On April 16, Chechen blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov, one of the most famous critics of Ramzan Kadyrov, living in Europe, stated on his YouTube channel that he faked his own death after he became aware of the impending assassination attempt. The video post was published under the title “Operation Sucker.”

On Easter, the occupiers shelled a church in the Ukrainian city of Nikopol, Dnepropetrovsk region. Two people were injured.

On the eve of the next exchange of prisoners of war between Russia and Ukraine. Five Chechen soldiers returned to Grozny. The head of Chechnya, Kadyrov, refused to meet with them, expressing doubts about their honour.

According to the police, a video showing the burning of the Koran was filmed in the Eastern District of Moscow. The General Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs said that a criminal case has been initiated.   

In Ingushetia, recruitment centres for military service under contract have been opened. The authorities are looking for men aged between 18 and 60. The Military Recruiting Office of the Republic promises that their recruitment will be facilitated.

The day before the media reported that the Georgian Airways will operate a Moscow-Tbilisi flight. The reason was his appearance on the board of the Moscow airport Vnukovo.

As a result of the shelling of Kherson, two women were killed, and two teenagers were killed in the Nikolaev region. The number of victims in Slavyansk increased to 11 people.

In the Malgobey district of Ingushetia, four bandits were killed and two others were detained. The NWF carried out a series of attacks against security forces in March and April of this year, resulting in the death of three police officers and the wounding of 15. This was reported by the head of the republic Mahmud-Ali Kalimatov in his Telegram-channel.

Apti Visayev, a Chechen national, illegally accused of preparing a terrorist attack, reported lawlessness in Khabarovsk-1 detention centre. According to him, cell 364 of the Detention Centre is torture and the competent authorities should check the matter.

In January-March 2023, the Russian authorities carried out 83 arrests in Crimea on politically motivated cases. Of these, 54 were against members of the Crimean Tatar people. In addition, 21 searches were carried out, 19 of them in the homes of Crimean Tatars.