A Crimean woman recounted her torture after being detained at Sochi airport. May 11, 2026 21:49 Victoria Sergeeva, detained at Sochi airport in the summer of 2025, spoke about being forced to incriminate herself and being tortured by security forces.
Villagers near Volgograd complained of new water supply interruptions. May 11, 2026 20:59 Residents of the village of Zaplavnoye in the Leninsky District of the Volgograd Region recorded a video message to Putin and Bastrykin complaining about the lack of water supply. According to the villagers, appeals to the local administration have gone unanswered.
A soldier escaped prison for the death of a Shakhty resident. May 11, 2026 20:30 A military court in Novocherkassk sentenced serviceman Salman Abdulguseyev to eighteen months in a penal colony for the death of a Shakhty resident he had beaten. Abdulguseyev was released, as the court deemed his sentence served in pretrial detention.
Canadian authorities have imposed sanctions against Ramzan Kadyrov's mother. May 11, 2026 19:36 Five Russian companies and 23 Russian individuals, including the mother of Chechen leader Aimani Kadyrova, were placed on Canada's sanctions list. Canadian authorities cited the "ideological indoctrination and militarization of Ukrainian children by Russian authorities" as the reason.
Two soldiers from Dagestan were killed in Ukraine. May 11, 2026 18:44 Khizri Khizriev and Ruslan Omarov from the Kulinsky district were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 1,925 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.
Two soldiers from the Astrakhan region were killed in Ukraine. May 11, 2026 16:00 Baibulat Urnbaev and Vladislav Kuzin from the Kamyzyak district were killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 739 soldiers from the Astrakhan region have been confirmed killed.
A pause has been announced in the operation of cable cars on Elbrus. May 11, 2026 13:00 The cable cars at the ski resort in Kabardino-Balkaria have been closed for the day for maintenance.
Azerbaijani activist Akhmedov denied the charges in court. May 11, 2026 12:02 Activist Asef Akhmedov, arrested in Azerbaijan in a case involving Western grants to NGOs, denied the charges in court and stated that the investigation is trying to criminalize the public activities of activists.
A combatant from the Volgograd region was killed in combat. May 11, 2026 10:58 Andrei Meshcheryakov from Mikhaylovka was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,777 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.
Telegram users were outraged by assurances that the chemical smell on the streets of Anapa was safe. May 11, 2026 09:59 The chemical odor on the streets of Anapa is related to construction work near Novorossiysk and poses no threat, the mayor assured in response to residents' complaints. Telegram users disagreed, however, with the strong gas odor and symptoms of poisoning indicating air pollution.
Tourists evacuated from Elbrus have been handed over to doctors. May 11, 2026 08:56 Rescuers handed over two tourists who were stuck on the slope of Elbrus and suffered frostbite to doctors.
The court ruled that the ban on a contract soldier from Kaspiysk returning from the SVO zone was legal. May 11, 2026 07:58 The appellate court ruled that the request of a contract soldier from Dagestan to return from the combat zone was lawful while his claim against the commander and head of the hospital was being considered.
A contract soldier from Ingushetia was killed in a military operation. May 11, 2026 06:59 Vakha Yandiev from the Nazran district was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 194 fighters from Ingushetia have been officially recognized as killed.
Two people were detained in Tskhinvali for attacking police officers. May 11, 2026 05:54 A traffic accident occurred in Tskhinvali, in which the participants attacked the police officers who arrived at the scene. They were placed in a detention center, where their colleagues and friends gathered and demanded their release. Security forces were forced to fire warning shots to disperse the crowd.
Unknown individuals damaged memorials at the graves of SVO participants in the Rostov region. May 11, 2026 04:54 In the village of Tselina in the Rostov region, unknown individuals destroyed tombstones and broke crosses on the graves of participants in a special military operation.
Residents of a residential area in Makhachkala complained about the seizure of their houses. May 11, 2026 03:55 In the DOSAAF neighborhood of Makhachkala, the homes and land plots of more than 500 families were seized due to a legal dispute between a Moscow company and a local businessman who had purchased the land from it. Residents held a meeting to appeal to the authorities for assistance.
Georgian journalist Mtivlishvili reported an attack May 11, 2026 02:56 Journalist Gela Mtivlishvili claimed he was attacked by a hydroelectric power station lobbyist, injuring his face. Association of Small and Medium-Sized Hydroelectric Power Stations representative Georgiy Margebadze confirmed he was simply defending himself.
Rescuers are evacuating two tourists stranded on Mount Elbrus. May 11, 2026 01:57 Two tourists stuck on the slope of Elbrus have sent out a distress signal and are being evacuated by rescuers.
Two fighters from Dagestan were killed in a military operation. May 11, 2026 00:58 Farkhat Tagirov and Aziz Makhmudov were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 1,923 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.
The Day of Remembrance and Sorrow in Chechnya passed without large-scale events. May 11, 2026 00:00 Events marking the Day of Remembrance and Sorrow in Chechnya were not large-scale; officials reported the distribution of meat from sacrificial animals in Grozny and Lugansk.