Category: Conflicts / Occupied Territories
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Post-Soviet Conflicts Watch monitors ongoing conflicts and post-conflict developments throughout the post-Soviet region. The publication analyses key events and trends in Georgia’s Russian-occupied regions of Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali region (so-called South Ossetia), as well as in Transnistria, Gagauzia, and other areas. It also covers the Armenian-Azerbaijani peace process after the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War. Note: This…
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On 9 May, marking the 81st anniversary of victory in the “Great Patriotic War” (a term used in Russia and several former Soviet countries to refer to the 1941–1945 war between Nazi Germany and its allies and the Soviet Union), Alan Gagloev, the de facto President of Georgia’s Russian-occupied Tskhinvali region, the so-called Republic of…
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The Occupied Tskhinvali Region An Amendment to the Protocol of an Agreement On May 19, 2026, the de facto defence minister of the occupied “South Ossetia,” a Russian officer named Yury Yarovitsky, signed an amendment protocol to the existing protocol of an agreement between Russia and “South Ossetia” “on Co-financing and Gradual Increase of Salaries and other…
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Overview The World Peoples’ Assembly, also known as the Eurasian Peoples’ Assembly, is an international non-governmental organisation established in 2017 in Moscow. The Assembly serves as a platform for cooperation among civil society, business actors, and state institutions, with a focus on dialogue, integration, and coordination across Eurasia and beyond. Beyond its formal humanitarian and civic profile, the Assembly also appears to function…
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Vladimir Putin and Alan Gagloev, who is wearing the Ribbon of Saint George. Source: Ria.ru On May 9th, 2026, following the highly anticipated “victory parade” in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin and the so-called president of “South Ossetia” (Georgia’s Tskhinvali region), Alan Gagloev, signed a new comprehensive agreement “on the Deepening of Allied Cooperation.” The…
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The Occupied Tskinvali Region In the occupied Tskinvali region, April began with unscheduled training focused on the preparation of officers and unit commanders, conducted under the direct supervision of the de facto First Deputy Defence Minister Inal Sabanov. Held across three separate locations, the training aimed to strengthen the organisational skills required for the effective…
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“Post-Soviet Conflicts Watch” offers a comprehensive analysis of ongoing conflicts and post-conflict developments across the post-Soviet space. This report presents an overview of significant events and trends in the Russian-occupied regions of Georgia, Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali region, as well as the breakaway region of Transnistria, the autonomous entity of Gagauzia, and other areas within the post-Soviet space. In…
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“Post-Soviet Conflicts Watch” offers a comprehensive analysis of ongoing conflicts and post-conflict developments across the post-Soviet space. This report presents an overview of significant events and trends in the Russian-occupied regions of Georgia, Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali region, as well as the breakaway region of Transnistria, the autonomous entity of Gagauzia, and other areas within the post-Soviet space. In…
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Occupied Abkhazia Ukrainian Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Occupied Abkhazia’s Airspace On March 7, the de facto Ministry of Defense released a brochure outlining recommendations on how to act in the event of encountering UAVs. Source: apsny.land On March 1, the so-called border crossing between Russia and occupied Abkhazia was temporarily closed due to the threat…
