A resident of Kabardino-Balkaria has been convicted of treason. April 27, 2026 20:11 The Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria sentenced a resident of the republic to a lengthy prison sentence, finding him guilty of treason.
The EU Ambassador's summons to the Georgian Foreign Ministry has outraged the opposition. April 27, 2026 19:25 EU Ambassador to Georgia Pawel Herczynski was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for his statements, which the Georgian authorities viewed as a threat. The opposition claimed that the ruling Georgian Dream party continues its anti-Western propaganda.
Kadyrov's nephew received Serbian citizenship. April 27, 2026 18:49 Ramzan Kadyrov's nephew, Yakub Zakriev, who heads the company that acquired the assets of Danone Russia, has received Serbian citizenship. The document, signed by the Serbian Prime Minister, states that the citizenship was granted "in the interests of the republic."
Ulviya Ali complained about the lack of quality medical care in the pretrial detention center. April 27, 2026 17:57 Despite numerous requests and the presence of serious chronic illnesses, the pretrial detention center refuses to conduct the necessary tests, limiting itself to formal examinations, stated journalist Ulviya Ali, assessing such actions as politically motivated pressure.
A Kuban resident was sentenced to a lengthy prison term for setting fire to a relay cabinet. April 27, 2026 17:22 The Krasnodar Regional Court sentenced Daniil Khikhnyak, a resident of the Seversky District, to 12.5 years in prison for setting fire to a railway relay cabinet.
Anton Chechin's sentence was upheld. April 27, 2026 16:27 A Tbilisi court upheld the sentence of Russian citizen Anton Chechin, a participant in pro-European protests, to 8.5 years in prison on drug possession charges.
South Ossetia's losses in fighting in Ukraine have raised questions about the combatants' motives. April 27, 2026 12:59 Of the 52 South Ossetian fighters killed in the Russian Central Military District, nearly a quarter were declared killed in the first months of 2026. A Facebook* user discussion about the combatant's death has drawn 1,500 comments, with many asking questions about the fighters' motives.
Transport links with four villages in Dagestan have been disrupted. April 27, 2026 11:56 Roads to four villages in the Charodinsky district are closed after a landslide and mudflow fell onto the roadway.
561 people remain in temporary accommodation centers in Dagestan. April 27, 2026 10:57 There are 394 adults and 167 children evacuated from flood zones in temporary accommodation centers in Dagestan.
The number of requests for payments following the flood in Dagestan and Chechnya has exceeded 260,000. April 27, 2026 09:58 Residents of Dagestan submitted more than 233,000 claims for compensation due to flood damage, while residents of Chechnya submitted more than 29,000 similar requests to the authorities.
Incidents in Tuapse have raised doubts about the readiness of Kuban resorts for the tourist season. April 27, 2026 08:56 The oil spill and the aftermath of the "oil rain" in Tuapse have worsened the environmental disaster in Kuban, caused by the fuel oil spill in the Kerch Strait. Local residents are skeptical about the prospects for the holiday season.
Transport links with all villages in Dagestan have been restored. April 27, 2026 07:58 Road traffic has been restored to 18 villages in the Charodinsky and Tlyaratinsky districts, where residents were left without transportation. A mudslide hit a section of the road in the Bezhta section.
A soldier from Kamyshin was killed in a military operation. April 27, 2026 06:59 Serhiy Zaporozhskiy was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,767 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.
A tanker was arrested in Novorossiysk for an oil spill. April 27, 2026 05:49 At the request of Rosprirodnadzor, the tanker Hanuman was seized at the port of Novorossiysk. The damage from the oil spill is estimated at 40 million rubles.
Scientists have assessed the prospects for the Black Sea coast following pollution in Tuapse. April 27, 2026 04:50 The oil spill that entered the Black Sea following the drone attack in Tuapse is expanding, and the environmental outlook for the coast is bleak, as are the prospects for the holiday season.
A villager was injured in a mine explosion in Azerbaijan. April 27, 2026 03:50 In the village of Syrkhavend in the Agdere district, a man was blown up by a mine and lost his left leg.
Tuapse residents spoke about the environmental situation on the coast. April 27, 2026 02:50 Despite government claims that the oil spill in Tuapse was localized, local residents claim that the fuel oil spill spread over a large area, and that volunteers are primarily cleaning it up. The consequences of the incident would have been less severe if the response had been more immediate.
Azerbaijani military personnel traveled to Turkey to participate in exercises. April 27, 2026 01:50 The multinational EFES-2026 exercises will be held in Turkey, in which Azerbaijani military personnel will also participate.
The Muftiate has refused to reconcile the parties in connection with the attack on doctors in Makhachkala. April 27, 2026 00:49 Any actions aimed at causing harm to medical personnel, especially serious harm to their health, cannot be justified, stated the head of the reconciliation department at the Muftiate of Dagestan, stating that he considers it impossible to participate in reconciliation following the knife attack on doctors in Makhachkala.
Social media users disagreed with the authorities' assessment of the scale of the Tuapse spill. April 26, 2026 23:50 Authorities consider the spills "local," but the oil products have already spread to nearby villages beyond Tuapse. In the village of Tyumensky, for example, residents have organized a coastal cleanup and are calling on volunteers to help.