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Another exchange of prisoners of war took place between Ukraine and the Russian Federation
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
Another exchange of prisoners of war took place between Ukraine and the Russian Federation
31 December 2022

Another exchange of prisoners of war took place. Ukraine reported the return of 140 people, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported the return of 82 people.
On New Year's Eve, Ukrainian air defense shot down 45 Iranian-made Russian drones and 12 missiles.

Ukrainian air defense repelled another massive attack by Russian UAVs
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
Ukrainian air defense repelled another massive attack by Russian UAVs
30 December 2022

In the Kyiv region, air defense forces repelled another drone raid.

Europe does not accept Chechens fleeing mobilization
Human rights
Europe does not accept Chechens fleeing mobilization
29 December 2022

On December 29, a group of two dozen refugees from Chechnya and Ingushetia were expelled from Bosnia and Herzegovina to Turkey. As Kavkaz.Realii reported, they arrived in Sarajevo on December 28 and planned to seek political asylum in Croatia. Among them were men who fled Russian mobilization and members of their families.

Azerbaijan blocked the Lachin corridor
Politics
Azerbaijan blocked the Lachin corridor
28 December 2022

On December 12, several hundred Azerbaijani citizens calling themselves environmental activists blocked traffic along the Lachin corridor, a highway connecting the Armenian city of Goris and the capital of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Stepanakert. A humanitarian catastrophe is brewing in Artsakh (the Armenian name for Karabakh).

Rauf and Raul Arashukov were sentenced to life imprisonment
Human rights
Rauf and Raul Arashukov were sentenced to life imprisonment
27 December 2022

On December 27, the Moscow City Court read out the verdict of former member of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation from Karachay-Cherkessia Rauf Arashukov and his father, ex-adviser of Gazprom Mezhregiongaz Raul Arashukov. Both were sentenced to life imprisonment for organizing two murders, creating a criminal community and stealing gas.

Chechen authorities have sent human rights activists to hell
Human rights
Chechen authorities have sent human rights activists to hell
27 December 2022

On December 27, human rights activists from the North Caucasus branch of the Team Against Torture (CAT) spoke about the reaction their report “The Arithmetic of Torture,” which analyzed cases of violence by security forces, caused among the regional authorities. The parliament of Chechnya distinguished itself most of all - an anonymous answer with insults came from there.

The maternity ward of a hospital was shelled in Kherson
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
The maternity ward of a hospital was shelled in Kherson
27 December 2022

The Russians shelled the maternity ward of a hospital in Kherson, no one was injured.
A Russian armored personnel carrier was blown up by a mine in the Kursk region.

Russian troops shelled cities and towns in the Kharkov region
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
Russian troops shelled cities and towns in the Kharkov region
26 December 2022

Cities and towns in the Kharkov region were shelled. In the village Due to the shelling, one person was injured in Peschanoe. The main target of Russian shelling remains Kyiv.

Russia carried out 1 air and 5 missile strikes, carried out more than 40 shellings from MLRS
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
Russia carried out 1 air and 5 missile strikes, carried out more than 40 shellings from MLRS
25 December 2022

Russia carried out 1 air strike and 5 missile strikes, and carried out more than 40 shellings from MLRS.
A Ukrainian drone again attacked the airfield in Engels. Three Russian soldiers were killed.

In Kherson, 10 people were killed as a result of shelling by Russian troops
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
In Kherson, 10 people were killed as a result of shelling by Russian troops
24 December 2022

In Kherson, 10 people were killed and 55 were wounded as a result of shelling by Russian troops. The head of the National Police of Ukraine, Igor Klimenko, said that during the ten months of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, his department opened more than 51 thousand criminal cases regarding crimes committed by the Russian military and their accomplices.