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Prisoner dies in Chechen pre-trial detention center, possibly as a result of massacre
Human rights
Prisoner dies in Chechen pre-trial detention center, possibly as a result of massacre
1 June 2023

40-year-old Khavazhi Magomadov died in the temporary detention center of the ROVD of the Staropromyslovsky district of Grozny. The cause of death was not reported, but human rights activists suspect massacre. He was convicted after being tortured and falsifying a criminal case, Civic Assistance reported.

Violent kidnappings,
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
Violent kidnappings, "cleansings" and looting in Urus-Martan, Mairtup, Grozny and Shali.
1 June 2023

On June 1, 2001, at dawn in the western part of Urus-Martan, up to 30 armed officers of an unidentified Russian security agency blocked a residential area. Some of them then broke into the Tasataevs' (Shvernika Street, 5) and conducted an unsanctioned search without showing any documents.

Delimkhanov and Daudov publicly criticized Prigogine
Politics
Delimkhanov and Daudov publicly criticized Prigogine
1 June 2023

State Duma Deputy from Chechnya Adam Delimkhanov recorded a video message to Yevgeny Prigozhin (the head of Wagner PMC), in which he asked him to name the date and place of the meeting. He will personally give answers regarding the activities of the Akhmat unit.

Indebtedness on loans has sharply increased in the North Caucasus
Economy
Indebtedness on loans has sharply increased in the North Caucasus
1 June 2023

Residents of the North Caucasus have taken loans, including mortgages, for 828 billion rubles. This is a record figure since 2010, according to the Central Bank.

The President of Georgia expressed support for Ukraine
Politics
The President of Georgia expressed support for Ukraine
1 June 2023

Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili supported the people of Ukraine during her speech in the European Parliament.
“I want to express here my personal admiration for President Zelensky and the Ukrainian people. I believe that in the near future both our countries will have their representatives in this hall,” the Georgian leader noted.

Russian court sentenced another Crimean Tatar political prisoners to long terms
Human rights
Russian court sentenced another Crimean Tatar political prisoners to long terms
1 June 2023

The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced four Crimean Tatar activists to lengthy prison terms for participating in the activities of the Islamic political organization Hizb ut-Tahrir.

Head of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine: “Kadyrov should personally take revenge on Putin for the murders of Chechens”
Politics
Head of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine: “Kadyrov should personally take revenge on Putin for the murders of Chechens”
1 June 2023

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, recently threatened Ukraine with "revenge in the fullest sense of the word" in connection with the drone attacks on Moscow. Oleksiy Danilov, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine, reacted to his statement.

Fight and hostage-taking in the Vedeno district, cleansing in Starye Atagi
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
Fight and hostage-taking in the Vedeno district, cleansing in Starye Atagi
31 May 2023

On the evening of May 31, 2011, in the mountainous Vedeno region, an ambush set up by the Russian military included fighters of the armed formations of the CRI, who were heading to the village of Elistanzhi.

In Dagestan, the head of a village was killed due to a land dispute
Society
In Dagestan, the head of a village was killed due to a land dispute
31 May 2023

On May 31, in the Derbent region of Dagestan, the head of the village of Rubas, Gadzhikurban Bayrambegov (pictured). The reason was a conflict over real estate.

Russia reported a drone attack on a refinery in the Krasnodar Territory
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
Russia reported a drone attack on a refinery in the Krasnodar Territory
31 May 2023

At night, drones attacked an oil refinery in the Krasnodar region, causing a fire.