Volunteers in Kuban have recorded new fuel oil emissions. November 21, 2025 09:59 Volunteers reported that new fuel oil emissions were discovered along the surf line in the village of Volna in the Temryuk district.
The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has exceeded 8,000. November 21, 2025 08:42 Authorities and security forces have officially named at least 3,979 soldiers from the North Caucasus Federal District and 4,028 from the Southern Federal District killed in the military operation in Ukraine.
Residents of a village in the Rostov region were left without power after a drone attack. November 21, 2025 08:26 Authorities reported that power had been restored. Classes were cancelled in schools in the Slavyansky District of Krasnodar Krai.
A group of internally displaced persons arrived in the villages of the Agdere district. November 21, 2025 07:42 On November 20, another group of displaced persons arrived in the villages of Gasanriz and Vengli in the Agdere district. Former displaced persons who returned to both villages were given keys to recently restored homes.
A deputy from the Rostov region was killed in the SVO zone. November 21, 2025 06:44 Rostov Communist Party deputy Arshak Bardakhchiyan was killed in the special military operation zone. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 765 soldiers from the Rostov region have been officially recognized as killed.
The Prosecutor General's Office is demanding the confiscation of the assets of the former Krasnodar police chief. November 21, 2025 03:54 A court in Krasnodar will hear the Prosecutor General's Office's claim for the confiscation of the property of former Krasnodar Police Department Chief Alexander Semenov and his wife. The family's assets are valued at over 3 billion rubles.
Bastrykin expressed interest in the dog attack on a child in Kaspiysk. November 21, 2025 02:55 Social media users' reports of a dog attack on a child in Kaspiysk led to a preliminary investigation, and the head of the Investigative Committee requested a report from his subordinates. Two dog attacks on children occurred in Kaspiysk within a week of each other, and local authorities received complaints, the blogger reported.
Chechen social media users reported numerous denials of entry into Georgia. November 21, 2025 01:57 Georgian border guards continue to deny entry to Chechens without explanation, paying particular attention to their place of birth, according to Instagram* commenters. Some reported being denied entry five or more times.
Human rights activists have recognized Kuban resident Lisovsky as a political prisoner. November 21, 2025 00:58 The criminal case against Krasnodar Krai resident Stanislav Lisovsky, convicted in Rostov-on-Don of treason, is politically motivated, and the history of his "carousel arrests" indicates fabricated charges, human rights activists believe.
The defense of disabled man Ediev secured his release from the pretrial detention center in Khasavyurt. November 20, 2025 23:59 The Khasavyurt court refused to extend the detention of disabled Muslim Ediev and released him under house arrest. Insisting on the arrest of a defendant with a medical condition that prevents him from being held in a pretrial detention facility is unlawful, but holding the investigator accountable for this is impossible, lawyers pointed out.
Two soldiers from North Ossetia were killed in Ukraine. November 20, 2025 23:05 Stanislav Savkin and Zaurbek Gadzaov from the Digorsky District were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially acknowledged at least 517 North Ossetian servicemen killed there.
For the second day in a row, security forces have detained participants in a march in Tbilisi. November 20, 2025 22:08 Protesters in Georgia dedicated their march, marking the 358th day of continuous protests, to those detained the previous day. Police blocked various streets, impeding the march, and subsequently detained several people.
The Chechen Security Council threatened to confiscate land plots. November 20, 2025 20:47 Land plots used inappropriately for their intended purpose will be confiscated. The Chechen Security Council announced that authorities intend to monitor the commercial use of plots transferred to residents. Social media users pointed out that the criteria for confiscating the plots are not specified.
A cruise ship carrying Russians was denied entry into Istanbul's port. November 20, 2025 20:01 The cruise ship Astoria Grande, carrying 616 passengers, mostly Russian citizens, was denied permission to dock at the port of Istanbul and was forced to proceed to Sochi.
Protesters in Yerevan demanded the release of political prisoners. November 20, 2025 19:25 A protest march demanding the release of political prisoners, organized by the Armenian opposition, began at the Prosecutor General's Office and ended at the courthouse, where another hearing was underway in the case of Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, accused of plotting a coup d'état. The court reduced the pretrial detention measures for three defendants.
Two soldiers from Dagestan were killed in Ukraine. November 20, 2025 18:29 Anver Alibekov and Kazbek Salikhov from the Tabasaran district were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, officials have publicly named at least 1,688 Dagestani servicemen killed.
The court remanded the editor-in-chief of Hurriyyet TV in custody. November 20, 2025 17:34 The defense's motion to transfer Vugar Mammadov, editor-in-chief of the Hürriyet newspaper, the Hurriyyet.az website, and the Hurriyyet TV project, was dismissed despite his sharp deterioration in health during the court hearing.
A soldier from the Volgograd region was killed in the SVO zone. November 20, 2025 17:15 Yuri Tanin was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,506 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.
Akhmed Pogorov sentenced to lengthy prison term in Ingush case November 20, 2025 16:29 A court in Nalchik announced the verdict behind closed doors for Akhmed Pogorov, co-chair of the World Congress of the Ingush People, sentencing him to nine years in prison on charges of organizing violence at a rally in Magas and participating in an extremist group.
Protesters in Tbilisi demanded that the ban on Levan Khabeishvili's visits be lifted. November 20, 2025 15:29 Participants in the protest outside the Georgian Prosecutor General's Office said that restrictions have been imposed on Levan Khabeishvili, the chairman of the political council of the United National Movement, including on his communication with his family and children, calling these restrictions pressure.