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Zelensky called on the Arab states to support the Crimean Tatars and Muslims of Ukraine
Politics
Zelensky called on the Arab states to support the Crimean Tatars and Muslims of Ukraine
20 May 2023

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Saudi Arabia for the summit of the Arab League (LAS). He was accompanied by the deputy of the Verkhovna Rada, the leader of the Crimean Tatar people, Mustafa Dzhemilev.

The shooting of a car with civilians in Grozny
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
The shooting of a car with civilians in Grozny
19 May 2023

On May 19, 2001, at about 2 pm near the food market in the 3rd microdistrict of Grozny (not far from the crossroads of the road from the city center to the village of Staraya Sunzha), a white VAZ-2107 car was fired upon from a passing convoy of Russian military men.

Apti Visaev's wife and defender was banned from attending the trial
Human rights
Apti Visaev's wife and defender was banned from attending the trial
19 May 2023

On May 19, a judge of the 1st Eastern District Military Court in Khabarovsk removed his wife and public defender Aisha Mutaeva from the court hearing in the case of Apti Visaev, accused of preparing a terrorist attack. The woman is prohibited from attending the trial until the verdict. The reason was video recordings allegedly made by her in court and published on social networks.

No extremism and propaganda of terrorism were found again in the articles of Abdulmumin Hajiyev
Human rights
No extremism and propaganda of terrorism were found again in the articles of Abdulmumin Hajiyev
19 May 2023

The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don, where the trial in the case of journalist Abdulmumin Gadzhiev, accused of financing terrorism, has announced a new expert opinion on the case. Nothing extremist was found again in Hajiyev's publications.

Britain confirmed that Ukraine has begun to use long-range cruise missiles Storm Shadow
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
Britain confirmed that Ukraine has begun to use long-range cruise missiles Storm Shadow
19 May 2023

British Defense Minister Ben Wallace said that Ukraine has begun using British long-range Storm Shadow cruise missiles capable of striking at a distance of up to 290 kilometers.

Georgian opposition again opposed the Kremlin
Politics
Georgian opposition again opposed the Kremlin
19 May 2023

Today, in protest against the resumption of air traffic with the Russian Federation at the airport. Rustaveli gathered hundreds of people in Tbilisi. They expressed dissatisfaction with the passengers who arrived on the first direct flight from Moscow to Tbilisi in four years.

Ingushetia, KChR and Chechnya entered the list of regions with the poorest population
Economy
Ingushetia, KChR and Chechnya entered the list of regions with the poorest population
19 May 2023

According to Rosstat, 11% of the Russian population receive incomes below the subsistence level.

Russia and Georgia resume direct flights from today
Politics
Russia and Georgia resume direct flights from today
19 May 2023

Russia and Georgia from Friday, May 19, resume flights between the countries, interrupted in 2019. Flights to Tbilisi will be operated daily on Russian SSJ100 aircraft from Moscow's Vnukovo airport.

Abductions, torture and extrajudicial executions of residents of Serzhen-Yurt and raids on students of ChSU
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
Abductions, torture and extrajudicial executions of residents of Serzhen-Yurt and raids on students of ChSU
18 May 2023

On May 18, 2001, at 0500, Russian units cordoned off the entire perimeter of the village of Serzhen-Yurt in the Shali district. Armored vehicles were posted near each intersection in the village. Having finished the preparations, the military began to enter in advance, apparently, the planned houses and grab their tenants. At the same time, weapons were used at least once.

Memorial recognized Ossetian Covid dissidents as political prisoners
Human rights
Memorial recognized Ossetian Covid dissidents as political prisoners
18 May 2023

On May 18, the human rights project “Support for political prisoners. Memorial recognized as political prisoners the Ossetian Covid-dissidents Vadim Cheldiev, Ramis Chirkinov and Arsen Besolov, convicted in the case of the rally on April 20, 2020 in Vladikavkaz.