Georgian fighter sentenced in absentia in Russia July 18, 2025 22:55 A Russian court has sentenced Georgian citizen Georgiy Baramidze, who is participating in military operations on the Ukrainian side, to 14 years in prison in absentia.
Daily protests continue in Tbilisi amid Georgian Dream election concerts July 18, 2025 21:58 Supporters of Georgia's European integration have blocked Rustaveli Avenue near the parliament building for the 233rd day in a row. Opposition members of the Tbilisi City Council have announced that they will not participate in the municipal elections on October 4, ahead of which the Georgian Dream is organizing concerts.
Pension funds stolen from post office in Dagestanskiye Ogni July 18, 2025 20:53 Payments to pensioners from the city of Dagestanskiye Ogni, who receive money at the post office, have been delayed due to the theft of 60 million rubles by the head of the department.
Activists announce collection to pay for lawyer for political prisoner from Yessentuki July 18, 2025 19:58 After the arrest of Yessentuki resident Nikolai Murnev, accused of preparing to set fire to a military registration and enlistment office in Pyatigorsk, his wife was left alone with four children.
Security forces publish video of teenagers being detained in North Ossetia July 18, 2025 18:55 The FSB and the Investigative Committee have published a video of the arrest of two teenagers in North Ossetia, suspected of preparing terrorist attacks.
Nalchik resident accused of terrorism calls correspondence on his phone falsified July 18, 2025 17:50 In the trial of six Nalchik residents accused of creating a terrorist cell, expert examinations of the defendants' phones were examined. Kazbek Emkuzhev's phone was not among them, and the accused Aslan Makoyev stated that the examined text of the correspondence was falsified.
Residents of a Volgograd village were dissatisfied with the results of enrollment in primary classes of a new school July 18, 2025 16:58 The authorities have not responded to appeals from parents of students whose homes were excluded from the territory of the new school No. 121 in the GES settlement of the Traktorozavodsky district of Volgograd. Enrollment in the first and third grades of the new school has been completed, and the parents intend to appeal to the prosecutor's office.
Four airport rioters convicted in Dagestan July 18, 2025 15:42 The court sentenced the defendants in the case of the pogrom at the Makhachkala airport to terms of 11 to 11 years and 6 months in prison. Among those convicted is the only woman among all the defendants, Patimat Sharudinova.
Professional soldier from Stavropol Krai killed in combat zone July 18, 2025 14:48 Viktor Bogdanov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 776 fighters from Stavropol Krai have been officially recognized as killed.
Tbilisi protester sentenced to 4.5 years in prison July 18, 2025 13:50 Anzor Kvaratskhelia, accused of attacking police officers, was found guilty by the court today. A rally in support of the activist was held outside the court building.
Arrest of son of head of Azerbaijani diaspora in Urals appealed July 18, 2025 12:46 The defense of Mutvala Shykhlinski, the son of the head of the Azerbaijani diaspora in the Urals, Shahin Shykhlinski, has appealed his arrest.
Activists called on the President of Azerbaijan to facilitate Mammadli’s treatment in a civilian clinic July 18, 2025 11:54 A group of civil society representatives and journalists from Azerbaijan have appealed to President Ilham Aliyev to help create conditions for the treatment of detained Toplum TV founder Alesker Mammadli in a civilian clinic.
Two teenagers from North Ossetia accused of preparing attack on security forces July 18, 2025 10:56 Two 15-year-old residents of North Ossetia have been taken into custody, accused of undergoing terrorist training and preparing an attack on security forces using an explosive device.
Military shot down three drones over the Sea of Azov July 18, 2025 08:57 Three drones launched from Ukraine were shot down over the Sea of Azov at night. Another drone was destroyed over the Black Sea.
A queue of cars formed in front of the Crimean Bridge in Kuban July 18, 2025 07:58 Drivers and passengers of 485 vehicles are waiting to cross the bridge across the Kerch Strait in Krasnodar Krai.
A fighter from the Volgograd region was killed in Ukraine July 18, 2025 06:58 Alexey Plaksin was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,255 fighters from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed in it.
Residents of Stavropol complained about attempts to deprive them of land plots July 18, 2025 05:59 Residents of the village of Yessentukskaya stated in a video message that they had received lawsuits demanding that the municipality return land plots privatized many years ago. The Investigative Committee reported on the beginning of an investigation into the residents' complaint.
Sentence of Volzhsky water park director in teenager's death case reduced July 18, 2025 04:59 The court granted the request of the director of the water park in Volzhsky, Grigory Gazaryan, convicted in the case of the death of a teenager, and replaced the remaining term of his imprisonment with correctional labor.
Child injured in attack by stray dogs in Derbent July 18, 2025 03:58 Investigators in Dagestan have opened a criminal case of negligence after dogs attacked an eight-year-old child in Derbent. Investigative Committee chief Alexander Bastrykin has demanded a report on the investigation's findings.
Melikov reprimanded the head of Magaramkent district after mass poisoning July 18, 2025 02:54 The head of Dagestan, Sergei Melikov, called on the head of the Magaramkent region, Farid Akhmedov, not to go into military service and "answer for what happened."