The arrest of the former head of Rostov-on-Don has been extended. June 26, 2026 05:37 The Leninsky District Court of Rostov-on-Don extended the pretrial detention of former head of the Rostov-on-Don administration, Alexei Logvinenko, until September 23.
Nine fighters from the Rostov region were killed in Ukraine. June 26, 2026 04:39 Oleg Koshevoy, Dmitry Eremenko, Alexey Kovalevsky, and six other soldiers from the Salsky district were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have named at least 909 Don soldiers killed there.
The quarantine regime in Azerbaijan has been extended until October 1. June 26, 2026 03:40 Azerbaijani authorities have extended the special quarantine regime, which closed land borders and was introduced in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, for another three months.
Two Ingushetia residents have been arrested for illegal possession of weapons. June 26, 2026 02:41 FSB officers detained two men in Ingushetia for possessing pistols converted from non-lethal to combat-grade.
Chechnya and Dagestan received additional funds to address the consequences of the floods. June 26, 2026 01:42 The Russian government has allocated an additional 2.5 billion rubles for flood relief in Dagestan and Chechnya. The funding will be used for hydraulic engineering work.
Two soldiers from Dagestan were killed in Ukraine. June 26, 2026 00:43 Mutalib Isakov and Dzhamidin Yuzbekov from the Akhtynsky District were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have publicly named at least 2,017 Dagestani servicemen killed there.
A Novorossiysk resident has been accused of justifying terrorism. June 25, 2026 23:45 A military court in Rostov-on-Don will hear the case of a Novorossiysk resident accused of justifying terrorism based on comments he made on a messenger app.
Karapetyan's associate, Artur Avanesyan, has been placed under house arrest. June 25, 2026 22:49 The Anti-Corruption Court has changed the pretrial detention order for Artur Avanesyan, a member of the "Strong Armenia" bloc, placing him under house arrest. He is also prohibited from leaving the country.
Protesters in Tbilisi expressed support for the convicted Chakhunashvili and Sander. June 25, 2026 22:08 On the 575th day of continuous protests, participants in a rally outside the Georgian parliament expressed solidarity with Giorgi Chakhunashvili and Nana Sander, convicted in the case of the attempted storming of the presidential residence.
Flower growers disagreed with the Armenian authorities' optimistic forecasts regarding new sales markets. June 25, 2026 21:19 Flowers from Armenia can be sold in the EU, Central Asian countries, Arab states, and neighboring countries, stated Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. However, even at the lowest prices, flowers are difficult to sell domestically, and farmers countered with no information about deliveries to Europe.
A lieutenant colonel from Ingushetia was killed in Ukraine. June 25, 2026 21:12 Khasan Tungoyev was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, at least 198 combatants from Ingushetia have been officially recognized as killed.
Zinovkina reported problems with access to medical care June 25, 2026 20:17 Anastasia Zinovkina, convicted in Georgia, requires the help of an allergist and a dentist, but she cannot be seen in prison.
Four inmates of a Kalmyk penal colony have been convicted in connection with a terrorist organization. June 25, 2026 19:50 The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don found four members of a terrorist organization created on the territory of a penal colony in Kalmykia guilty.
Archbishop Mikael Ajapahian's house arrest has been lifted. June 25, 2026 18:56 An appeals court in Armenia has lifted the house arrest of Archbishop Mikael Ajapakhyan, Primate of the Shirak Diocese, but left his travel ban in place. The archbishop's case has been transferred to the Shirak Regional Court of First Instance.
Volunteers reported the completion of the cleanup of the shore near the village of Volna. June 25, 2026 18:30 About four kilometers of coastline along the village of Volna—from Cape Zhelezny Rog to the port of Taman—have been completely cleared of emissions, trash, and pollution. The recently opened beaches of Veselovka are also clean, according to the Dolphins headquarters.
An Ingushetia resident was convicted of concealing information about terrorists. June 25, 2026 17:47 The Nazran District Court fined 32-year-old Adam Kotiev 25,000 rubles for failing to report the involvement of acquaintances who attacked a traffic police post on the border between Ingushetia and North Ossetia in the spring of 2023 in a terrorist organization.
Armenia's Prosecutor General's Office has requested that Tsarukyan's parliamentary immunity be revoked. June 25, 2026 16:49 The Prosecutor General's Office of Armenia has submitted a petition to the Central Electoral Commission to strip Gagik Tsarukyan, leader of the Prosperous Armenia Party, of parliamentary immunity.
A split in the Sochi branch of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation resulted in injuries and a police report. June 25, 2026 15:48 Former Communist Party of the Russian Federation member Viktor Smirnov was forcibly prevented from entering the party's Sochi branch after an intra-party conflict escalated into a physical confrontation. He sustained injuries and filed a police report.
Lukoil gas stations in the Volgograd region have reduced fuel supplies. June 25, 2026 14:46 Starting today, Lukoil gas stations in the Volgograd region will sell no more than 20 liters of gasoline per customer.
Experts questioned the legality of the refusal to release a resident of Kabardino-Balkaria with tuberculosis. June 25, 2026 14:40 The defense has legal grounds to challenge the decision of the Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria, which left local resident Temirlan Fargiev in custody, as his case contains evidence of violations of the law and human rights.