Volunteers reported collecting 12 bags of fuel oil on the banks of the Kuban River. February 08, 2026 16:09 The wind exposed layers of fuel oil right in the protective embankment; in one day, volunteers collected 12 bags of clean fuel oil.
A drone attack threat has been declared in Novorossiysk. February 08, 2026 15:09 The mayor of Novorossiysk announced the threat of a drone attack for the second time in 24 hours.
Usman Nurmagomedov defended his PFL title. February 08, 2026 14:12 Dagestani MMA fighter Usman Nurmagomedov defeated Briton Alfie Davis at the Professional Fighters League tournament and defended his lightweight title.
Six fighters from the Volgograd region were killed in combat. February 08, 2026 13:13 Authorities presented awards to the families of six soldiers from the Danilovsky District killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,673 soldiers from the Volgograd Region have been officially recognized as killed.
Bzhinava's detention and arrest attracted the attention of the Abkhazian Foreign Ministry. February 08, 2026 12:15 The Abkhazian Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded to the detention and arrest of Irakli Bzhinava, an associate professor at a Rostov university department who criticized the practice of issuing Russian passports in Abkhazia.
A woman injured in the drone attack in Novorossiysk has been discharged from the hospital. February 08, 2026 11:16 A Rostov-on-Don resident who was seriously injured in a drone attack on Novorossiysk in May 2025 has been discharged from hospital after nine months of treatment.
Five fighters from Kabardino-Balkaria have been declared killed in Ukraine. February 08, 2026 10:17 Anzor Shebzukhov, Rasul Geryukov, and three other fighters from the Zolsky district have been confirmed killed in the military operation in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 368 fighters from Kabardino-Balkaria have been confirmed killed.
A teenager has been arrested in connection with the shooting at a Baku lyceum. February 08, 2026 09:18 A Baku court has remanded in custody a tenth-grader who opened fire with his father's gun at a lyceum. Doctors have described the teacher injured by the teenager as stable after surgery.
Six drones were shot down over the Black Sea. February 08, 2026 08:20 The Ministry of Defense reported six drones shot down overnight over the Black Sea. An air strike threat was issued overnight in Novorossiysk.
A picketer in Yerevan called for the release of a man arrested in the Tyumen case. February 08, 2026 07:20 Activist Alexander Sherchenkov held a solo picket near the Russian embassy in Armenia in support of Nikita Oleynik, who was arrested in Russia in connection with the "Tyumen case."
A contract soldier from the Astrakhan region was killed in a military operation. February 08, 2026 06:21 Aslan Dauletov from the Volodarsky district was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 700 soldiers from the Astrakhan region have been confirmed killed.
The sentences of three former Volgograd City Duma deputies have been upheld. February 08, 2026 05:23 The appellate court found no grounds to change the sentences of former Volgograd City Duma deputies Yevgeny Shchur, Fyodor Litvinenko, and Alexey Zverev.
Two natives of Dagestan are accused of financing terrorism. February 08, 2026 04:23 The Southern District Military Court has received a case against two Dagestan natives accused of organizing a fundraiser to purchase thermal imaging drones for the Ukrainian Azov Battalion*.
A Ukrainian citizen was convicted in Rostov-on-Don for participating in a terrorist organization. February 08, 2026 03:24 The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Ukrainian citizen Bogdan Musikhin to 18 years in prison for participating in combat operations against Russian troops as part of a volunteer battalion.
Five residents of Ingushetia are suspected of calling for terrorism. February 08, 2026 02:25 Five local residents suspected of calling for terrorist activity have been detained in several districts of Ingushetia.
One of the victims of the drone attack on Bataysk in December has died. February 08, 2026 01:26 Nineteen-year-old Darya Nasreddinova, who suffered severe burns during the drone attack on Bataysk on December 18, died in the hospital.
The names of the soldiers killed in the SVO zone from the Astrakhan region have been announced. February 08, 2026 00:27 Daniil Kulagin, Ildar Batkayev, Alexander Amosov, and eight other fighters were killed in the military operation in Ukraine. Since its beginning, at least 699 fighters from the Astrakhan region have been officially recognized as killed.
Social media users supported the call for Armenian authorities to release Baimuradova's body for burial. February 07, 2026 23:44 Nearly 190 people signed a petition demanding that the body of Chechen native Ayshat Baimuradova be returned to her friends for burial in Armenia. Social media users supported the petition.
The Armenian Defense Ministry reported the death of a soldier. February 07, 2026 22:44 The body of serviceman David Manukyan was found in one of the military units of the Armenian Ministry of Defense.
A children's center in Paraul has been sealed after children were poisoned. February 07, 2026 21:44 The Chudo Center, where children were poisoned by carbon monoxide, has been sealed by order of the Dagestan Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing. Materials regarding the suspension of its operations have been submitted to the court.