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Kidnappings of men in Gekhi-Chu and Grozny, shootout in Starye Atagi, bombing of a house in Urus-Martan, “cleansing” of mountain villages
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
Kidnappings of men in Gekhi-Chu and Grozny, shootout in Starye Atagi, bombing of a house in Urus-Martan, “cleansing” of mountain villages
5 December 2023

At dawn, in the village of Gekhi-Chu, masked federal servicemen detained Vakha Gabisovich Tukaev, born in 1977. This happened according to what has become a “classic” scenario. The military surrounded the Tukaevs' household and broke into the house.

They want to sentence natives of Chechnya for participating in the death of Pskov paratroopers in the absence of evidence
Human rights
They want to sentence natives of Chechnya for participating in the death of Pskov paratroopers in the absence of evidence
5 December 2023

Arslan Taushev and Rasul Koshmanbetov, previously sentenced to eight years, were again charged after their release - this time with an attack on Pskov paratroopers. The defendants alleged torture and falsification of the case.

An activist kidnapped in Georgia ended up in a Russian pre-trial detention center
Human rights
An activist kidnapped in Georgia ended up in a Russian pre-trial detention center
5 December 2023

Activist Rafail Shepelev ended up in a pre-trial detention center in Nizhny Tagil a month and a half after being abducted from Georgia. It is reported that the man was deceived from Tbilisi to South Ossetia, where he was detained by Russian security forces. All documents of the stolen person remained in Georgia.

A TV presenter from Tatarstan was outraged by the words of a State Duma deputy that “Avars, Chechens, Tatars are all Russians”
Society
A TV presenter from Tatarstan was outraged by the words of a State Duma deputy that “Avars, Chechens, Tatars are all Russians”
5 December 2023

The presenter and general director of the republican television channel of Tatarstan, Ilshat Aminov, publicly responded to the recent statement of State Duma deputy Pyotr Tolstoy.

In the North Caucasian Federal District, only 78 people officially receive an income of over 1 million rubles
Economy
In the North Caucasian Federal District, only 78 people officially receive an income of over 1 million rubles
5 December 2023

The regions of the North Caucasian Federal District took the last places in the ranking of ultra-high salaries - over 1 million rubles per month. Only 78 people there receive these.

In the KBR, the SVO participant was sentenced to five and a half years
Human rights
In the KBR, the SVO participant was sentenced to five and a half years
5 December 2023

The Nalchik Garrison Military Court found Kabardino-Balkaria resident Adam Ivanov guilty of evading military service and sentenced him to 5.5 years in a general regime colony. Previously, he participated in SVO.

A criminal case was again opened against a political prisoner sentenced to 23 years
Human rights
A criminal case was again opened against a political prisoner sentenced to 23 years
5 December 2023

A new criminal case was opened against political prisoner Rais Mavlyutov under the article on promoting terrorist activities. In 2021, he was sentenced to a long term of imprisonment in a maximum security colony.

Kidnappings of men in Urus-Martan, Achkhoy-Martan and Grozny
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
Kidnappings of men in Urus-Martan, Achkhoy-Martan and Grozny
4 December 2023

On the night of December 4, in the city of Urus-Martan, representatives of federal forces detained a local resident, Saipudin Umarovich Bopayev, born in 1942. (according to other sources, born in 1965). Before the start of the second Chechen campaign, Bopayev worked as the director of the state farm “Gorets” in the Urus-Martan district.

The leadership of the colony where Zarema Musaeva is being held asked to deny her parole
Human rights
The leadership of the colony where Zarema Musaeva is being held asked to deny her parole
4 December 2023

On December 11, the Shali City Court of Chechnya will consider a petition for the parole of Zarema Musaeva. However, the leadership of the colony-settlement in Argun, where the woman is serving her sentence, asked to remain in custody. This was reported by the Team Against Torture.

The number of apartments purchased by Russians in Georgia has increased
Economy
The number of apartments purchased by Russians in Georgia has increased
4 December 2023

Over the 11 months of 2023, Russians purchased 5,784 apartments in Georgia, which is 360 more than in the entire last year. Deputy Minister of Finance of Georgia Georgiy Kakauridze said in parliament that he does not see a problem or threat in the fact that Russians are buying real estate in the country.