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Almost all Russians who emigrated to Georgia are not going to come back
Society
Almost all Russians who emigrated to Georgia are not going to come back
30 June 2023

93% of Russians who left for Georgia after February 2022 (the start of the war between the Russian Federation and Ukraine) do not plan to return to their homeland. These are the results of a survey conducted by the Georgian non-governmental organization "Caucasus Center for Research Resources".

Germany asks for 11 years in prison for accused of attempted assassination of critic of Chechen leadership
Human rights
Germany asks for 11 years in prison for accused of attempted assassination of critic of Chechen leadership
30 June 2023

At a meeting of the Higher Regional Court of Munich, the German Federal Prosecutor's Office demanded that Valid Dadakaev be sentenced to 11 years in prison. He is accused of attempting to assassinate opposition leader Muhammad Abdurakhmanov, brother of Tumso Abdurakhmanov.

Media: in Chechnya, the training of volunteers for the war with Ukraine is financed by a businessman close to Kadyrov
Politics
Media: in Chechnya, the training of volunteers for the war with Ukraine is financed by a businessman close to Kadyrov
30 June 2023

One of the main points in the Russian Federation for the training of volunteers for the war in Ukraine - the Special Forces University in Gudermes - is funded by the Chechen oligarch and businessman, a fellow villager of Ramzan Kadyrov, Movsadi Alviyev.

Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia held talks on a Peace agreement
Politics
Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia held talks on a Peace agreement
30 June 2023

Azerbaijan has published a press release following the talks between the country's Foreign Minister and his Armenian counterpart, held in the United States.

“Georgian province”: Russia has resumed flights with Georgia
Politics
“Georgian province”: Russia has resumed flights with Georgia
30 June 2023

On May 10, 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree abolishing the visa regime for Georgian citizens and lifted the ban on direct flights between the countries. This caused mass protests in Tbilisi.

Derbent voyage
Politics
Derbent voyage
30 June 2023

On June 28, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the Dagestan city of Derbent, where he held a meeting on the development of tourism in the North Caucasus and talked with people in the city park. Against the backdrop of events related to the rebellion of Yevgeny Prigozhin, this visit and its stated purpose - to discuss tourism - according to observers, only served as an excuse to broadcast important political signals.

Three days of mourning have been declared in Kramatorsk for those killed in the shelling
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
Three days of mourning have been declared in Kramatorsk for those killed in the shelling
30 June 2023

Kramatorsk declared three days of mourning for those killed in a missile attack on June 27. The number of victims has risen to 12.

Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
"Cleansings" in the villages of the Zavodskoy district of Grozny and other facts of the arbitrariness of the Russian security forces
29 June 2023

On June 29, 2001, in the morning, several dozen residents of the village of Tsotsin-Yurt, Kurchaloy District, blocked the road leading to Kurchaloy. They demanded the release of five fellow villagers detained on the evening of June 26.

British Chechen released from illegal prison a month later
Human rights
British Chechen released from illegal prison a month later
29 June 2023

Abducted British citizen Magomed Abubakarov and Urus-Martan resident Umar Masaev were released from illegal prison a month after their detention (June 27 and 23, respectively).

The Russian authorities have placed over a thousand children from Ukraine under “preliminary guardianship”
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
The Russian authorities have placed over a thousand children from Ukraine under “preliminary guardianship”
29 June 2023

The publication “Important Stories” reported that 1,184 children illegally taken from Ukraine were placed under preliminary guardianship in Russia.