Residents of eight villages in Dagestan were left without gas after a landslide. May 31, 2026 09:00 A landslide damaged a gas pipeline in the Tabasaran district, cutting off gas supply to residents of eight villages.
The coach's address highlighted the problems with supporting wrestlers in Dagestan. May 31, 2026 08:01 Support for Dagestani athletes from the Wrestling Federation is uneven, and some are forced to seek sponsorship, experts commented on a statement by honored wrestling coach Magomed Guseinov.
Residents of houses in the Rostov region were evacuated after a drone attack. May 31, 2026 07:02 A drone attack in the Rostov region caused a fire at a fuel storage facility, and residents of nearby private homes were evacuated.
A fighter from the Volgograd region was killed in Ukraine. May 31, 2026 05:59 Miroslav Smiyan from the Kamyshinsky District was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,796 soldiers from the Volgograd Region have been officially recognized as killed.
Karapetyan filed a lawsuit against the Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia, Simonyan. May 31, 2026 04:55 Strong Armenia bloc leader Samvel Karapetyan filed a lawsuit against Armenian National Assembly Speaker Alen Simonyan, who called him a foreign intelligence officer, demanding a retraction and compensation.
A mass poisoning occurred in Pyatigorsk. May 31, 2026 03:56 Nine people were poisoned in Pyatigorsk after visiting a cafe and were hospitalized. An investigation is underway, and the cafe has been temporarily closed.
Human rights activists and friends praised the report about Mintsayeva on Chechen television. May 31, 2026 02:57 A report about Belkisa Mintsayeva, shown on Grozny TV, claims that her family has been reunited. She says everything is fine. Human rights activists say the most important thing is that Mintsayeva is free and with her children, while her friends say she looks depressed in the video.
Two Georgian residents have been detained in connection with an espionage case. May 31, 2026 01:58 The head of the NGO "Eurasia Institute" Gulbaat Rtskhiladze and journalist Irakli Chikhladze have been arrested in connection with the espionage case.
Gas supply has been restored in the Buinaksk district. May 31, 2026 00:58 Gas supply has been restored to residents of five villages in Dagestan where gas was cut off due to a landslide.
The topics of Karabakh and Azerbaijan have become key in the campaigning of Armenian politicians. May 30, 2026 23:59 During his election campaign, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan declared that the end of Nagorno-Karabakh was inevitable, while his opponents blamed him for making concessions in negotiations with Azerbaijan.
A soldier from the Astrakhan region was killed in a military operation. May 30, 2026 23:00 Arman Dzhelmukanov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 744 soldiers from the Astrakhan region have been officially recognized as killed.
Residents of a Dagestani village are at risk of flooding due to a dam erosion. May 30, 2026 22:00 A dam in the village of Akhty washed away after heavy rains, leaving the road, gas pipeline, and homes at risk of flooding. The dam was built four years ago but never commissioned, authorities announced, promising to promptly restore the protective structure. Villagers were also left without water supply.
Participants in a march in Tbilisi spoke out against violence. May 30, 2026 21:18 A march under the slogan "Together against violence and oppression" is taking place in Tbilisi on the 549th day of daily protests. Participants have called the beating of two Gori residents by security forces a sign of a systemic crisis in the police force.
The court rejected a lawsuit against the Krasnodar City Duma regarding a church on the embankment. May 30, 2026 20:00 Activist Vitaly Cherkasov challenged the Krasnodar City Duma's decision regarding the embankment area where the church is planned to be built in the Krasnodar Regional Court, but the court rejected the claim. Cherkasov filed an appeal.
Satellite image shows plume near Tuapse seaport May 30, 2026 19:00 Satellite images showed plumes extending seaward in the waters off Tuapse, near the port, Gizel-Dere, and Dederkoy, but this data cannot be used as 100% confirmation of oil pollution, according to the Transparent World project. Volunteers reported that the booms they installed were able to contain small emissions.
The PACE Committee proposed strengthening monitoring of Azerbaijan's compliance with human rights obligations. May 30, 2026 18:00 The Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe called on the Azerbaijani authorities to release all political prisoners, cease persecution of journalists, opposition figures, and human rights defenders, and expressed concern over Azerbaijan's failure to comply with decisions of the European Court of Human Rights.
Following farmers' protests, Armenian authorities have recommended selling tomatoes on the domestic market. May 30, 2026 17:00 A representative of the Armenian Ministry of Economy met with farmers in the village of Arshaluys in the Armavir region, who had blocked the road the previous day due to the lack of a market for their tomatoes following Russia's import ban. He recommended that they sell their harvest at designated markets in Yerevan. The farmers countered that the journey was time-consuming, and prices were low due to tomato imports from Iran.
Armenia's Central Election Commission upheld the observer's accreditation. May 30, 2026 16:00 The request by the leader of the Enlightened Armenia party to revoke the accreditation of Daniel Ioannisyan, a representative of the Independent Observer coalition and the Union of Informed Citizens public organization, for the elections was dismissed.
A video from an Anapa beach has alarmed social media users. May 30, 2026 15:00 Clay ditches on a beach in Anapa were burned after rain, as seen on video. Some users expressed outrage at the quality of the imported sand, while others expressed hope that the sand dumped on the beaches would eventually wash out to sea.
Two defendants have been arrested in connection with the preparation of a terrorist attack in Tuapse. May 30, 2026 14:00 An 18-year-old and a 17-year-old resident of Kuban, accused of preparing an explosion in an administrative building in Tuapse, have been taken into custody.