Victims of HIV and hepatitis in Kabardino-Balkaria consider the sentence unfair. December 19, 2025 16:40 Those infected with hepatitis at a private sanatorium have announced they will file lawsuits for compensation for moral and material damages.
Kondratyev succeeded in stopping the Sochi-Trabzon ferry. December 19, 2025 16:27 Following an appeal from the Governor of the Krasnodar Krai, Rosmorrechflot closed the Lider Line ferry service, which included the Seabridge ferry, scheduled to operate between Trabzon, Turkey, and Sochi. The governor attributed the inability to receive the ferry at the Sochi port to insufficient infrastructure.
The Court of Appeal left the head of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan in custody. December 19, 2025 15:12 A Baku court of appeal upheld the refusal to place Ali Karimli, the chairman of the opposition Popular Front Party, under house arrest. The party deemed the decision biased.
Belikov received a deportation notice from Georgia. December 19, 2025 14:27 Volgograd activist Nikolai Belikov, who participated in protests in Tbilisi, has been served with a deportation notice from Georgia with a five-year entry ban. He must leave the country by January 10.
The hearing on the Kuban pensioners' case was disrupted due to the defendant's condition. December 19, 2025 13:30 The Rostov-on-Don Military Court was unable to hold a hearing in the case of Kuban pensioners accused of creating an illegal armed group because the condition of Nikolai Nabiyev, who was hospitalized with a third heart attack, worsened. The pensioners' families can no longer afford legal fees.
Adam Kadyrov called the murder of a schoolboy in Odintsovo the result of hate speech on social media. December 19, 2025 12:30 Three days after the murder of a schoolboy in Odintsovo, Chechen Security Council Secretary Adam Kadyrov expressed his condolences to his family. He stated that the incident was the result of years of hate propaganda against people from Central Asia and the Caucasus.
Activists considered Moscow's intervention a condition for the restoration of the Aukhovsky District. December 19, 2025 12:03 Resolving the issue of restoring the Aukhovsky District is impossible without the direct involvement of the federal government, Chechens living in Dagestan suggested, commenting on an appeal to the Russian president.
A briefing by officials with an inverted tricolor flag sparked criticism in Dagestan. December 19, 2025 11:10 During a briefing by the leadership of the Dagestan Ministry of Energy, a Russian flag was placed upside down on a table. Journalists and residents of the republic criticized the officials.
Environmental and transport issues in southern Russia have become the subject of appeals to Putin. December 19, 2025 10:10 Ahead of Putin's direct line to the South, residents of southern Russia asked for help in addressing environmental, transportation, and utility issues. At least five collective appeals were addressed to Putin from the Krasnodar Region.
A fighter from North Ossetia was killed in a military operation. December 19, 2025 09:10 Ramazan Karayev from the Mozdok district was killed in a military operation in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 530 fighters from North Ossetia have been officially recognized as killed.
Environmentalists have identified the deforestation of green spaces as a key problem in Makhachkala. December 19, 2025 08:10 In Makhachkala, green spaces are being cleared to make way for commercial construction. This situation could lead to widespread problems for residents.
Civilian facilities were damaged by drone strikes in the Rostov region. December 19, 2025 07:10 Rostov, Taganrog, and the Kuibyshevsky, Matveyevo-Kurgansky, and Rodionovo-Nesvetaysky districts were attacked last night. As a result, power lines were damaged.
Residents of Bataysk filed 36 applications for financial assistance following the drone attack. December 19, 2025 06:19 Thirty-six applications for financial assistance were submitted to the Bataysk city administration by residents of the neighborhood damaged by a drone strike on the night of December 17-18.
The court seized nearly 3 billion rubles worth of property from the former head of a Stavropol region district. December 19, 2025 05:27 Moscow's Khamovnichesky Court has seized the property of Nikolai Gyulbyakov, former head of the Predgorny District of Stavropol Krai, and has ordered it to be seized by the state. The value of the seized property is estimated at 2.9 billion rubles.
Krasnodar residents demanded the mayor's resignation over a road under their windows. December 19, 2025 04:48 Residents are protesting the authorities' plans to build a road near apartment buildings. They say that instead of addressing the problems of courtyards and street infrastructure, the administration is planning to reroute transit traffic into a residential area.
Six fighters from Kabardino-Balkaria were killed in a military operation. December 19, 2025 03:50 Artur Khashkhozhev, Ruslan Apikov, Martin Baragunov, Renat Gedmishkhov, Beslan Shaov, and Dzhabrail Kulturbayev from the Zolsky district were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have publicly acknowledged the deaths of at least 349 soldiers from Kabardino-Balkaria.
A Sochi resident was sentenced to 13 years in prison for treason. December 19, 2025 02:52 The Krasnodar Regional Court sentenced a 72-year-old Sochi resident for treason. According to the court, the man voluntarily passed information about the situation on the Black Sea coast to Ukrainian intelligence.
Residents of the Rostov region have declared a hunger strike due to unfinished housing. December 19, 2025 01:58 The wives of Rostov Region Air Defense Forces soldiers who suffered as a result of the actions of the construction company "Citystroy" have begun an indefinite hunger strike to draw the attention of federal authorities.
A fighter from Dagestan was killed in the SVO zone December 19, 2025 01:00 Shakir Chubanov from the Magaramkent district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, officials have publicly named at least 1,727 Dagestani servicemen killed there.
A teacher shortage in Chechnya has raised questions about the quality of education December 19, 2025 00:03 Chechen schools are short of primary school teachers and Chechen language teachers, and rural areas also face problems with subject teachers. School vacancies number in the hundreds. Parents are concerned about the quality of education their students are receiving.