A fighter from Ingushetia was killed in the SVO zone. May 18, 2026 22:39 Ruslan Akbulatov was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 195 combatants from Ingushetia have been officially recognized as killed.
Sochi police officers face tougher penalties in evidence falsification case May 18, 2026 21:55 The Central District Court of Sochi resentenced three former employees of the local police department's drug enforcement department. In addition to abuse of office and falsification of evidence, they were found guilty of accepting a bribe on an especially large scale.
Babala and Gasimov went on a hunger strike in prison. May 18, 2026 21:01 Imprisoned Azerbaijani investigative journalist Hafiz Babali and economist Fazil Gasimov went on a hunger strike on the opening day of the World Urban Forum in Baku to draw attention to the issue of political prisoners.
Former MP Gadzhiev* sentenced to life imprisonment in absentia May 18, 2026 20:06 The Supreme Court of Dagestan sentenced former State Duma deputy Magomed Gadzhiev* in absentia to life imprisonment. His brother, Akhmed Gadzhiev, was also sentenced in absentia to 10 years in prison.
Pashinyan showed aggression towards Karabakh refugees twice in one day. May 18, 2026 19:33 In response to questions from refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan resorted to insults and threats during meetings with voters. Afterward, clinic employee Armine Soghoyan, who asked about casualties in the Karabakh wars, was asked to resign, and Artur Osipyan was detained on suspicion of hooliganism after an altercation with the prime minister.
A Dagestani soldier was killed in Ukraine. May 18, 2026 19:16 Narman Mutalimov from the Tabasaran district was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,942 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.
A Krasnodar resident has been sentenced to a lengthy prison term in a treason case. May 18, 2026 18:21 The Krasnodar Regional Court sentenced a local resident to 14 years in prison, finding him guilty of assisting the Ukrainian armed forces.
A Dagestani resident was arrested for recruiting for a terrorist organization. May 18, 2026 17:24 The Investigative Committee of Dagestan has opened a criminal case against a local resident suspected of recruiting a minor into a terrorist organization and attempting to manufacture an improvised explosive device.
North Ossetian authorities have deemed children's vacation in Tuapse dangerous. May 18, 2026 16:55 The head of North Ossetia ordered that children from the republic not be sent to camps in the Tuapse District and that alternative accommodations be found. The task force reported collecting over 30,000 cubic meters of water-oil mixture from the coast.
Social media users demanded that Yunusov be punished for beating women. May 18, 2026 13:00 Expulsion from the Akhmat Fight Club is not enough to punish MMA fighter Jihad Yunusov, who used violence against his neighbors during a domestic dispute, social media users claimed. According to judicial practice, those charged with assault in Chechnya face only monetary fines.
Three days off have been declared in Dagestan to mark Eid al-Adha. May 18, 2026 11:58 The days from May 27 to 29 have been declared additional days off in Dagestan in connection with the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.
Sochi authorities reported on their search for oil spills on the coast. May 18, 2026 10:59 Dozens of specialists inspect the Sochi seashore daily, but authorities report no oil contamination has been detected.
The suspension of traffic on the Crimean Bridge has led to train delays in Kuban. May 18, 2026 09:56 Sixteen passenger trains have been delayed in the Krasnodar Krai due to a more than 10-hour suspension of traffic on the Crimean Bridge. The bridge restrictions were imposed following drone attacks in Crimea and the Kuban region.
Dagestanavtodor has announced a road collapse threat in a mountainous region. May 18, 2026 08:57 Access to eight blocked villages in the Charodinsky District has been restored. Due to spring floods, a section of the highway there was at risk of collapse, and reconstruction is planned.
Three fighters from Dagestan were killed in a military operation. May 18, 2026 07:58 Ruslan Yusupov, Shamil Rasulov, and Abas Gamzayev from the Kulinsky District were killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,941 soldiers from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.
A drone attack was recorded in the Rostov region. May 18, 2026 06:58 Last night, the military shot down drones in Taganrog, as well as in the Kamensky and Azovsky districts. According to the governor, there were no injuries.
Five houses in the Kulinsky district were declared uninhabitable after the snowfall. May 18, 2026 06:00 A commission inspected 59 houses in Dagestan's Kulinsky District that were damaged by heavy snowfall. Five houses were deemed uninhabitable, and 54 were in need of major repairs.
A man convicted of murdering a judge in Kamyshin has appealed his sentence. May 18, 2026 05:00 Sergei Kibalnikov, sentenced to 22 years in prison after being found guilty of murdering Kamyshin City Court Federal Judge Vasily Vetlugin, has filed an appeal. His defense team has filed a similar appeal.
Environmentalists have described the spread of petroleum products off the coast of Sochi. May 18, 2026 04:00 Sochi residents reported not seeing oil spills in the water or on beaches, as bloggers had previously reported. However, environmentalists noted that the oil film on the water can be so thin as to be invisible, but it can spread both along the coast and into deeper water.
The Court of Cassation refused to overturn the conviction of a Sochi teacher in the case of displaying a swastika. May 18, 2026 03:01 Sochi resident Irina Kostrova was unable to appeal the sentence handed down to her for publishing a Nazi-era propaganda poster on social media.