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In Chechnya, a serviceman was sentenced to two years for failure to appear during mobilization
Human rights
In Chechnya, a serviceman was sentenced to two years for failure to appear during mobilization
11 May 2023

The Grozny garrison military court sentenced Abdulla Busazhev to two years in a penal colony. He was found guilty under Art. 337 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (unauthorized leaving the place of service during the period of mobilization).

Chechnya for tourism: expectations and impressions of Russian tourists
Economy
Chechnya for tourism: expectations and impressions of Russian tourists
10 May 2023

Today, Russian domestic tourism is experiencing a boom due to various restrictions preventing external tourism, as well as due to the implementation of a national project aimed at developing tourism in Russian regions. This project started even before the pandemic and the international isolation of the country.

Prigozhin said that the Wagnerites never received ammunition
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
Prigozhin said that the Wagnerites never received ammunition
10 May 2023

Yevgeny Prigozhin said that the fighters of the Wagner PMC never received the ammunition promised by the Ministry of Defense.
The military court of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky sentenced a serviceman who refused to participate in the war in Ukraine to 2.5 years in a penal colony.

The President of Georgia urged to toughen relations with the Russian Federation against the backdrop of Moscow's decision on resumption of flights and visa-free regime
Politics
The President of Georgia urged to toughen relations with the Russian Federation against the backdrop of Moscow's decision on resumption of flights and visa-free regime
10 May 2023

Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili called on the authorities to convene the Security Council to discuss the visa regime for Russians who come and stay in Georgia, as well as to consider the introduction of three-month visas.

Russia canceled visas for citizens of Georgia and resumes flights
Politics
Russia canceled visas for citizens of Georgia and resumes flights
10 May 2023

From May 15, the visa regime for Georgian citizens entering the Russian Federation and leaving the Russian Federation will be canceled. In addition, the President of the Russian Federation lifted the ban for Russian airlines on flights to this country.

One of the sons of the ex-judge of Chechnya Yangulbaev was put on the wanted list
Human rights
One of the sons of the ex-judge of Chechnya Yangulbaev was put on the wanted list
10 May 2023

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation put Baysangur Yangulbaev on the federal wanted list. He lives abroad and is the son of Saidi Yangulbaev, a former judge of the Supreme Court of Chechnya, and the brother of Abubakar and Ibragim Yangulbaev, lawyers opposed to the Chechen authorities.

The regions of the North Caucasus Federal District took the last places in terms of wage dynamics
Economy
The regions of the North Caucasus Federal District took the last places in terms of wage dynamics
10 May 2023

It will take 17.5 years for half of the inhabitants of Chechnya to receive a salary of more than 100 thousand rubles, if their average growth rates over the past five years continue. The republic took the last (85th) place in this indicator among the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, according to a study by the RIA Rating agency, prepared according to Rosstat.

Ukraine called unfriendly participation in the Moscow parade of the head of Armenia
Politics
Ukraine called unfriendly participation in the Moscow parade of the head of Armenia
10 May 2023

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry called the visit of the heads of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan and Central Asian countries to Moscow for the Victory Parade an unfriendly step towards Kyiv and disdain for the Ukrainian people.

Authorities and corporations are redrawing the boundaries of the reserve to build ski slopes on the Lagonaki plateau
Economy
Authorities and corporations are redrawing the boundaries of the reserve to build ski slopes on the Lagonaki plateau
9 May 2023

Activists of the public organization “Civil Initiative against Ecocrime” published details of official correspondence between the Federal Agency for Tourism, JSC Tourism.RF Corporation and NJSC Krasnaya Polyana, which discusses the construction of a large ski resort in the Caucasus State Natural Biosphere Reserve. The tasty area is located on the territory of Adygea, is a World Natural Heritage Site and is under the protection of UNESCO.

Victims of Stalin's deportation commemorated in Kalmykia
News
Victims of Stalin's deportation commemorated in Kalmykia
9 May 2023

On May 9, in the village of Shin-Mer in Kalmykia, a memorial was opened to the indigenous residents of the Bagshin-Shebener clan, who became victims of the mass deportation of Kalmyks in 1943.
The words are carved on the memorial stone: “To the Bagshin-Shebenerites who went through the horror of Stalin’s repressions on Siberian soil in 1943-1957. And it’s scary to remember, and it’s impossible to forget...”