#Ukraine latest:
Ongoing antisemitic demonstrations in the Republic of #Dagestan and elsewhere in the North #Caucasus are highlighting heightened interethnic and interreligious tensions in #Russia.
Ukrainian forces advanced near #Bakhmut amid continued offensive operations near Bakhmut and in western #Zaporizhia Oblast on October 29.isw.pub/UkrWar102923
2/ Hundreds of demonstrators in #Dagestan broke into #Makhachkala airport, blocked the runway, and attempted to board a plane arriving from #Israel on the evening of October 29. isw.pub/UkrWar102923
3/ The demonstrations followed the circulation of rumors that Russian authorities were planning to resettle “Israeli refugees” in #Dagestan and elsewhere in the North Caucasus.
4/ Hundreds of demonstrators gathered at a hotel in Khasavyurt, #Dagestan on the evening of October 28 to look for suspected “Israeli refugees” based on similar rumors.
5/ Unknown actors reportedly set fire to a Jewish cultural center under construction in Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkarian Republic on the night of October 28 to 29.
6/ The #Kremlin has yet to respond and appears to have left regional authorities to make an official response to the demonstrations. isw.pub/UkrWar102923
7/ The #Kremlin will likely struggle to reassure constituencies that the situation is under control and convince Jewish audiences that Jewish minorities are safe in #Russia despite its efforts to present Russia as a religiously tolerant country.
8/ Russian ultranationalists expressed concerns that antisemitic demonstrations will spread from #Dagestan and the North #Caucasus to elsewhere in #Russia. isw.pub/UkrWar102923
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