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Eight Uzbek citizens killed in drone attack on Nizhnekamsk (Updated)

According to the latest information, eight citizens of Uzbekistan were among those killed in a drone attack on facilities in Nizhnekamsk (Tatarstan, Russia) on August 10. Earlier, Uzbekistan’s Consulate General in Kazan reported seven fatalities. According to law enforcement authorities in Tatarstan, 13 people were killed. “Unfortunately, seven citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan (A.D.K.,

Mirziyoyev condemns “attempted attack” on Putin’s residence as Tashkent and Kremlin versions diverge

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has “strongly condemned the attempted attack” on the residence of Vladimir Putin, the press service of the Uzbek president said following a phone call with the Russian president on December 30. “At the beginning of the conversation, the Head of our state strongly condemned the attempted attack on the residence of

Citizenship and residence permits for participation in the war: what Putin’s new decree establishes

Decree No. 821 of November 5, 2025, signed by the President of Russia, introduces a temporary procedure for obtaining Russian citizenship and residence permits for foreign nationals and stateless persons, directly linking these migration benefits to participation in the so-called “special military operation” that began on February 24, 2022. The document was published on the

EU imposes sanctions on Uzbek businessman Rustam Muminov

Uzbek entrepreneur Rustam Muminov has been included in the 19th package of EU sanctions adopted on 23 October 2025. According to the EU, Muminov continues to control the Fargona Chemical Plant (Farg’ona Kimyo Zavodi), which, the organization states, supplied cotton pulp to the Perm and Kazan powder plants for the production of weapons for the

Uzbekistan leads in number of foreign prisoners of war in Ukraine — “I Want to Live” project

According to the Ukrainian project “I Want to Live”, Uzbekistan ranks first in the number of foreign prisoners of war currently held in Ukraine. This was reported in a publication dated July 30, 2025. The project claims, citing sources within the Russian Armed Forces, that in 2025 alone, the Russian army recruited 902 citizens of

Mykola Doroshenko: “We will win” — interview with Ukraine’s Ambassador to Uzbekistan

Mykola Doroshenko, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Uzbekistan, gave an interview to Yep.uz. I asked him the following question: “What does Ukraine expect from Uzbekistan — both from its people and its leadership? To what extent are those expectations being met?” The meeting took place on March 3, 2022, at the Ukrainian Embassy