

On October 12, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a resolution recognizing the Russian regime as “terrorist.” The document is called “Further escalation of aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine.” The Assembly also called on the Georgian authorities to release from arrest a citizen of Ukraine, ex-President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili.

On October 11, the International Monetary Fund, in its latest World Economic Outlook report, forecast that the Armenian economy will grow by 7% by the end of 2022.

On October 10, Vladimir Putin announced that he had ordered massive long-range strikes.

On October 8, an explosion occurred on the Crimean Bridge, which connects the Krasnodar region of Russia with the annexed Ukrainian peninsula.

Human rights activists from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus received the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize.

It is difficult to say what other mediators can offer, but both the Americans and the Europeans are doing their best to strengthen their influence in the South Caucasus by offering their platforms for negotiations.

According to official data, partial mobilization was supposed to cover 300 thousand people. However, regional human rights organizations and activists note that the mobilization disproportionately affected ethnic minorities. Thus, according to State Duma deputy from Yakutia Sardana Avksentyeva, if in the Kursk region 0.9% of men of military age were mobilized, in the Novosibirsk region - 0.27%, then in Kalmykia - 1.41%, in Yakutia - 1.66%.