conflicts
Tbilisi condemns so-called presidential elections in occupied Tskhinvali
The Georgian Foreign Ministry has condemned the second round of so-called presidential elections in Georgia;’s Russian-occupied Tskhinvali regions and reiterated that the race has no legal grounds. “Such illegal actions violate the fundamental prin...
Opposition figure wins de facto elections in Georgia’s Russian-occupied Tskhinvali
A leader of the opposition party Nikhas Alan Gagloev has won so-called presidential elections in Georgia’s Russian-controlled Tskhinvali region, defeating incumbent “president” Anatoly Bibilov. In the second round of the polls, which took place on ...
Russian military bomb Donetsk, Luhansk, at least 21 killed
The Russian troops have attacked Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, killing at least 21 civilians and injured 27, which is the highest daily death toll in a month, regional governor Pavlo Kyrylenko has said. Writing on Telegram, Kyrylenko stated ...
Russians resume bombing of Azovstal plant after Kyiv evacuates 100
Russian troops have resumed the bombing of Mariupol Azovstal plant which is the only stronghold in the city which has been fully destroyed by Russia since the beginning of hostilities in late February. The bombardment continued after Kyiv was abl...
Putin says Russians must block, not attack Ukrainians in Azovstal to save Russian soldiers
Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu not to attack Ukrainian troops in the Azovstal Plant of Mariupol, stating the move would be “irrational, claiming the lives of Russian soldiers.” Earlier, Shoigu told...
De facto Tskhinvali opens crossing point to occupied Akhalgori for the 1st time since 2019
De facto authorities of Georgia’s Russian-controlled Tskhinvali region have allowed the opening of a crossing point to Akhalgori district for Easter for the first time since September 5, 2019. Only those holding special passes or “passports of Sout...
Georgian citizen illegally arrested by occupation forces last year released
Georgian citizen Vladimer Kaniashvili, who was arrested by the occupation forces on December 9, 2021, has been released, the Georgian State Security Service reported today. The agency said that the central Georgian government had used all levers...
8 Georgian citizens, including two former soldiers, remain illegally arrested in de facto Tskhinvali
Eight Georgian citizens are currently in Tskhinvali prison, illegally arrested by the Russian-controlled occupation forces for “illegally crossing the border.” Two of them are former soldiers, Mamuka Chkhikvadze and Levan Machabeli. The central G...
Georgia’s de facto Tskhinvali has plans to hold two referendums to “lose independence”
Georgia’s Russian-controlled Tskhinvali region in the heart of the country has plans to hold two referendums after April 10 – one over joining Russia and after that another to unify with North Ossetia, de facto President of Tskhinvali Anatoly Bibilov...
300 fighters from Georgia’s de facto Tskhinvali refuse to fight in Ukraine, return home
About 300 troops from the Georgian Russian-occupied Tskhinvali region, who have been recently sent to Ukraine to fight, have refused to do so and returned home independently, Media Zona has reported based on locals, including former de facto Presiden...
