Ibrahim Suleimanov was detained in Moscow in connection with a murder case. October 03, 2025 12:39 Dagestani businessman Ibragim Suleimanov was arrested in Moscow in connection with a murder committed in 2024.
Passengers in Sochi faced flight delays. October 03, 2025 10:42 24 flights were delayed at Sochi Airport due to flight restrictions in effect overnight, and three flights were diverted to alternate airfields.
Four fighters from Karachay-Cherkessia were killed in a military operation. October 03, 2025 09:42 Sergei Lemeshko, Vyacheslav Filenko, Madzhit Gediyev, and Akhmat Dolaev were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 158 fighters from Karachay-Cherkessia have been officially recognized as killed.
Martin Kochesoko* was fined for failing to fulfill his duties as a foreign agent. October 03, 2025 08:40 A court in Baksan fined Martin Kochesoko*, a Circassian activist living abroad, three thousand rubles for failing to submit reports to the Ministry of Justice.
The Russian government has pledged to pay compensation to the victims of the terrorist attacks in Derbent and Makhachkala. October 03, 2025 08:07 More than 7.8 million rubles will be sent to the families of the victims, and more than 1.8 million rubles will be sent to those injured during the attack on churches and synagogues in Dagestan in the summer of 2024.
Georgian businessman Vasadze reported that his accounts had been blocked due to sanctions. October 03, 2025 07:49 Georgian-Russian businessman Levan Vasadze said his accounts and those of his family members were frozen by Georgian banks listed on the London Stock Exchange.
Restrictions on airport operations in Sochi and Gelendzhik have been lifted. October 03, 2025 05:39 Rosaviatsiya has reopened Gelendzhik and Sochi airports, which had been closed overnight, for landing and departures. Ten aircraft flying to Sochi have been diverted to alternate airfields.
Two Rostov residents have been convicted in connection with a terrorist attack on a railway. October 03, 2025 03:44 A military court in Rostov-on-Don found Pavel Yevlashkin and Denis Maksimov guilty of terrorism and money laundering; both were sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Chechen leadership reminded Shamanov of the purges and Budanov October 03, 2025 02:45 Ramzan Kadyrov and Adam Delimkhanov, a week late, angrily responded to General Vladimir Shamanov's criticism of the name changes in Chechnya. Kadyrov called Shamanov a "hyena," and Delimkhanov a coward and a saboteur.
Inal Dzhabiev's mother considered the verdict in his case unfair. October 03, 2025 01:48 The security officials directly charged with Inal Dzhabiev's death effectively escaped punishment; the defendants were given actual prison sentences for the torture of Gersan Kulumbegov and Nikolai Tskhovrebov, who were detained with him. The victims intend to file an appeal.
A Tbilisi court has arrested Zviad Kuprava. October 03, 2025 00:35 Zviad Kuprava, a member of the Tbilisi City Council from the United National Movement, has been remanded in custody and faces up to six years in prison.
Gelendzhik and Sochi airports closed amid drone threat October 02, 2025 23:36 Rosaviatsiya temporarily closed the airports of Gelendzhik and Sochi to aircraft, and authorities in the Krasnodar region announced a threat of drone attacks.
Relatives of those convicted in the Dzhabiev case took to the square in Tskhinvali. October 02, 2025 22:47 There are about ten relatives of Dzhumber Bibilov, Alan Bagayev and Andrey Dzhioyev, as well as law enforcement officers, in the square.
Activists in Tbilisi demand the release of Gela Khasai October 02, 2025 22:07 The daily gathering of supporters of Georgia's European integration on Rustaveli Avenue was preceded by a protest demanding the release of arrested opposition figure Gela Hasai. Protesters blocked traffic outside the parliament building for the 309th consecutive day.
A soldier from the Rostov region was killed in the SVO zone. October 02, 2025 19:57 Ivan Klimov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially named at least 721 combatants from the Rostov region killed there.
Five people convicted in the Dzhabiev case were taken into custody in the courtroom. October 02, 2025 19:29 The Tskhinvali City Court found all defendants in the case of Inal Dzhabiev's death guilty. Five of them were sentenced to prison terms ranging from three to five years and remanded in custody in the courtroom. The court also fined two other former security officials, but released them from payment due to the expiration of the statute of limitations.
The head of a district in the Astrakhan region was sentenced to seven years in prison for bribery. October 02, 2025 18:23 The Akhtubinsky District Court found former head of the Akhtubinsky District, Vladimir Mikhed, guilty of accepting a large bribe.
Kadyrov accused Shamanov of crimes against Chechens October 02, 2025 17:28 General Shamanov, who opposed the renaming of cities in Chechnya, shot men in fields during military campaigns, Ramzan Kadyrov said, calling him "the most brutal general toward the Chechen people" and calling for him to be "tried before a court martial."
Saraliev reported on another prisoner exchange with Ukraine. October 02, 2025 17:12 185 Russian soldiers and 20 civilians have been returned to Russia as part of a prisoner exchange with Ukraine, according to State Duma deputy from Chechnya Shamsail Saraliev.
A Krasnodar resident spoke out against the development of a green zone in Yubileiny. October 02, 2025 16:12 A solo picket against the development of a green zone in the Yubileiny microdistrict took place today outside the Krasnodar Krai administration.