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A National Guard member suspected of killing two men was detained in Dagestan
Society
A National Guard member suspected of killing two men was detained in Dagestan
24 December 2023

In Kizilyurt, a 54-year-old police major from the MOVO battalion, a private security guard of the Russian Guard, was detained. He is suspected of shooting a father and son on the Caucasus federal highway in the summer of 2006.

Discovery of corpses on the outskirts of Urus-Martan and in the town of Ivanova, detention of men in Raduzhny and Gekhi
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
Discovery of corpses on the outskirts of Urus-Martan and in the town of Ivanova, detention of men in Raduzhny and Gekhi
23 December 2023

On the western outskirts of Urus-Martan, under the bridge over the Roshnya River, the corpse of a man was discovered with signs of violent death and a bag on his head.

In Dagestan, November inflation was the highest
Economy
In Dagestan, November inflation was the highest
23 December 2023

During the period from October to November, annual inflation in Dagestan accelerated from 8.5% to 9.4%. This is higher than the level for the North Caucasus Federal District (8.3%) and for Russia as a whole (7.4%), reports the branch of the Southern Main Directorate of the Central Bank.

Pro-Kremlin activists prosecuted in Georgia for burning EU flag
Society
Pro-Kremlin activists prosecuted in Georgia for burning EU flag
23 December 2023

Two people have been prosecuted for burning the EU flag in front of the city hall. The first participant in the crime was fined, and an administrative case was initiated against the second. The materials were transferred to the Tbilisi City Court, the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs reported.

Kidnappings of men in Gekhi, shelling of the village of Voykova, shootout for the right to control Pobedinsky, brutal murders in Khankala
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
Kidnappings of men in Gekhi, shelling of the village of Voykova, shootout for the right to control Pobedinsky, brutal murders in Khankala
22 December 2023

At 3 o'clock in the morning in the village of Gekhi, masked servicemen broke into the Tatarievs' house (Bolnichnaya St., 16). Members of the Tatariev family, including children of school and preschool age, were lifted out of bed.

Lawyer beaten in Chechnya asked to investigate incident in another region
Human rights
Lawyer beaten in Chechnya asked to investigate incident in another region
22 December 2023

Lawyer Alexander Nemov sent a petition to the Chairman of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation to change the territorial jurisdiction in the criminal case initiated in connection with the attack on him and journalist Elena Milashina in Chechnya.

In Chechnya, the complaint of an artist who was tortured by security forces was again rejected
Human rights
In Chechnya, the complaint of an artist who was tortured by security forces was again rejected
22 December 2023

The Visaitovsky court of Grozny for the fourth time refused to satisfy the complaint of the former actor of the Grozny Russian Drama Theater Timur Debishev. He tried to appeal the investigator’s decision not to initiate a criminal case into torture.

Mikheil Saakashvili commented on calls to return him from the clinic to prison
Human rights
Mikheil Saakashvili commented on calls to return him from the clinic to prison
22 December 2023

According to ex-President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili, they want to transfer him to the Rustavi prison because there, in conditions of limited medical attention, there is a high probability of a sharp deterioration in his condition. He wrote about this on social networks, responding to the demand of ex-Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia’s party “For Georgia” to return him to prison from the clinic.

A new group of refugees from Palestine arrived in Chechnya
Society
A new group of refugees from Palestine arrived in Chechnya
22 December 2023

Chechnya accepted another 18 refugees from Palestine, including 12 children. They will be placed in the Gorny Klyuch camp in the Shalinsky district.

The Russian Federation did not name the reasons for Armenia’s non-participation in CSTO meetings
Politics
The Russian Federation did not name the reasons for Armenia’s non-participation in CSTO meetings
22 December 2023

Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergei Kopyrkin stated that the country’s exit from the CSTO is not currently on the agenda. He did not answer the question about the reasons for Yerevan’s non-participation in the organization’s latest events.