Protesters in Tbilisi demand release of political prisoners August 19, 2025 21:57 Protesters in Tbilisi blocked Rustaveli Avenue near the parliament on the 265th day of continuous protests and announced new actions in support of political prisoners.
Book on Lost Monuments of Nagorno-Karabakh Published in Yerevan August 19, 2025 20:58 The first book-album “Artsakh: Endangered Heritage”, published on the initiative of the Artsakh Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church in three languages, contains information about 48 monuments in Nagorno-Karabakh.
The head of the Ministry of Nationalities of Ingushetia responded to the controversy surrounding the imam's words about waiters August 19, 2025 19:54 The discussion around the statement of the Ingush imam about male waiters is "an attempt to destabilize the situation in the region," said the republic's minister for external relations and national policy. This statement was made after Telegram channels criticized the passive position of the Ingush authorities.
North Ossetian soldier killed in Ukraine August 19, 2025 18:53 Viktor Andreyev from the Digorsky district was killed in the combat zone. Since the start of the Russian operation in Ukraine, the authorities have publicly named at least 476 North Ossetian servicemen killed there.
Rostov engineer sentenced to treason August 19, 2025 17:55 An energy engineer at an industrial enterprise in Rostov-on-Don has been sentenced to a long prison term on charges of treason.
Armenia and Iran Declare Strategic Partnership August 19, 2025 16:58 Relations between Armenia and Iran will be elevated to the level of strategic partnership, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said after a meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Yerevan. Armenia and Iran also agreed to build a second bridge on their common border.
The defense appealed the verdict against Zarema Musayeva August 19, 2025 15:31 A brief appeal against the sentence of Zarema Musayeva has already been filed. She decided to appeal it after she read the reasoned part of the decision of the Shali court, which sentenced her to four years in a penal colony.
Residents of the Volgograd Region reported problems due to mobile Internet shutdowns August 19, 2025 13:50 Problems related to the increasingly frequent disconnections of mobile Internet arise when paying in stores, calling a taxi, working, trying to contact relatives. In some areas, there is no mobile Internet for a long time, residents of the Volgograd Region said. The authorities called for an understanding attitude to the situation.
Residents of Lermontovo considered a boat crossing instead of a bridge insufficient August 19, 2025 12:50 The head of the Tuapse District reported on the opening of a boat crossing at the site of the collapsed bridge in Lermontovo. Commentators called for speeding up work on organizing an alternative road.
Sources reported that an Azerbaijani businessman was stripped of his Russian citizenship August 19, 2025 11:50 Azerbaijani businessman Arshad Khankishiev, former head of the national-cultural autonomy of Azerbaijanis in the Chelyabinsk region, which was liquidated by the court, has been stripped of his Russian citizenship.
A fighter from Stavropol was killed in the SVO zone August 19, 2025 10:50 Kirill Kazachenko was killed in combat. Since the start of the military operation in Ukraine, the authorities have acknowledged that at least 794 fighters from Stavropol have been killed.
Part of the opposition has nominated a candidate for mayor of Tbilisi August 19, 2025 09:50 The opposition parties Lelo - Strong Georgia and Gakharia for Georgia have nominated Lelo Secretary General Irakli Kupradze as a joint candidate for mayor of Tbilisi, despite the refusal of the majority of opposition parties to participate in the municipal elections.
A fighter from the Volgograd region was killed in Ukraine August 19, 2025 08:50 Sergei Zubrilin was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 1,304 fighters from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.
Defense Ministry reports drones shot down in southern Russia August 19, 2025 07:50 13 drones were shot down tonight over the Volgograd region and five over the territory of the Rostov region.
Traffic on the Crimean Bridge has resumed without traffic jams August 19, 2025 05:50 There are no queues at the entrances to the Crimean Bridge either from the Crimean side or from the Kuban side; according to motorists, inspection takes 10-15 minutes.
Fire breaks out at oil refinery in Volgograd after drone attack August 19, 2025 04:51 Drone debris fell in the south of Volgograd, the roof of one of the hospital buildings caught fire, and a fire also broke out on the territory of an oil refinery.
Property worth 360 million rubles seized from Sergei Simonenko August 19, 2025 03:52 The Court of Appeal upheld the legality of the seizure of property and money of the former Deputy Head of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia for Krasnodar Krai, Sergei Simonenko, in favor of the state.
Russian citizen accused of trying to bribe Georgian border guard August 19, 2025 02:53 The Georgian prosecutor's office has brought charges against a Russian citizen who attempted to bribe a border guard for permission to cross the border.
Power outages cause irreparable losses for businesses in Dagestan August 19, 2025 01:54 Entrepreneurs in Dagestan are suffering significant losses due to power outages, but are not trying to demand compensation for damages, considering litigation with Dagenergo to be a sure loser.
Shareholders from Nalchik left without legal support in dispute between developer and investor August 19, 2025 00:55 An investor in an apartment building on Moskovskaya Street in Nalchik has won a court victory over the developer and is demanding that the contracts with the equity holders who purchased more than a hundred apartments be declared null and void. The developer is refusing to negotiate, so the lawsuits have been filed against the home buyers, the lawyer said.