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A second battalion is being created in Chechnya, named after the hero of the resistance to the Russian Empire
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A second battalion is being created in Chechnya, named after the hero of the resistance to the Russian Empire
27 October 2023

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, announced the creation of a battalion named after. Baysangur Benoevsky as part of the Russian Guard.
“I am confident that the new battalion will become one of the most effective and elite in the Russian Guard system. I wish all the personnel of our new unit success in their further service for the benefit of the Fatherland - Russia!” – Kadyrov wrote in a telegram.

A resident of Dagestan was sentenced to two years for calling not to pay taxes and utility bills.
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A resident of Dagestan was sentenced to two years for calling not to pay taxes and utility bills.
26 October 2023

A court in Makhachkala sentenced local resident Makhmud Ibadulaev to two years and two months in prison. He was found guilty of involvement in the activities of an extremist organization called “Citizens of the USSR.”

Garibashvili expressed hope that Georgia will receive EU candidate status
Politics
Garibashvili expressed hope that Georgia will receive EU candidate status
26 October 2023

Georgia expects a far-sighted and fair decision from Europe that will allow the country to deservedly receive candidate status. Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili stated this during his speech at the Silk Road Forum in Tbilisi.

Taking hostages during a “special operation” to capture a field commander in Raduzhny, “cleansing operations” in mountain villages with robberies, beatings and kidnappings
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
Taking hostages during a “special operation” to capture a field commander in Raduzhny, “cleansing operations” in mountain villages with robberies, beatings and kidnappings
26 October 2023

On October 26-28, in the village of Raduzhnoe, the Russian military carried out a special operation to capture a field commander, a certain Paizulaev. He was not in the village, and then the military detained five local residents who were not involved in the VF of the ChRI, and took them to the village of Znamenskoye.

The ECHR awarded compensation to natives of Ingushetia
Human rights
The ECHR awarded compensation to natives of Ingushetia
26 October 2023

The European Court of Human Rights ordered the Russian authorities to pay compensation to citizens of the country for violations of their rights. Thus, for improper transfer conditions, a payment of 1 thousand euros was awarded to Magomed Abadiev, who was transferred to a colony in 2018.

The defense will seek a suspended sentence for the Chechen athlete arrested for the video with Basayev's speech
Human rights
The defense will seek a suspended sentence for the Chechen athlete arrested for the video with Basayev's speech
26 October 2023

With competent defense tactics, possibly with an admission of guilt and other actions, it is possible to achieve a suspended sentence for Ilyas Yakubov. This was announced by his lawyer Maxim Kalinov.

Armenian Prime Minister announced peace agreement with Azerbaijan
Politics
Armenian Prime Minister announced peace agreement with Azerbaijan
26 October 2023

A peace agreement between Yerevan and Baku could be signed within a few months. Active work on the document is currently underway. Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan announced this at the Silk Road Forum in Tbilisi.

Crimean Tatar political prisoner-politician was sent to a prison camp far from his homeland
Human rights
Crimean Tatar political prisoner-politician was sent to a prison camp far from his homeland
26 October 2023

The deputy chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, Nariman Dzhelal, sentenced to 17 years, was transported to the prison of the city of Minusinsk in the Krasnoyarsk Territory. Most likely, he is being kept in a special block where he is not allowed to make calls, shared his wife Leviza Dzhelalova.

After a raid on the Kotelnikov mosque, a member of the Russian national team was sent to a military unit
Human rights
After a raid on the Kotelnikov mosque, a member of the Russian national team was sent to a military unit
26 October 2023

A 19-year-old member of the Russian judo team, Muhammad Negmatov, was sent to serve in a military unit in Naro-Fominsk after a raid by security forces on a mosque in Kotelniki near Moscow. He was persuaded to sign a contract to be sent to SVO, but he refused.

Pashinyan said that there are no advantages to the continued presence of Russian military bases in Armenia
Politics
Pashinyan said that there are no advantages to the continued presence of Russian military bases in Armenia
26 October 2023

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said he sees no advantage in the continued presence of Russian military bases in Armenia, the Wall Street Journal reports. He also told the newspaper that Yerevan is looking for new partners, since Moscow, in his words, “has not fulfilled its allied obligations.”