A housing dispute between the widow and mother of an Ingush fighter has sparked a debate on Facebook*.

The widow and son of Ilez Torshkhoev, who was killed in Ukraine, have a greater moral right to remain in the apartment they received from the authorities, many social media users have indicated. Their opponents sided with Torshkhoev's mother, while some commenters deemed the legal battle waged by the relatives of the murdered man unethical.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot," Khava Medova, the widow of Ilez Torshkhoev, who was killed in Ukraine, reported that she is suing her mother-in-law, Lida Torshkhoeva, over an apartment in Magas, which she received after appealing to the head of Ingushetia, Makhmud-Ali Kalimatov.

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By 12:50 PM Moscow time on December 1, Facebook users* had left more than 530 comments under the "Caucasian Knot" post about the lawsuit of Torshkhoev's widow and mother. The authors of many of them argued over who had the greater right to the housing provided: the mother of the slain soldier or the widow and son.

"They should have given it to the wife and son first... The mother has her own place. The mother also has no pity or sympathy for her son's family... At least for her grandson," wrote, in particular, Dan Daniya.

"They have a son, and the deceased's father is entitled to not only the apartment, but also any inheritance, if he had one... It was his father who died," opined Zauri Ebralidze. "My mother-in-law will take this apartment with her to the grave. He went there to die for money for his family," wrote Dora Postolache.

Yuri Klimovsky expressed a different opinion. "A mother-in-law is sacred. She carried her son for nine months, gave birth, nursed him, and raised him. And his wife came prepared," he noted. "And his wife carried his son for nine months," Romela Airiyan countered.

"Yuri Klimovsky, I never thought mothers had grades, like cheese. That is, a mother-in-law is the highest grade; she gave birth to a son, but a woman who also gave birth to a son is already the lowest grade," Emiliya Gasimova protested.

User Gunda Malieva expressed her condolences to Khava Medova in absentia on the loss of her husband. "I hope, with the help of the Almighty, you will resolve everything. May Allah grant you patience. Leave this apartment. To each his own. Make your own life. You are still young, and children have never interfered with anyone's life," she wrote.

He gave his life so that his mother and wife could share the life he sold.

Leyla Asadova criticized both sides of the conflict. "He shares money with his daughter-in-law. We've come to this... there's no conscience. I would never send my son to the SVO. Poor son. He gave his life so that his mother and wife could share the life he sold. It's a shame to put yourself on display. Caucasian mothers and wives disgrace the entire Caucasus customs," she wrote.

"Men go to [military action] for money, so as not to die from poverty. And their families pray for their deaths so they can get this money," expressed Lyudmila Lyashuk's opinion.

User Cico Nikolaishvili called for an end to the fighting. "Don't die, guys, don't kill each other. Live. What's the point of all this money? What's the point of an apartment, wealth, for your family and friends if you're gone?" – he wrote.

"Caucasian Knot" calls on social media users to further discuss the housing situation of the slain soldier's family.