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At night, Russia attacked Ukraine with 26 drones
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
At night, Russia attacked Ukraine with 26 drones
3 May 2023

At night, 26 Iranian drones attacked Kyiv, Dnieper and Zaporozhye. Most were shot down, no casualties.
As a result of the shelling of the Kherson region, 21 people were killed. 48 civilians were injured.

Regions of IFRS allowed to write off more than half of public debt
Economy
Regions of IFRS allowed to write off more than half of public debt
3 May 2023

The subjects of the North Caucasus Federal District are allowed to write off (restructure) 38 billion rubles of public debt this year.

Population of Ingushetia recognized as the poorest in Russia
Economy
Population of Ingushetia recognized as the poorest in Russia
3 May 2023

The highest percentage of the poor is found in Ingushetia, accounting for 30.5 per cent of the population of the Republic, which is 1.2 per cent higher than in 2021. 

In the ranking of freedoms Russia dropped to 164th place, Armenia and Georgia - in the first hundred
Society
In the ranking of freedoms Russia dropped to 164th place, Armenia and Georgia - in the first hundred
3 May 2023

The international non-governmental organization «Reporters without Borders» has released an annual world rating of freedom of speech. In it, Russia took the 164th place out of 180 possible, having dropped to 9 positions at once.

Crimean Tatar Political Prisoner Spent 50 Days in Shizo
Human rights
Crimean Tatar Political Prisoner Spent 50 Days in Shizo
3 May 2023

Crimean Tatar Uzeyir Abdullayev left the SHIZO colony in Salavat (Bashkortostan), where he spent 10 days. In total, the political prisoner spent more than 50 days in the punishment cell and suffers from an acquired heart defect.

In Azerbaijan, a starving political prisoner was detained
Human rights
In Azerbaijan, a starving political prisoner was detained
3 May 2023

A preparatory session was held at the Garadagh District Court in Baku on the case of Zamin Salaev, the head of the district organization of the Azerbaijan People’s Front Party. He stated that the criminal case against him was a political order, and in protest he went on hunger strike for 85 days.

The HRC commemorates the 66th anniversary of the return of the Karachai from deportation
History
The HRC commemorates the 66th anniversary of the return of the Karachai from deportation
3 May 2023

The Day of the Return of the Karachay People to Their Homeland is celebrated every year on May 3. Sixty-six years ago, the first line arrived at the Erken-Shahara railway station with the deportees returning to their homeland. Today, at the Memorial to the victims of repression in Karachayevsk, local residents and authorities paid tribute to the memory of people who died on the way and during the years of exile in Central Asia and Kazakhstan. 

In Dagestan, a woman was forced to apologize for a scandalous video
Human rights
In Dagestan, a woman was forced to apologize for a scandalous video
2 May 2023

On May 2, the administration of the Shamilsky district published a video with an apology from a woman who had previously published a video about the sale of stewed meat in the regional center, allegedly stolen from the military.

Georgians See Present Russia as a Threat
Politics
Georgians See Present Russia as a Threat
2 May 2023

The overwhelming majority of Georgian citizens consider Russia the greatest political threat to their country. Eighty-seven per cent of the respondents to the International Republican Institute survey hold this view. 

North Caucasus regions hide their budgets
Economy
North Caucasus regions hide their budgets
2 May 2023

The Financial Research Institute of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation published the results of the annual assessment of the regions of the country by the level of budgetary openness.