On August 1, Alexander Bastrykin, the Chairman of the Investigative Committee of Russia, held a meeting in Yessentuki on the results of the work of the investigative units stationed in the North Caucasus Federal District for six months of 2023.

The head of the department noted positive changes in terms of the results of the activities of the investigative bodies of the district. "In the first half of 2023, more than 37,700 crimes were registered in the district, which is 2% lower than last year's crime rate. There is a reduction of one-third of terrorist crimes and 36% of extremist crimes. In 2023, 327 past crimes were solved in the district," he added.

Bastrykin noted that over ten years, the overall clearance of murders in the district has increased from 66 to 92%. About 3,000 cases were completed in six months, which is 4% more than in 2022. "It was noted that attempts by radical and pro-Western public organizations to use any manifestations of citizens’ discontent to escalate and destabilize the situation in the region are being recorded, the intensity of the information impact on young people and attempts to involve them in illegal public activity is growing," the Committee noted.

Bastrykin stressed that organizing large-scale work with the younger generation is necessary.