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Russians shelled a residential area of Bakhmut: 5 dead and many wounded
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Russians shelled a residential area of Bakhmut: 5 dead and many wounded
21 April 2024

The Russian army shelled the Bakhmut quarter, where civilians still remain. The Dnepropetrovsk, Poltava, Lvov, Donetsk and Kirovograd regions were also subject to missile strikes. There are killed and wounded.

The Investigative Committee began an investigation into the beating of a student native of Dagestan in a St. Petersburg school
Human rights
The Investigative Committee began an investigation into the beating of a student native of Dagestan in a St. Petersburg school
21 April 2024

Recently, a video of two schoolchildren beating a classmate went viral on social networks. One of them shouts slogans “Russia is for Russians.” The injured student was a native of Dagestan.

28 years ago, the first president of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, Dzhokhar Dudayev, was assassinated
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28 years ago, the first president of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, Dzhokhar Dudayev, was assassinated
21 April 2024

On April 21, 1996, on the outskirts of the village of Gekhi-Chu, Urus-Martan District, the President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, Dzhokhar Dudayev, was killed by a Russian missile.

Armenia follows Azerbaijan in expelling Russian military personnel
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Armenia follows Azerbaijan in expelling Russian military personnel
20 April 2024

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced the withdrawal of Russian peacekeepers from the Tavush region, located in the northeast of the country, on the border with Azerbaijan.

In Crimea, the arrest of six Crimean Tatar political prisoners was extended
Human rights
In Crimea, the arrest of six Crimean Tatar political prisoners was extended
20 April 2024

The Kiev District Court in Simferopol extended until July 22 the term of detention in a pre-trial detention center for Crimean activists Ruslan Asanov, Ametkhan Umerov, Remzi Nimetulaev, Seydamet Mustafayev, Eldar Yakubov and Abdulmedzhit Seitumerov. The investigation argued that it was impossible to mitigate the preventive measure under the terrorist article under which the Crimean Tatars are being persecuted.

Former Russian billionaire Ruben Vardanyan went on hunger strike in an Azerbaijani prison
Human rights
Former Russian billionaire Ruben Vardanyan went on hunger strike in an Azerbaijani prison
19 April 2024

The former head of Nagorno-Karabakh, ex-citizen of the Russian Federation, billionaire Ruben Vardanyan went on a hunger strike in a Baku prison. He demanded his release, as well as the release of all Armenian political prisoners.

The head of the Russian Foreign Ministry called the actions of the United States and the EU to “severe” Armenia from Russia “arrogant and shameless”
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The head of the Russian Foreign Ministry called the actions of the United States and the EU to “severe” Armenia from Russia “arrogant and shameless”
19 April 2024

They want to tear Armenia away from the Russian Federation at an accelerated pace, but it receives the most benefits from the EAEU, 35% of its economy is tied to this. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated this in an interview with Sputnik radio. According to him, the European Union and the United States are “shamelessly” separating Armenia from the Russian Federation.

The medical commission found Zarema Musaeva quite healthy to be kept in a colony
Human rights
The medical commission found Zarema Musaeva quite healthy to be kept in a colony
19 April 2024

Team Against Torture lawyer Alexander Savin received the conclusion of a medical commission regarding the health of Zarema Musaeva. In the protocol, her diagnosis was changed - instead of type 2 diabetes with multiple complications diagnosed last year, diabetes without complications was indicated. It is not included in the list of diseases that allow convicts to be released for health reasons.

Another journalist detained in Azerbaijan
Human rights
Another journalist detained in Azerbaijan
19 April 2024

The head of the Meclis.info website, Imran Aliyev, was detained at Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Baku. He intended to fly to Turkey for safety reasons.

USA: Georgia's bill on foreign agents was inspired by the Kremlin
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USA: Georgia's bill on foreign agents was inspired by the Kremlin
19 April 2024

The United States is disappointed by the Georgian parliament's decision to promote the Kremlin-inspired law on foreign agents. This was stated by US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller.