Chechnya

August 06, 2026 02:43

• A student from Chechnya has been arrested on charges of justifying terrorism.

  A native of the Urus-Martan district of Chechnya has been arrested in Oryol. Her name was added to the register of terrorists and extremists of Rosfinmonitoring, but was soon removed from it.

August 05, 2026 08:49

• The authorities have recognized at least 9550 fighters from southern Russia as killed in the military operation.

  At least 4755 fighters from the North Caucasus Federal District and 4795 military personnel from the Southern Federal District have been officially recognized as killed in the special operation in Ukraine.

August 05, 2026 06:51

• The founder of the project "Caucasus Without a Mother" reported threats and pressure.

  The founder of the human rights project "Caucasus Without a Mother" Lydia Mikhalchenko reported threats and insults against its employees, as well as the blocking of the project's page on social media.

August 04, 2026 00:57

• The story of the Ukrainian's captivity in Chechnya demonstrated gross violations of international law.

  The conditions of detention described by Ukrainian soldier Sergey Skotarenko after more than three years of captivity in Chechnya ignored all provisions of the Geneva Convention on the treatment of prisoners of war.

August 03, 2026 11:56

• Residents of Chechnya pointed out to officials the high prices for fuel.

  In Chechnya, a liter of AI-95 costs up to 119 rubles, while a liter of AI-92 costs up to 104 rubles, local residents noted, commenting on social media about the authorities' report on the absence of fuel shortages in the republic. They demanded an explanation for the rise in fuel prices and called for inspections of gas stations.

August 02, 2026 18:00

• The authorities of Chechnya reported the absence of fuel shortages.

  Gasoline and diesel fuel are available in sufficient quantities, with a reserve, at all gas stations in Chechnya, the Ministry of Industry, Trade, Fuel and Energy of Chechnya reported.

August 01, 2026 01:56

• Omarov refused to testify.

  At the court session, Grozny resident Said-Magomed Omarov, accused in the murder case of Dagestani resident Alexei Kardashov, refused to testify, citing the Constitution.

July 31, 2026 14:09

• Tightening legislation in Europe has created the risk of deportation for hundreds of Chechens.

  Muslim Alkhazov's deportation to Russia has been appealed, but he remains at risk, along with hundreds of other refugees from Chechnya, due to tightened immigration laws in Europe, human rights activists noted. Unfair denials of asylum to Chechens in Europe have also increased because decisions regarding refugees' fate are made by security services without regard for the risks of returning to Chechnya, diaspora representatives emphasized.

July 31, 2026 02:57

• A Ukrainian soldier described the conditions of captivity in Chechnya.

  Ukrainian prisoners of war held in Chechnya for more than three years were exploited by local authorities at construction sites, forced to work for food, said former prisoner Sergei Skotarenko.

July 30, 2026 00:55

• The court tightened the measure of restraint for Magomed-Gadji Aydiev.

  The Kirov District Court of Makhachkala changed the measure of restraint for the former head of the Novolak District of Dagestan, Magomed-Gadji Aydiev, from house arrest to detention.

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