Artemy Ostanin's* accounts have been frozen January 17, 2026 05:24 The bank accounts of Yeysk stand-up comedian Artemy Ostanin*, accused of insulting religious feelings and inciting hatred, have been frozen.
Residents of two buildings in Sochi have reported violations of their rights. January 17, 2026 04:24 The land on Tsyurupa Street in Sochi, which houses a two-story building that burned down in 2016 and a 12-story building built in 2014, is municipal property. The owners have claimed their rights have been violated, and residents of the apartment building fear the building could be declared unauthorized and demolished.
Volgograd-based Americanist Ivan Kurilla* has been added to the register of foreign agents. January 17, 2026 03:25 The Russian Ministry of Justice has added American historian Ivan Kurilla* to the register of foreign agents.
Armenian residents linked the liquefied gas shortage to gasoline supplies from Azerbaijan. January 17, 2026 02:26 In Armenia, amid a shortage, the price of liquefied natural gas has risen significantly, forcing many drivers to switch to gasoline. They believe the authorities are attempting to force them to buy gasoline imported from Azerbaijan.
The property of Alexei Kopaigorodsky has been transferred to the state. January 17, 2026 01:27 The court has seized the assets of former Sochi mayor Alexei Kopaigorodsky, totaling 1.6 billion rubles, and turned them over to the state.
Kaspiysk authorities attributed water supply problems to a new accident. January 17, 2026 00:28 Water supply to Kaspiysk districts, which had not been restored to normal operation since late December, was interrupted due to a new water main failure. Work was scheduled to be completed on the evening of January 15, but officials later promised to complete it "by morning."
Bakhruz Samedov complained about the restriction of his rights in prison. January 16, 2026 23:45 Researcher Bahruz Samedov, convicted in Azerbaijan, is being denied access to a notary to issue a power of attorney to manage the property of his only relative.
Pro-European protests in Tbilisi have continued for 415 consecutive days. January 16, 2026 23:20 Supporters of Georgia's European integration protested outside the parliament building in Tbilisi for the 415th day in a row. Security forces detained activist Nino Bardzimishvili, who had been sentenced to jail for blocking a sidewalk.
Information about a traffic accident involving Adam Kadyrov has spread across Chechen social media. January 16, 2026 22:22 The motorcade of Ramzan Kadyrov's third son was involved in a traffic accident in Grozny. Adam Kadyrov and his entourage were injured, sources claim. Official media outlets subsequently refuted reports of UFC champion Khamzat Chimaev's death in the accident.
A soldier from Ingushetia was killed in Ukraine. January 16, 2026 21:33 Gapur Dzhimkhanov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, at least 178 fighters from Ingushetia have been officially recognized as killed there.
An Ingushetia resident asked Bastrykin to intervene in his family's dispute with officials. January 16, 2026 20:57 Officials and security forces are pressuring the Tochiyev family, attempting to evict them from their home in the village of Verkhnie Achaluki, Ibragim Tochiyev stated in a letter to the head of the Investigative Committee. According to Tochiyev, the village administration managed to illegally revoke the family's title deeds to the land and house.
The case of the former head of the Dakhadaevsky district has reached court. January 16, 2026 20:18 The prosecutor's office approved the indictment in the criminal case against the former head of the Dakhadayevsky district of Dagestan, Dzharulla Omarov, and four residents of the republic.
Arrested Aidiev dismissed from his post as head of the Lak Resettlement Department January 16, 2026 19:35 Dagestan's Head, Sergei Melikov, has dismissed Magomed-Gadzhi Aidiev, head of the Dagestan government's department for resettlement of residents of the Novolaksky District and restoration of the Aukhovsky District.
A Stavropol resident received a prison sentence in a case involving the financing of the Anti-Corruption Foundation*. January 16, 2026 18:57 A court in Budyonnovsk sentenced Konstantin Bernatov to three years in prison, finding him guilty of financing extremist activity.
A court in Kuban fined a teacher from Dagestan for comments about Russians. January 16, 2026 18:27 The Sovetsky District Court of Krasnodar fined Alijadzhi Magomedov 20,000 rubles for making an offensive statement about Russians. Magomedov apologized in court for using the offensive language.
Authorities reported the cleanup of fuel oil along 3,000 kilometers of coastline. January 16, 2026 17:41 As part of the cleanup effort following the fuel oil spill near Anapa, three thousand kilometers of coastline have been cleaned, including a second time. 793 people are participating in the cleanup, according to the Russian Deputy Prime Minister.
The Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs announced the arrest of members of a neo-Nazi group. January 16, 2026 17:40 Sixteen people, including ten minors, have been arrested by police in Tbilisi as members of a neo-Nazi group. At least ten people were injured by the radicals' actions, the Ministry of Internal Affairs stated.
One of Movlaev's Kazakh lawyers has had his license revoked. January 16, 2026 16:42 A court in Kazakhstan has disbarred Murat Adam, one of the defense attorneys for Chechen native Mansur Movlaev. Adam called the decision politically motivated and intends to appeal it.
Three fighters from the Volgograd region were killed in Ukraine. January 16, 2026 15:55 Fyodor Zaburunov, Igor Kuznetsov, and Dmitry Malikov were killed in the military operation in Ukraine. Since its beginning, at least 1,625 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.
Samvel Karapetyan has been placed under arrest again. January 16, 2026 14:55 Armenia's Anti-Corruption Court of Appeals overturned the decision to place Tashir Group owner Savmevl Karapetyan under house arrest. He has been held for two months.