Two children were hospitalized after a school shooting in Kuban. May 12, 2026 12:57 A ninth-grader was detained in the Gulkevichi district after firing an air gun at a school. Two students were injured and hospitalized.
Access to eight villages in Dagestan is closed after roads were flooded. May 12, 2026 11:53 Transport links with eight villages in the Charodinsky district were interrupted after river water washed away the approach to a temporary bridge.
The Crimean Bridge traffic ban has raised questions among Telegram users. May 12, 2026 10:55 The temporary closure of the road bridge between Krasnodar Krai and Crimea has raised questions about the reasons and duration of the restrictions.
A soldier from Kamyshin was killed in a military operation. May 12, 2026 09:57 Alexey Vinokurov was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,778 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.
Tsipinova's defense criticized the new demand for a review of the case. May 12, 2026 08:59 The Deputy Prosecutor General filed a cassation appeal against the second acquittal of lawyer Diana Tsipinova, maintaining her guilt in assaulting a police officer. The prosecutor's office is challenging the facts established by the courts, which falls outside the scope of the cassation review, the defense stated.
Schoolchildren in the Stavropol Krai have switched to distance learning. May 12, 2026 07:57 Distance learning has been introduced in schools and colleges in Stavropol for two days, and kindergartens have been switched to a free-attendance system. This change in operating format is due to the forecast for worsening weather.
A drone was shot down in the Rostov region. May 12, 2026 06:58 Military personnel shot down a drone in the Millerovsky District. According to the governor, there were no injuries.
The lack of accessible sports facilities has outraged residents of a village in Volgograd. May 12, 2026 05:50 Volgograd residents living in the village of Vtoroy Kilometer (Second Kilometer) have appealed to federal authorities to rescind the district administration's order to demolish sports facilities installed by residents. They expressed outrage over the lack of accessible sports facilities in the village.
Residents of a residential area in Makhachkala have secured the attention of officials to the problem of house seizures. May 12, 2026 04:50 Following a rally held by residents of the DOSAAF microdistrict, representatives of the Dagestani authorities and the mayor of Makhachkala met with them, promising that the residents would not be deprived of their homes.
An environmentalist criticized the use of schoolchildren to clean up the beach in Tuapse. May 12, 2026 03:50 Ecologist Zhora Kavanosyan noted that schoolchildren were recruited to clean up the beach at Kiseleva Rock in Tuapse. He noted that children should never clean up petroleum products, which are highly toxic.
300 people were evacuated from a high-rise building in Grozny due to a fire. May 12, 2026 02:51 A fire broke out in a high-rise building on Sadaeva Street in Grozny, hospitalizing several people with carbon monoxide poisoning and evacuating 300 people. The fire has been extinguished, and residents have been relocated to rented apartments while repairs are carried out.
Residents of Bolnisi demanded that work in the gorge be stopped. May 12, 2026 01:51 A new mining project is underway in the Bolnisi mountains. It hasn't been discussed with local residents, and authorities are refusing to inform the public about the project's purpose. At a meeting, villagers demanded an end to deforestation and mining in their area.
A memorial near Rostov has sparked controversy between Stalin's supporters and opponents. May 12, 2026 00:53 The unveiling of a memorial with a plaque in honor of Joseph Stalin in the Rostov region has sparked a furor on social media, with polarized opinions on the Soviet leader's work and his contribution to victory in World War II.
A fighter from Dagestan was killed in Ukraine. May 12, 2026 00:24 Ruslan Alimuradov from the Tabasaran district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, at least 1,926 Dagestani soldiers have been officially recognized as killed.
Protesters in Tbilisi protested against repression. May 11, 2026 23:39 Participants in the rally on Rustaveli Avenue, marking the 530th day of continuous protests, called on Georgian citizens to rise up against the dictatorship and expressed support for arrested Coalition for Change activist Tata Peradze.
Two soldiers were killed by a mine in Azerbaijan. May 11, 2026 22:47 Azerbaijani army servicemen were hospitalized with injuries after a mine explosion in the Kelbajar region.
A Crimean woman recounted her torture after being detained at Sochi airport. May 11, 2026 21:49 Victoria Sergeeva, detained at Sochi airport in the summer of 2025, spoke about being forced to incriminate herself and being tortured by security forces.
Villagers near Volgograd complained of new water supply interruptions. May 11, 2026 20:59 Residents of the village of Zaplavnoye in the Leninsky District of the Volgograd Region recorded a video message to Putin and Bastrykin complaining about the lack of water supply. According to the villagers, appeals to the local administration have gone unanswered.
A soldier escaped prison for the death of a Shakhty resident. May 11, 2026 20:30 A military court in Novocherkassk sentenced serviceman Salman Abdulguseyev to eighteen months in a penal colony for the death of a Shakhty resident he had beaten. Abdulguseyev was released, as the court deemed his sentence served in pretrial detention.
Canadian authorities have imposed sanctions against Ramzan Kadyrov's mother. May 11, 2026 19:36 Five Russian companies and 23 Russian individuals, including the mother of Chechen leader Aimani Kadyrova, were placed on Canada's sanctions list. Canadian authorities cited the "ideological indoctrination and militarization of Ukrainian children by Russian authorities" as the reason.