A state of emergency has been declared in the Khunzakh district due to landslides. April 29, 2026 04:30 A state of emergency has been declared in the Khunzakh district of Dagestan due to the threat of landslides in three villages.
Environmentalists compared the scale of oil spills in Tuapse and Anapa. April 29, 2026 03:52 Environmentalists believe the scale of oil pollution in the Black Sea near Tuapse following the attacks on the local oil refinery could be more significant than the impact of the oil tanker disaster in the Kerch Strait on Anapa. Evgeny Vitishko believes it is necessary to declare a federal state of emergency in Tuapse.
Activists commented on the cancellation of the election of the head of a settlement in Kuban. April 29, 2026 03:05 In Krasnodar Krai, the election for the head of the Chernomorskoye urban settlement was cancelled due to a lack of candidates. The last head, who was convicted of abuse of power, faced pressure from the authorities, and the situation in the settlement is so dire that no one wants to take responsibility.
Residents of a building in Nalchik complained about emergency sewerage. April 29, 2026 02:06 Several apartments in a building on Kadyrov Street in Nalchik were seriously damaged after another sewer break. The Nalchik administration has failed to transfer the building to the Vodokanal, and the management company is unable to resolve the ongoing breaks.
Rahimli told a Baku court that she was not involved in the distribution of grants. April 29, 2026 01:07 The Baku Court of Grave Crimes heard testimony from activist Mehriban Rahimli, who was accused of financial crimes related to her work for an international organization. The defendant denied all charges, stating that she was not involved in grant distribution or financial decisions.
A soldier was convicted in Nalchik for two counts of draft evasion. April 29, 2026 00:46 The court sentenced Damir Gasanov to five and a half years in prison after he initially failed to report to his unit and then, two months later, left his post without permission.
Protesters in Tbilisi demanded that children with Duchenne syndrome receive medication. April 28, 2026 23:56 On the 517th day of daily protests, protesters outside the Georgian parliament once again supported the demand for medications for children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Parents of the affected children stayed outside the government office for the ninth night.
Two injured tourists were evacuated from Elbrus. April 28, 2026 22:58 Rescuers in Kabardino-Balkaria evacuated an unregistered tourist and a female climber from Mongolia from Mount Elbrus.
A music festival in Sochi has been canceled following the Tuapse attack. April 28, 2026 22:16 Following the drone attack in Tuapse and a new fire at a local oil refinery, the organizers of the VK Fest festival, which was scheduled to take place on June 21 in Sirius, announced its postponement until 2027.
Those detained in Sukhumi in connection with the terrorism case have been handed over to Russia. April 28, 2026 21:30 The State Security Service of Abkhazia, in a joint operation with the Russian Federal Security Service, detained Anastasia Kaushan, Anton Kaushan, and Yegor Grishin. The detainees, suspected of creating a terrorist organization to commit crimes in the Krasnodar Krai, were handed over to the Russian Federal Security Service.
Two Dagestani residents are under investigation for selling MAX accounts. April 28, 2026 20:31 A criminal case under a new article on the illegal transfer of phone numbers and social media accounts has been opened against two residents of Dagestan. Investigators claim the suspects ran a SIM card farm to sell access to the state-run messaging app MAX.
Serbian authorities have changed their minds about granting citizenship to Ramzan Kadyrov's nephew. April 28, 2026 20:02 Following media reports, the Serbian government reversed its decision to grant citizenship to Ramzan Kadyrov's nephew, Yakub Zakriev, citing a threat to public safety.
A regional state of emergency has been declared in Tuapse. April 28, 2026 19:06 The Governor of Krasnodar Krai declared a regional state of emergency in Tuapse, where a fire broke out again at an oil refinery. The state of emergency applies throughout the entire Tuapse Municipal District.
A Rosgvardiya officer from Dagestan was killed in Ukraine. April 28, 2026 18:53 Police Sergeant Ramazan Magomedov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, at least 1,906 Dagestani soldiers have been officially recognized as killed.
Kondratyev's arrival in Tuapse sparked criticism on social media. April 28, 2026 18:37 Upon arriving in Tuapse, Krasnodar Krai Governor Veniamin Kondratyev announced the expansion of rescue teams to extinguish the fire at the oil refinery. Social media users called the authorities' arrival in the city a show.
An oil spill from a burning oil refinery occurred in Tuapse. April 28, 2026 17:51 A boil and release of petroleum products from a storage tank occurred during a fire at the Tuapse oil refinery. The release spilled onto a road, damaging several vehicles.
Security forces in Tuapse held a journalist from an environmental publication for five hours. April 28, 2026 16:54 Police in Tuapse spent five hours "interviewing" Kedr.media* correspondent Anastasia Troyanova. Prior to this, the journalist was attacked by a man who "didn't like her taking photographs."
The sentence against Rostov judges was upheld April 28, 2026 16:03 The appellate court rejected the appeals against the sentence of former Rostov Regional Court Chair Elena Zolotareva, her deputy, and two others convicted in a multi-million dollar bribe case.
The court dismissed Gubarev's case against the Akhmat special forces. April 28, 2026 15:08 Moscow's Tagansky Court found no evidence of discrediting the Russian National Guard or the Akhmat special forces in the publications of former "people's governor" of the Donetsk region, Pavel Gubarev.
Activists demanded the release of Anar Mammadli April 28, 2026 14:20 Azerbaijani human rights activist Anar Mammadli has been in custody for nearly two years on fabricated charges, activists said. They called for all charges against him to be dropped and for his release.