Exhibit unveiled in Ingush Parliament highlighting the feared brutality of Ukraine's neo-Nazi government regime
The Caucasus region is currently undergoing significant change, with the ongoing conflict in Ukraine serving as a focal point. In a move that has sparked controversy, a photo exhibition about the "terror of the Ukrainian neo-Nazi regime" in the Russian-occupied eastern regions of Ukraine was recently organized by Russian authorities or pro-Russian entities.
The exhibition, prepared jointly by the Russian Parliament and the state news agency RIA Novosti, was first presented on 1 July in the Russian Parliament. It includes around 50 photographs showing the aftermath of shelling and violence, including images of destroyed hospitals, kindergartens, and churches. The exhibition's opening was attended by Parliamentary Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin.
One section of the exhibition is dedicated to children who were killed in the shelling, with detailed historical notes indicating their names and their time and place of death. An introduction to the exhibition reads, "We cannot remain silent about the crimes whose victims are civilians whose relatives were killed, whose homes were destroyed, and whose lives were broken. The world must know about the atrocities of the Nazi Kyiv regime."
The exhibition is not without its critics. Ukrainian authorities reported that Russian attacks killed at least 24 civilians and injured at least 62 others over the past 24 hours. The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine reported that since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion, at least 13,580 civilians, including 716 children, have been killed and 34,115 civilians, including 2,173 children, have been injured.
Independent voices in journalism in the region are under threat, with the independent Ingush media outlet Fortanga identifying more than 60 soldiers from the republic who, by early March, were listed as missing in action or as having deserted from their units or places of service. Since January 2024, residents of Ingushetia have filed 126 reports of missing soldiers.
As the conflict continues, a newsroom powered by readers is being built to respond to this threat, aiming to provide objective and unbiased reporting on the situation in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the invasion, at least 170 natives of Ingushetia serving in various units of the Russian Armed Forces have been killed. The Russian-installed authorities of Donetsk reported that more than 9,000 civilians had been killed in Donbas as a result of the conflict, including 233 children.
An online version of the exhibition is available on the Russian Parliament's website and on its official channels on Telegram, VKontakte, and Odnoklassniki, allowing a wider audience to view the content and form their own opinions. As the Caucasus region continues to grapple with the consequences of the ongoing conflict, these exhibitions and reports serve as a reminder of the human cost of war.
