Power has been restored to homes in Novoshakhtinsk. October 24, 2025 15:59 Specialists have restored power to Novoshakhtinsk residents' homes, which was interrupted overnight by a drone attack.
Protests against land development in the village of Nogir have attracted the attention of security forces. October 24, 2025 15:00 Police officers spoke with residents of the village of Nogir, who opposed the transfer of agricultural land for the construction of a satellite city of Vladikavkaz. However, officials failed to respond to the villagers' calls to prevent the development.
A serviceman was convicted in Nalchik for evading military service. October 24, 2025 14:03 A court in Nalchik sentenced Alexander Nemchenko to five years in prison, finding him guilty of leaving his unit without permission during mobilization.
Municipal officials have joined the cleanup of fuel oil emissions in Kuban. October 24, 2025 13:07 Environmental activists have begun cleaning up fuel oil spills found on the seashore in Anapa and the Temryuk district. Authorities have enlisted local government staff to help.
The prosecutor demanded bail of one million lari from Irakli Garibashvili. October 24, 2025 11:30 The former Georgian prime minister has been charged with money laundering. A search of Garibashvili's home revealed $6.5 million, the Prosecutor General stated, and requested that the former official be released on bail equivalent to $369,000.
New fuel oil emissions detected in Anapa and Temryuk district October 24, 2025 10:30 Volunteers discovered oil spills today in the village of Veselovka, on the Bugaz Spit, and in the village of Blagoveshchenskaya. The monitoring was conducted following a warning from Kuban authorities that a slick of fuel oil weighing up to 900 tons was moving toward the shore.
Three airports in cities across the Southern Federal District have resumed operations. October 24, 2025 09:31 Airports in Volgograd, Gelendzhik, and Krasnodar have lifted restrictions imposed due to flight safety concerns.
More than 40 drones were shot down over Russia's southern regions. October 24, 2025 08:03 Air defense forces intercepted 111 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over Russian regions, including more than forty in the south.
Around 1,500 people remain without power in Novoshakhtinsk after a drone attack. October 24, 2025 07:13 Following a massive drone attack on the Rostov region, Novoshakhtinsk was left without power after a transformer burned out.
A massive drone attack has been repelled in the Rostov region. October 24, 2025 06:40 During the night, the military intercepted drones in Taganrog, Novoshakhtinsk, Krasnosulinsky, Myasnikovsky, Kamensky, Zimovnikovsky, Tarasovsky, Millerovsky, Kuibyshevsky and Sholokhovsky districts.
Rosaviatsiya has restricted operations at Krasnodar and Gelendzhik airports. October 24, 2025 05:55 Krasnodar and Gelendzhik airports are temporarily closed to aircraft due to the threat of drone attacks.
A Russian man has been sentenced to arrest and deportation from Georgia for participating in protests. October 24, 2025 04:28 A Tbilisi court sentenced Russian citizen Nikolai Belikov, who was detained during protests on Rustaveli Avenue, to 14 days of administrative detention. After serving his sentence, Belikov is to be deported from Georgia.
A Baku court has again banned an arrested journalist from marrying. October 24, 2025 03:30 A Baku district court has once again rejected Meydan TV journalist Aytaj Akhmedova's complaint against a ban on marriage in a pretrial detention facility.
Volgograd Airport closed amid drone threat October 24, 2025 02:34 Volgograd Airport stopped accepting and dispatching aircraft shortly after the drone threat in the region was announced.
Human rights activists in Armenia have demanded an investigation into the death of Aishat Baimuradova. October 24, 2025 01:45 Law enforcement agencies must immediately investigate the circumstances of the death of Chechen native Ayshat Baimuradova in Yerevan and provide a clear legal assessment of this case as an example of gender-based violence, activists said.
Kadyrov's aide promised "conversations" with Chechen women without headscarves. October 24, 2025 00:46 "Explanatory talks" with girls who don't cover their hair, as well as their parents, will be held in Chechnya, said Ramzan Kadyrov's aide, Amir Sugaipov.
A man who desecrated the Eternal Flame was arrested in the Krasnodar region. October 23, 2025 23:47 A man desecrated the Eternal Flame in the village of Zassovskaya in Krasnodar Krai. A court sentenced him to five days of administrative arrest.
Protesters in Tbilisi blocked Rustaveli Avenue for the 330th day in a row. October 23, 2025 21:58 Police allowed demonstrators who had come to the Georgian Parliament to briefly block the roadway on Rustaveli Avenue, as there were more activists than the day before.
Two soldiers from the Rostov region were killed in the SVO zone. October 23, 2025 21:23 Ivan Khoroshaev and Denis Shkuro from the city of Shakhty were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 755 fighters from the Rostov region have been officially recognized as killed.
A court in Dagestan has sent a request to Turkey regarding Abakarov's death. October 23, 2025 20:39 The Supreme Court of Dagestan has sent a request to Turkish authorities to confirm the death of Abakar Abakarov, founder of the Telegram channel "Utro Dagestana."