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Georgia wants to ban the sale of housing to Russians
Economy
Georgia wants to ban the sale of housing to Russians
16 May 2023

The Georgian parliament intends to ban the sale of real estate to citizens of the Russian Federation until the end of 2024. The authorities believe that in connection with its acquisition by foreigners, housing prices are rising.

Kyiv suffered one of the most massive attacks by drones and missiles
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
Kyiv suffered one of the most massive attacks by drones and missiles
16 May 2023

At night, Kyiv was subjected to a massive complex attack using drones and various missiles.

Georgia again protested against the resumption of flights with Russia
Politics
Georgia again protested against the resumption of flights with Russia
16 May 2023

An opposition rally against the restoration of direct flights with Russia took place in Tbilisi near the parliament. The participants said that this issue should be considered in the same context as Moscow's aggression against Ukraine and the occupation of 20% of the territory of Georgia (Abkhazia and South Ossetia).

Military attack on the house of a local head in Duba-Yurt and a terrible find in Alkhan-Kala
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
Military attack on the house of a local head in Duba-Yurt and a terrible find in Alkhan-Kala
15 May 2023

May 15, 2001 in the village. Duba-Yurt, Shali district, unidentified men dressed in camouflage uniforms and masks broke into the house of the head of the local administration.

France deports Chechen refugee, but not to Russia
Human rights
France deports Chechen refugee, but not to Russia
15 May 2023

The administrative court of Paris partially satisfied the complaint of a Chechen refugee who challenged the decision of the French Ministry of Internal Affairs to deport him to Russia.

Russians shelled Kherson, Zaporozhye and Donetsk regions
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
Russians shelled Kherson, Zaporozhye and Donetsk regions
15 May 2023

Six people were killed and three were wounded as a result of shelling of Kherson and the region. There are wounded in Zaporozhye and Donetsk regions.

Four North Caucasian regions were in the top ten worst in terms of socio-economic situation
Economy
Four North Caucasian regions were in the top ten worst in terms of socio-economic situation
15 May 2023

On May 15, the RIA Rating agency published summary data on the socio-economic situation of Russian regions based on the results of 2022. Four republics of the North Caucasus - Ingushetia, Karachay-Cherkessia, North Ossetia and Kabardino-Balkaria - were in the bottom ten in this ranking.

In Vienna they supported conscientious objectors fleeing mobilization
Human rights
In Vienna they supported conscientious objectors fleeing mobilization
15 May 2023

On May 15, the International Day of Conscientious Objectors to Military Service, activists from the unrecognized Chechen Republic of Ichkeria in Austria held a picket demanding asylum for Chechens fleeing mobilization in their homeland.

The most expensive gasoline in the North Caucasus Federal District is in Kabardino-Balkaria and Chechnya
Economy
The most expensive gasoline in the North Caucasus Federal District is in Kabardino-Balkaria and Chechnya
15 May 2023

The price of gasoline in the KBR is 53.4 rubles per liter. The second place in May in terms of the high cost of this type of fuel was taken by Chechnya, where it costs 53.1 rubles per liter. The third position is occupied by the KChR - 52.3 rubles.

Azerbaijani political prisoners continue to starve and be tortured
Human rights
Azerbaijani political prisoners continue to starve and be tortured
15 May 2023

Zamin Salayev, an activist of the opposition Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, was transferred from a pre-trial detention center to a medical institution of the Ministry of Justice after he fell into a coma.