A North Ossetian soldier was killed in Ukraine. November 27, 2025 01:40 Sergei Tuayev from Digora was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have named at least 520 North Ossetian combatants killed there.
A resident of the Rostov region was injured during a drone attack. November 27, 2025 00:43 A drone crash damaged a private home in the village of Dmitriadovka, injuring a local resident. In the Rostov region, hazard warning sirens are not working everywhere, according to Telegram users.
Residents of South Ossetia will have their SIM cards blocked upon entry into Russia. November 26, 2025 23:07 A 24-hour "cooling-off period" for mobile devices entering Russia from South Ossetia will apply. This restriction applies to both South Ossetian-issued SIM cards and Russian SIM cards.
Protesters outside the Georgian parliament demanded democratization. November 26, 2025 22:47 On the 364th day of continuous protests, marchers in Tbilisi, carrying Georgian and EU flags, gathered outside the Georgian parliament demanding the release of persecuted protesters, new parliamentary elections, and the return of the country to the path of European integration and freedom.
A Tbilisi court has remanded the defendants in the "October 4" case in custody. November 26, 2025 21:01 The Tbilisi City Court has remanded in custody ten people accused of organizing riots in Tbilisi during a protest on the day of the municipal elections on October 4.
A Sochi resident was convicted of repeatedly displaying banned symbols. November 26, 2025 20:06 A court in Sochi sentenced 54-year-old history teacher Irina Kostrova to one and a half years in a penal colony for the repeated display of prohibited symbols.
Alan Gatsoev was taken away from the neutral zone by ambulance. November 26, 2025 19:16 Ethnic Ossetian Alan Gatsoev, who spent five months living in the neutral zone between Georgia and Russia, has been hospitalized in North Ossetia due to his worsening condition.
Investigators reported multimillion-dollar damages in the Dzharulla Omarov case. November 26, 2025 18:44 New incidents have been uncovered during the criminal investigation against Dzharulla Omarov, the former head of Dagestan's Dakhadayevsky District, who is suspected of fraud and abuse of power. According to investigators, the real estate fraud resulted in damages exceeding 200 million rubles.
Patyaeva was left in police custody for a second night for picketing Seda Suleimanova's fate. November 26, 2025 17:22 The trial of Lena Patyaeva, who was detained at a picket in St. Petersburg commemorating the fate of her friend Seda Suleimanova, has been postponed. The activist will spend another night in police custody.
Melia sentenced to prison for insulting a judge November 26, 2025 16:48 A Tbilisi court sentenced Nika Melia, the leader of the opposition Coalition for Change, to one year and six months in prison, ruling that the politician's attempt to throw water at a judge during a hearing in May was an insult.
Chechen authorities' winter preparedness report contradicts widespread power and water outages November 26, 2025 15:48 Chechen Prime Minister Magomed Daudov's remarks about readiness for the heating season came amid ongoing widespread power and water outages.
Instagram* users considered the Yemkuzhev torture case to be part of a nationwide trend. November 26, 2025 14:51 Social media users expressed confidence that the torture of Kazbek Emkuzhev has become part of Russian security forces' practice of extracting confessions from suspects.
A fighter from the Volgograd region was killed in Ukraine. November 26, 2025 13:05 Ivan Klyukin was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,548 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.
The refusal to allow delegates from Yerevan to meet with prisoners in Baku sparked a debate on social media. November 26, 2025 12:28 Armenian Facebook users* claimed that the Yerevan delegation should have been more persistent after being denied permission to meet with their fellow countrymen arrested in Azerbaijan. Azerbaijani users questioned whether the foreign delegation had the authority to visit the prisoners.
A Georgian woman has been arrested in connection with a child beating case. November 26, 2025 11:28 Police in Georgia have detained a woman suspected of beating her school-aged children.
27 Azerbaijani families returned to Kelbajar November 26, 2025 10:40 Today, 112 members of 27 Azerbaijani families who fled the Karabakh conflict were sent back to Kelbajar. The total number of families returned to the city has reached 108.
An appeal to the Krasnodar mayor to meet with residents went unanswered. November 26, 2025 09:09 Officials have not responded to a video appeal from Krasnodar residents calling on the mayor to meet to discuss their concerns. Activists have collected over 1,000 signatures demanding the mayor's resignation.
Sergei Reznik reported pressure from security forces on his relatives. November 26, 2025 08:09 Relatives and friends of Rostov journalist Sergei Reznik, who fled Russia and is accused of four criminal cases, are facing demands to disclose his whereabouts.
Lawyers assessed the risks of prosecution of Chechen bloggers for advertising on social media. November 26, 2025 07:09 The practice of prosecuting people for advertising on Meta* platforms is still in its infancy in Russia, and Chechen bloggers face administrative or criminal liability for advertising dubious apps and financial pyramids.