Eight people were injured in a drone attack in Novorossiysk. April 06, 2026 01:54 Eight people, including two children, were injured during a drone attack in Novorossiysk. Six apartment buildings and two private homes were damaged.
An Armenian court dismissed Klimenchenko's lawsuit against the Migration Service on formal grounds. April 06, 2026 00:55 Kuban blogger Valery Klimenchenko's lawsuit against the denial of asylum in Armenia was dismissed. The court cited the plaintiff's signature on the lawsuit, which he intended to address the court through an interpreter.
Two people rescued from the water in the Derbent district died in hospital. April 05, 2026 23:53 In the village of Mamedkala in the Derbent district, two neighborhoods were flooded after the Gedzhukh Dam burst, and residents are being evacuated. Rescuers pulled seven people from the floodwaters after they were swept away in their car, but two of them died in the hospital.
Eight houses damaged by landslides in a Chechen village April 05, 2026 22:52 In the village of Ilskhan-Yurt in the Kurchaloevsky district of Chechnya, a landslide occurred over a 200-meter stretch, damaging eight houses.
Protesters outside the Georgian parliament condemned the deportation of Afgan Sadygov. April 05, 2026 21:54 "Solidarity with Afghanistan" was the slogan of today's protest outside the Georgian parliament. Participants in the 494th day of daily protests, which included the Azerbaijani journalist on several occasions, condemned his deportation from Georgia.
Residents of six villages in Dagestan have been evacuated due to the collapse of a dam. April 05, 2026 20:54 The Gedzhukh Dam collapsed in Dagestan's Derbent District, evacuating residents of six villages. Most were placed with relatives, while 94 were sent to temporary shelters and eight more to the hospital. The floodwaters swept several cars off the highway, and emergency services are conducting a rescue operation.
A Dagestan resident died after a landslide. April 05, 2026 19:54 In the village of Kirki in the Kaitag district of Dagestan, a landslide destroyed a house, killing a local resident. Two other houses were damaged, and five are at risk of collapse.
Afgan Sadygov's future after deportation to Baku has worried human rights activists and his family. April 05, 2026 18:58 Georgian authorities handed Afgan Sadigov over to Azerbaijan's Migration Service. The journalist was informed that the criminal case against him had been dropped and he was released. Human rights activists and his wife fear that a new case may be brought against him.
The fundraising for Anna Mankieva has been completed. April 05, 2026 17:58 Human rights activists raised 85,000 rubles for Aina Mankieva, who fled domestic violence in Ingushetia.
Makhachkala residents complained of a new round of power outages amid flooding. April 05, 2026 16:58 Power and water have been shut off in several areas of Makhachkala due to further flooding. Streets in the Reduktorny microdistrict are flooded, making it difficult for residents to go to work or shop for groceries.
Nearly 3,300 people have been evacuated from Iran to Azerbaijan. April 05, 2026 15:58 Almost 3,300 people were evacuated from Iran to Azerbaijan, including 572 Azerbaijani citizens, 354 Russians, and 19 Georgian citizens.
Evacuation of people from flood zones has begun in Makhachkala. April 05, 2026 14:58 In Makhachkala, the evacuation of residents of buildings in the Palmira neighborhood affected by the flooding has begun. Authorities also announced an evacuation due to the threat of collapse of a six-story residential building on Aivazovsky Street.
An appeal to prevent the deportation of Afgan Sadygov has been sent to the ECHR. April 05, 2026 13:59 Security forces have found a formal way to circumvent the ECHR's ban on Afgan Sadygov's extradition from Georgia to Azerbaijan, human rights activists said, asking the ECHR to also prohibit the journalist's deportation.
Residents of 139 settlements in Dagestan were left without power. April 05, 2026 12:58 Power outages due to flooding were recorded in 14 districts of Dagestan.
Makhachkala streets are flooded again after heavy rain. April 05, 2026 11:58 Torrential rains have triggered a new round of flooding in Dagestan. In Makhachkala, sections of city streets and the area around the Primorskaya substation are flooded.
Electricity supply has been restored to residents of a Chechen village. April 05, 2026 10:59 Power has been restored to all residents of the village of Koren-Benoy following repairs to the electrical network damaged during the flood in the Nozhai-Yurtovsky district.
The decision to deport journalist Sadygov from Georgia has outraged human rights activists. April 05, 2026 10:00 A Tbilisi court ordered the deportation of Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Sadigov to his home country. This decision conflicted with the ECHR's ban on Sadigov's extradition to Azerbaijan, human rights activists pointed out.
A drone attack occurred in Novorossiysk. April 05, 2026 09:02 Novorossiysk has been attacked by drones, the city's mayor announced.
Two roads remain closed in Dagestan due to flooding. April 05, 2026 08:03 Traffic has been resumed on 59 of 61 sections of roads closed to traffic in Dagestan due to flooding.
A drop in water levels has been recorded on the streets of Derbent. April 05, 2026 07:00 Water levels on the streets of Derbent, which rose during heavy rains, have subsided, city authorities reported.