Mercenaries from different countries are fighting for Ukraine against the Russian Federation. Most of them are from Poland, in second place is from the USA, in third place is from Georgia. Russian President Putin announced this in a television interview with American journalist Tucker Carlson.

Crimean Tatar imam persecuted for “illegal missionary activity”

Putin is ready to exchange the arrested American journalist for the killer Zelimkhan Khangoshvili

In Crimean Alushta, the court hearing on the administrative protocol against local imam Yusuf Ashirov has been extended for the second time. He is accused of illegal missionary activity.

Politics

Observers noted many violations in the presidential elections in Azerbaijan

In an interview with American TV presenter Tucker Carlson, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia is ready to exchange The Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich for Russian citizen Vadim Krasikov. The latter is serving a life sentence in Germany for the murder of Chechen Zelimkhan Khangoshvili.

Society

Irakli Kobakhidze officially became Prime Minister of Georgia

Serious violations were recorded during the voting and counting of votes in the presidential elections in Azerbaijan on February 7. Among them are ballot stuffing, voters arriving in groups, and unregistered voters voting. This is stated in the preliminary conclusion of the joint observation mission of the OSCE and OSCE/ODIHR.

Politics

President Salome Zurabishvili signed an order appointing Irakli Kobakhidze to the post of head of the Georgian government. Earlier, the country’s parliament expressed confidence in him: 84 deputies voted for, 10 against.

A resident of Dagestan who suffered from police torture had his compensation reduced 12 times

The Derbent City Court reduced the amount of compensation to Temirkhan Amakhanov for beating by police officers by 12 and a half times. He asked to pay five million rubles, but the court decided to collect 400 thousand.

Crimean Tatar political prisoner held in prison longer than expected

The lowest pensions and social payments recorded in the North Caucasus

The court in Crimea refused to count the time Rustem Emiruseinov was kept in a pre-trial detention center against the period of his stay in prison. He has been in prison in the city of Balashov, Saratov region, for more than a year, which contradicts the length of his sentence.

Economy

The average old-age pension in Dagestan, Kabardino-Balkaria, Ingushetia and Karachay-Cherkessia is from 14 to 16 thousand rubles per month. These are the lowest pension payments in the Russian Federation. The situation is slightly better in Chechnya and North Ossetia - about 16.5 thousand rubles.

A resident of Ingushetia was convicted of intending to defect to the side of Ukraine

Kadyrov's son received a sports award for winning a special forces competition in which he did not participate

The Supreme Court of Ingushetia sentenced Beslan Tsechoyev to five years in prison. He was found guilty of “preparing for treason by going over to the enemy’s side.” He was also charged with illegal possession of weapons.

Society