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Number of requests for Armenian citizenship tripled
Politics
Number of requests for Armenian citizenship tripled
8 April 2023

In 2022, citizens of different countries began to apply three times more often for Armenian passports. Of the total number of applications, 76% were from Russians, most of them ethnic Armenians. 

Zelensky: Poland will supply Ukraine with 200 Rosomak armored personnel carriers
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
Zelensky: Poland will supply Ukraine with 200 Rosomak armored personnel carriers
8 April 2023

President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky, returning from Warsaw, announced that Poland would supply Ukraine with 200 Rosomak armored personnel carriers.

In Ingushetia, the second suspect in the attack on security forces was detained
Society
In Ingushetia, the second suspect in the attack on security forces was detained
8 April 2023

Police officers in Ingushetia detained 25-year-old Mikail Moshoev, suspected of an armed attack on a DPS post and police officers. He tried to leave the republic, but was discovered.

28 years since the killing of civilians in the Chechen village of Samashki
History
28 years since the killing of civilians in the Chechen village of Samashki
8 April 2023

On 7-8 April 1995, during the first Russian-Chechen war, Russian troops, conducting a sweep of the village of Samashki, Achkhoy-Martanovsky district, killed, according to various estimates, at least 100 civilians. This number was reported by the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. The International Committee of the Red Cross announced the death of 250 civilians. 

As a result of shelling of the Donetsk region and Zaporozhye, civilians, including a child, were killed
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
As a result of shelling of the Donetsk region and Zaporozhye, civilians, including a child, were killed
7 April 2023

Russian shelling of the Donetsk region continues, there are casualties.
A residential building in Zaporozhye was destroyed: a man and his 11-year-old daughter were killed.
 

The courts continue to redistribute the property of oligarch Ziyavudin Magomedov
Society
The courts continue to redistribute the property of oligarch Ziyavudin Magomedov
7 April 2023

On April 7, the Moscow Arbitration Court satisfied the claim of PJSC Far Eastern Shipping Company (FESCO) against Ziyavudin Magomedov and a number of offshore companies for 80.1 billion rubles and 13.8 million dollars.

A Russian deserter was detained in Armenia, but has not yet been extradited to Moscow
Human rights
A Russian deserter was detained in Armenia, but has not yet been extradited to Moscow
7 April 2023

On April 7, 23-year-old Yuri T., wanted by Moscow law enforcement agencies on charges of desertion, was detained and taken to the police station in Yerevan. As a preventive measure in Armenia, military surveillance was chosen for him; the prosecutor's office and the initiators of the search were informed about the discovery of the wanted man.

Mikhail Saakashvili Declares His Critical Condition and Need for Assistance Abroad
Politics
Mikhail Saakashvili Declares His Critical Condition and Need for Assistance Abroad
7 April 2023

The convicted ex-President of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili, who is temporarily in the clinic, wrote on social networks that he will die soon unless he receives proper medical care outside the country. 

France investigates forced deportation of Chechen refugee to Russia
Human rights
France investigates forced deportation of Chechen refugee to Russia
7 April 2023

Following a complaint by the Human Rights League and the relatives of the victim, the court initiated proceedings regarding the illegal expulsion of the Chechen refugee Magomed Gadaev from France to the Russian Federation. The defendants are the head of the French Ministry of Internal Affairs and a number of officials. 
According to the complainants, such deportations were contrary to international law and resulted in three convictions by the ECtHR in 2022. 

One of four residents of Ingushetia who are wanted for attacks on security forces surrendered
Human rights
One of four residents of Ingushetia who are wanted for attacks on security forces surrendered
7 April 2023

The 21-year-old Amir Boko, along with his uncle, came to the Internal Affairs Department of Malgobek and confessed. He is suspected of assaulting security officers. His comrades are most likely hiding in the forests on the outskirts of the Malgobey district. Mikail Moshkhoev, Amirhan Guragev and Adam Ozdoev are wanted.