The US imposed sanctions against the head of Ingushetia Mahmud-Ali Kalimatov, the head of Dagestan Sergei Melikov, their colleagues from the CBR - Kazbek Kokov and the KCR - Rashid Temrezov.  Also on the list is the former president of Dagestan, acting deputy head of the presidential administration of the Russian Federation Magomedsalam Magomedov.

On the anniversary of the invasion, rallies in support of Ukraine are held in many cities around the world under the slogan “Light will conquer darkness.” Participants in anti-war protests in Russia are detained by the police.

The Government of Georgia has driven itself into isolation, has separated itself from the democratic community and is trying to justify the incomprehensible, ostensibly neutral position regarding the Russian-Ukrainian war. This was stated by Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili at the event dedicated to the war anniversary.

Speaking the day before at a mourning event dedicated to the 79th anniversary of the forced eviction of the Chechen and Ingush peoples, which took place
in the Chechen village of Aukh in Dagestan, Chairman of the Chechen Parliament Magomed Daudov recalled that for thousands of Chechens and Ingush, the exile did not end even after 79 years.

In Crimea, the Russian authorities, as part of their mobilization for the war against Ukraine, issued disproportionately more summonses to the Crimean Tatars. The figure is up to 90%, CrymSOS reported.

The US President’s Administration again called on Azerbaijan to release activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev from detention. It was also supported by the head of the Agency for International Development and the former Secretary of State of the United States.

The Milli Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People delivered humanitarian aid to the victims of the earthquake in Turkey. Support was provided within the framework of the action «Good neighbor - nearest family».

Demonstrations by representatives of the Chechen diaspora and local activists were held in Austria, France and other European countries. They commemorated the 79th anniversary of Stalin’s deportation of the Vainah peoples. The event was organized by representatives of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.

Georgia, as before, supports Ukraine and its people, as well as the peaceful occupation of Abkhazia and South Ossetia by the Russian Federation.  

On February 23, mourning rallies were held in Paris to mark the anniversary of Stalin’s deportation of Chechens and Ingush on February 23, 1944. Participants in the rallies not only honored the memory of the victims of mass repressions, but also spoke out against Russian aggression in Ukraine.