The court placed Zabil Gakhramanov under arrest. October 26, 2025 00:56 An Azerbaijani court has remanded lawyer Zabil Gahramanov, who is accused of hooliganism and fraud, in custody for three months.
Protesters in Tbilisi blocked traffic amid arrests of protesters October 25, 2025 22:32 Protesters blocked traffic outside the Georgian Parliament this evening. At least six people were arrested for "artificially blocking the road," and several more activists were fined. Zviad Tsetskhladze, who was convicted for participating in the protest, has declared a hunger strike in protest of his father's administrative arrest.
An Azerbaijani businessman released in Russia has arrived in Baku. October 25, 2025 21:34 Following the release of Sputnik Azerbaijan editor Yevgeny Belousov, Azerbaijani media reported the arrival in Baku of Yusif Khalilov, a businessman from Voronezh and one of the leaders of the local diaspora, who was arrested in a bribery case.
Two Dagestani soldiers were killed in the SVO zone. October 25, 2025 19:37 Magomed Khalidov and Inusgadzhi Gadzhiev were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 1,612 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.
Krasnodar City Hall ignored residents' objections to the construction of the church. October 25, 2025 18:37 Krasnodar authorities rejected all residents' objections to the development of the Rozhdestvensky Embankment, but acknowledged the reports of those supporting the church's construction. Activists called the administration's actions a mockery.
A coach from Dagestan has become the subject of a second criminal case. October 25, 2025 17:37 A criminal case for participation in a terrorist organization has been opened against Akhmed Akhmedov, the former coach of the Dagestan national kickboxing team, who is participating in military operations on the Ukrainian side and is already a defendant in a treason case.
The threat to seize cars for littering in Chechnya has run counter to the law. October 25, 2025 16:37 Confiscation of property for littering is unconstitutional and illegal, but Chechen authorities are interpreting the law liberally, human rights activists, activists, and lawyers have pointed out.
Sputnik Azerbaijan editor-in-chief released in Baku October 25, 2025 15:37 Security forces released Sputnik Azerbaijan editor-in-chief Yevgeny Belousov, who flew to Moscow.
Three soldiers from Adygea were killed in a military operation. October 25, 2025 14:37 Dmitry Trubkin, Oleg Shaftelsky, and Aslan Achmizov were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 127 fighters from Adygea have been officially recognized as killed.
23 foreigners have been deported from Kabardino-Balkaria. October 25, 2025 13:37 During inspections of construction sites in Nalchik, Rosgvardia officers discovered 23 illegal migrants. They were expelled from the country and banned from entering Russia.
180 rescuers arrived in Anapa amid reports of a fuel oil spill. October 25, 2025 12:37 A rescue team from the Rostov Region and Krasnodar Krai arrived in Anapa following reports of a drifting oil slick. Emergency Ministry personnel are restoring protective barriers along the coast. Effluents were detected in the village of Blagoveshchenskaya.
A soldier from the Astrakhan region was killed in the SVO zone. October 25, 2025 10:38 Nikolai Buzin was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 636 soldiers from the Astrakhan region have been officially recognized as killed.
A Sochi resident died in a gas explosion. October 25, 2025 10:13 A man died in a gas explosion in a high-rise building, and three people were hospitalized. Sochi City Hall evacuated residents and declared a state of emergency.
Drones were shot down in seven districts of the Rostov region. October 25, 2025 07:21 Military personnel repelled a drone attack on the Rostov region last night.
Volgograd activists condemned Georgia's decision to deport Nikolai Belikov. October 25, 2025 03:07 Georgia's decision to deport protester Nikolai Belikov to Russia is inhumane. His acquaintances believe the Volgograd opposition figure faces a real risk of persecution and imprisonment in his home country.
The names of five Dagestani soldiers killed in Ukraine have been released. October 25, 2025 01:23 Abdul Akhmedkhanov, Roman Samedov, and three of their fellow countrymen from the Magaramkent district were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially acknowledged at least 1,610 fighters from Dagestan killed there.
Alexey Logvinenko has been taken into custody. October 25, 2025 00:57 A court in Rostov-on-Don has remanded former Rostov-on-Don administration head Alexei Logvinenko into custody for two months on suspicion of abuse of office.
The Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria has legalized the denial of permission for Circassian activists to march. October 24, 2025 23:58 The Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria upheld the decision of the Nalchik City Court, which deemed the republic's authorities' refusal to approve a mass march on Adyghe Remembrance Day along Nalchik's main street to be legal and justified.
The protest outside the Georgian parliament continued amid mass arrests. October 24, 2025 23:32 For the 331st consecutive day, protesters in Tbilisi blocked traffic on Rustaveli Avenue near the parliament building. Throughout the day, police detained approximately 25 people for participating in the protests of the previous days.
Kadyrov reported on the dispatch of a new group of fighters to the front. October 24, 2025 22:57 The third group of volunteer soldiers since the beginning of October was sent from Grozny to the war zone in Ukraine after training at the Special Forces University in Gudermes.