On September 23, referendums on joining Russia began in the “DPR” and “LPR,” as well as in the Russian-controlled Kherson region and part of the Zaporozhye region of Ukraine.

On September 22, the former mufti of Ukraine Said Ismagilov, who resigned as a clergyman after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and volunteered to join the Armed Forces of Ukraine, addressed the Muslims of Russia in connection with the “grave” announced by the Kremlin

Against the backdrop of these pacifist speeches, the appeal of the wife and adviser to the Mufti of Dagestan, Aina Gamzatova, to Putin with a request to delay the mobilization in Dagestan in order to “train real warriors” sounded dissonant.

Loud and massive protests against mobilization took place in Dagestan, and not only in the cities. On September 22, in the Babayurt district of Dagestan, protesters blocked the federal highway.

In the Caucasus, Chechen women were the first to come to the rally. Calls to go to the square appeared in messengers the day before. 

On September 21, the Supreme Court of Crimea in Simferopol sentenced the deputy chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatars, Nariman Dzhelyalov, and activists Asan and Aziz Akhtemov. They were sentenced to 17, 15 and 13 years of imprisonment in a maximum security colony, respectively.

On September 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin, who had assured several times before that there would be no mobilization in the country, issued a decree “On announcing partial mobilization in the Russian Federation

On September 21, partial mobilization was announced in Russia.

The actions of the Azerbaijani military were condemned not only in the USA, Tehran and Europe, but also in Azerbaijan itself. We are talking about opposition politicians, journalists, and activists.

On September 20, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that Ukraine and the Russian Federation had agreed on a new prisoner exchange. 200 people will be exchanged.