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Prosecutor General of Ukraine: occupiers who committed war crimes in Bucha have been identified
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
Prosecutor General of Ukraine: occupiers who committed war crimes in Bucha have been identified
22 February 2023
Shelling of Kherson from
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Shelling of Kherson from "Grad": at least 5 dead
22 February 2023

Russian troops shelled Kherson with a Grad launcher. At least five civilians were killed.

In Dagestan, four fathers with many children were illegally sent to war in Ukraine.
Human rights
In Dagestan, four fathers with many children were illegally sent to war in Ukraine.
22 February 2023

The Makhachkala garrison military court refused to consider the claims of representatives of four residents of Dagestan. As fathers of three or more children, they were legally entitled to deferment, but were mobilized and sent to fight against Ukraine.

Doctors noted deterioration of health and sharp weight loss of Mikhail Saakashvili.
Politics
Doctors noted deterioration of health and sharp weight loss of Mikhail Saakashvili.
22 February 2023

The weight of former Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili fell to 67 kilograms due to his failure to fully eat. Tamara Davarashvili, an attending physician at Tbilisi Private Clinic, said so.

The Azerbaijani opposition called on the world to impose sanctions against the authorities for repression.
Human rights
The Azerbaijani opposition called on the world to impose sanctions against the authorities for repression.
22 February 2023

The Azerbaijan People’s Front Party and the National Council of Democratic Forces had called on the international community to take action against the authorities. They were accused of political repression and regular human rights violations.

The President of Georgia criticized Lukashenka for meeting with the leader of Abkhazia.
Politics
The President of Georgia criticized Lukashenka for meeting with the leader of Abkhazia.
22 February 2023

The meeting of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk with «the so-called head of occupied Abkhazia is a violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia». President of Georgia Salome Zurabishvili said so.

The prosecutor demanded that the Crimean Tatar political prisoner be sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment.
Human rights
The prosecutor demanded that the Crimean Tatar political prisoner be sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment.
22 February 2023

In the Southern District Military Court, the state prosecutor requested 12 years of strict-regime colony for the Crimean Tatar Amethan Abdulwapov. He is accused of participating in the Islamic party «Hizb ut-Tahrir». It is recognized in the Russian Federation as a terrorist, but it operates legally in Europe and other continents.

Moscow expressed disapproval of Armenia’s choice in favor of the European Union.
Politics
Moscow expressed disapproval of Armenia’s choice in favor of the European Union.
22 February 2023

The start of the EU monitoring mission on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan is an attempt to «extradite» Russia from the region. This was stated by the representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova.

In the burning hotel of Moscow athlete from Dagestan saved a woman.
Society
In the burning hotel of Moscow athlete from Dagestan saved a woman.
22 February 2023

World champion in grappling (wrestling technique using captures) Akhmed Chalayev together with his friends saved an elderly woman from the burning hotel «MKM» in Moscow. It happened before the rescue came.

Vladimir Putin accused the West of starting a war in Ukraine
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
Vladimir Putin accused the West of starting a war in Ukraine
21 February 2023

Vladimir Putin, in his message to the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, accused the West: “It was they who started the war. And we used force and are using it to stop it!”
Yevgeny Prigozhin said that the leadership of the Russian Ministry of Defense is seeking to destroy the Wagner PMC and equated this to treason. According to him, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov prohibited helping PMCs with transport, ammunition and even sapper shovels.