Residents of the village of Andreyevka are being evacuated after flooding in Dagestan. April 06, 2026 16:38 Residents of the village of Andreyevka in the Derbent district are being evacuated due to flooding caused by prolonged downpours.
The death toll from the flood in Dagestan has risen to four. April 06, 2026 14:49 The body of a 5-year-old girl was found in the Derbent district.
UN special rapporteurs have spoken out in defense of arrested journalist Ulviyah Ali. April 06, 2026 12:57 Three UN special rapporteurs have warned of possible human rights violations against journalist Ulviyya Ali and demanded clarification from Azerbaijani authorities regarding her criminal prosecution and conditions of imprisonment.
2,075 residential buildings remain flooded in Dagestan. April 06, 2026 11:58 In Dagestan, 2,075 residential buildings and 1,817 garden plots remain flooded across seven municipalities, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported. In Dagogni, according to the mayor's office, more than 450 houses were damaged.
Nearly 360 residents of six villages in Dagestan have been evacuated from flood zones. April 06, 2026 10:57 A total of 358 residents have been evacuated from six villages in the Derbent district, most of whom have been placed with relatives. 150 children have also been evacuated from the Solnechny Bereg camp in the Karabudakhkent district of Dagestan.
A complaint by members of the SVO about a land conflict in Dagestan has attracted the attention of authorities. April 06, 2026 09:58 Residents of the village of Ashaga-Yarak are facing pressure and fear losing their lands for transhumance, according to participants in a video message addressed to the head of Dagestan. The Ministry of Property advised the villagers to contact law enforcement.
Drones shot down in Rostov Oblast April 06, 2026 08:58 Military personnel shot down drones in the Millerovsky District overnight. According to the Rostov Region Governor, there were no injuries.
A villager died in a mudslide in Azerbaijan. April 06, 2026 07:59 Faig Rasulov, a resident of the Azerbaijani village of Gunduzgala, died as a result of a mudslide. Fifty-eight people were evacuated from the flooded area in the Baku village of Keshlya.
A soldier from Uryupinsk was killed in a military operation. April 06, 2026 06:59 Denis Uvarkin was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,741 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.
The search for two missing persons during the flooding is underway in the Derbent district. April 06, 2026 05:55 In the Derbent district, they are searching for two people who were in cars washed away by flood waters.
Light-duty traffic has resumed on the Caucasus Highway in Dagestan. April 06, 2026 04:52 Traffic on the Kavkaz Federal Highway in Dagestan's Derbent District, which was interrupted due to rising water levels, has resumed, but the road is only open to passenger vehicles. In the Kaitag District, a landslide has blocked access to the federal highway for residents of several villages; only a detour is available.
Participants in the discussion spoke of incitement to hatred against Karabakh refugees. April 06, 2026 03:52 The Armenian authorities are systematically inciting hatred against refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh and restricting their rights. It is necessary to develop mechanisms to protect their rights, stated participants in a discussion held in Yerevan.
Melikov commented on the collapse of part of a high-rise building in Makhachkala. April 06, 2026 02:53 A three-story extension to a six-story building collapsed on Aivazovsky Street in Makhachkala. There were no casualties. Dagestan Governor Sergei Melikov stated that the flooding in the republic's capital was related to development along the Tarnairka River.
Eight people were injured in a drone attack in Novorossiysk. April 06, 2026 01:54 Eight people, including two children, were injured during a drone attack in Novorossiysk. Six apartment buildings and two private homes were damaged.
An Armenian court dismissed Klimenchenko's lawsuit against the Migration Service on formal grounds. April 06, 2026 00:55 Kuban blogger Valery Klimenchenko's lawsuit against the denial of asylum in Armenia was dismissed. The court cited the plaintiff's signature on the lawsuit, which he intended to address the court through an interpreter.
Two people rescued from the water in the Derbent district died in hospital. April 05, 2026 23:53 In the village of Mamedkala in the Derbent district, two neighborhoods were flooded after the Gedzhukh Dam burst, and residents are being evacuated. Rescuers pulled seven people from the floodwaters after they were swept away in their car, but two of them died in the hospital.
Eight houses damaged by landslides in a Chechen village April 05, 2026 22:52 In the village of Ilskhan-Yurt in the Kurchaloevsky district of Chechnya, a landslide occurred over a 200-meter stretch, damaging eight houses.
Protesters outside the Georgian parliament condemned the deportation of Afgan Sadygov. April 05, 2026 21:54 "Solidarity with Afghanistan" was the slogan of today's protest outside the Georgian parliament. Participants in the 494th day of daily protests, which included the Azerbaijani journalist on several occasions, condemned his deportation from Georgia.
Residents of six villages in Dagestan have been evacuated due to the collapse of a dam. April 05, 2026 20:54 The Gedzhukh Dam collapsed in Dagestan's Derbent District, evacuating residents of six villages. Most were placed with relatives, while 94 were sent to temporary shelters and eight more to the hospital. The floodwaters swept several cars off the highway, and emergency services are conducting a rescue operation.
A Dagestan resident died after a landslide. April 05, 2026 19:54 In the village of Kirki in the Kaitag district of Dagestan, a landslide destroyed a house, killing a local resident. Two other houses were damaged, and five are at risk of collapse.