Abkhazia appoints local elections

May 13, 2024 20:11

• Contract serviceman from Adygea convicted of abandoning his unit

  The defence of Aliya Khalit, a contract serviceman, has challenged the verdict announced by the Maykop Military Court, pointing out that the reason for the serviceman's absence from service was in his health condition. However, the Southern District Military Court has upheld six year in jail for Aliya Khalit.

May 13, 2024 19:08

• ICRF gets interested in beating of SMO fighter in Kuban

  Alexander Bastrykin, the head of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), has ordered to bring under control the beating case in Kuban (the Krasnodar Territory) of a participant in the special military operation (SMO); the fighter had his both legs fractured.

May 13, 2024 18:45

• After reports of her abduction, Maria Smelaya records her video appeal

  In her video appeal, Maria Smelaya, a Krasnodar resident, who had complained about violence in her family with a native of Chechnya, has refuted the information that her husband had beaten her up. Thus, at least it is known that at the time of recording the video, Maria was alive and not injured, human rights defenders have noted.

May 11, 2024 23:48

• ICRF head demands to open criminal case against Volgograd resident for his Nazi salute

  During the festive events on the Victory Day, a Volgograd resident was marching with his hand raised in a Nazi salute and didn't react to people's remarks. He later apologized, treating his actions as "apery."

May 11, 2024 22:24

• Message on behalf of abducted Krasnodar woman sparks distrust among Telegram users

  The text message posted on behalf of Maria Smelaya, a Krasnodar resident, that she had left for Moscow and was not abducted from a shelter by a native of Chechnya looks like a fake, Telegram users have pointed out.