The Caucasus Digest
Podcast | Ukraine’s recognition of the Circassian Genocide
OC Media’s Yousef Bardouka and Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Goncharenko discuss Ukraine’s recognition of the Circassian Genocide.
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Circassian Genocide
Ukraine recognises Circassian Genocide
Ukraine is the second country to recognise the Circassian Genocide after Georgia.
Chechnya
Opinion | Chechen volunteer battalions have been abandoned by Ukraine
Despite verbal support for an independent Chechnya, Ukraine has abandoned Chechen fighters who have been fighting on their side against Russia for a decade. Is Russian cultural influence and propaganda the main reason behind this, and if so, what does it mean for Ukraine’s ability to stand against Russian aggression in general? In October 2022, Ukraine’s parliament recognised the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria as an independent state that is ‘temporarily’ occupied by Russia, and condemned ‘t
Chechnya
Kadyrov claims Ukrainian POWs killed in drone strike in Chechnya
Chechen head Ramzan Kadyrov has said that a drone strike on a military academy in Chechnya had killed Ukrainian prisoners of war. The announcement followed Tuesday’s attack in Gudermes, reportedly the first time Chechnya had been struck since the beginning of the full-scale war in Ukraine. In a post on Telegram, Kadyrov said at least ten Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) were kept at every ‘strategic facility’ in Chechnya, including at the Gudermes academy, colloquially known as the Russia
Chechnya
Kadyrov says military academy in Chechnya struck in drone attack
Chechnya’s Ramzan Kadyrov has said that a military academy in Gudermes, Chechnya was struck in a drone attack. He did not say who he believed to be responsible for the attack. The academy in Gudermes, colloquially known as the Russian University of Special Forces, was allegedly struck by a drone on Tuesday morning. Kadyrov claimed the building was ‘empty’ and that there were no casualties as a result of the attack, but acknowledged that the roof of the building had caught fire. He added that
2024 Georgian Parliamentary Elections
Georgian Dream’s Kaladze says EU Ambassador would be ‘kicked out’ of ‘developed country’
The ruling Georgian Dream party has accused EU Ambassador Paweł Herczyński of ‘interfering’ in Georgia’s internal affairs by criticising its use of images of war-torn Ukraine in its campaign ads. On Sunday, Tbilisi Mayor and Secretary general of the ruling party, Kakha Kaladze told journalists that in a ‘developed country’, the ambassador would be ‘immediately kicked in the ass out of the country’ for his criticism of the banners. On Friday, Herczyński criticised Georgian Dream’s use of i
2024 Georgian Parliamentary Elections
Georgian Dream launches campaign ads using images of war-torn Ukraine
Georgian Dream have begun a campaign of electoral ads using images of buildings destroyed by Russia in Ukraine under the caption ‘choose peace’, including the aftermath of the deadly Mariupol Drama Theatre bombing. Banners were first spotted in Tbilisi on Thursday with images of destroyed buildings and infrastructure in Ukraine alongside the electoral numbers of opposition groups and the caption ‘no to war’, next to pictures of intact Georgian buildings marked with the ruling party’s own elect
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