Participants in a march in Tbilisi called for the release of Paata Burchuladze. May 16, 2026 23:05 On the 535th day of daily protests, marchers in Tbilisi demanded the release of convicted protesters, including opera singer Paata Burchuladze.
Ten Strong Armenia supporters have been detained in connection with obstructing the ruling party's campaign. May 16, 2026 22:13 Strong Armenia supporters at a Civil Contract election rally began chanting Samvel Karapetyan's name. They were detained on suspicion of obstructing election campaigning.
442 residents of a village in Kabardino-Balkaria are trapped due to the destruction of a bridge. May 16, 2026 21:21 A temporary bridge washed out in the village of Gerpegezh in Kabardino-Balkaria, leaving 100 homes without transportation. Authorities attributed the bridge's destruction to precipitation.
Three soldiers from Kabardino-Balkaria were killed in the SVO zone. May 16, 2026 20:20 Akhmed Teuvazhukov, Ruslan Nagoyev, and Islam Sizhazhev were killed in the military operation in Ukraine. Since its beginning, at least 395 fighters from Kabardino-Balkaria have been officially recognized as killed.
A change in wind speed allowed Anapa to avoid a second major beach pollution incident. May 16, 2026 19:24 The oil spill discovered in the Black Sea on April 11 was presumably the result of a drone attack on a tanker. It skirted the coastline near Anapa and only slightly affected the Russian coast.
Residents of Dagestan reported delays in payments after the flood. May 16, 2026 18:24 Residents of flood-affected areas of Dagestan complained that a month after the flood, they are still waiting for payments for lost property and financial assistance; some have had to submit applications multiple times.
Activists in Yerevan demanded the release of Russian political prisoners. May 16, 2026 17:24 At a picket outside the Russian embassy in Yerevan, those gathered demanded the release of political prisoners.
"Strong Armenia" called the talk of a single opposition prime minister candidate slanderous. May 16, 2026 16:23 The Strong Armenia Party demanded that Public Television refute reports that the opposition's sole candidate for prime minister is former Armenian President Robert Kocharyan.
An ecologist complained about the chaotic nature of the Tuapse beach cleanup. May 16, 2026 15:23 The scale of pollution on Tuapse's beaches is significant, yet authorities are doing insufficient to address the issue, despite planning a full resort season. Volunteers at only a few beaches receive government support, while others lack both cleanup and equipment, the ecologist noted. Some volunteers said they are awaiting permission to begin their work.
18 Azerbaijani families returned to the Jabrayil region. May 16, 2026 14:24 Today, 77 members of Azerbaijani families who fled the Jabrayil region during the Karabakh conflict returned to the village of Shukurbeyli.
A doctor at a children's medical center in Novorossiysk faced threats over the death of a patient. May 16, 2026 13:26 A medical center employee in Novorossiysk is receiving death threats from relatives of an eight-year-old boy who died of anaphylactic shock, doctors said, calling for the boy's death to be prevented. The patient's death is being investigated under a criminal charge of causing death by negligence.
Three soldiers from the Volgograd region were declared killed in action. May 16, 2026 12:27 In the Kamyshinsky District, awards were presented to the families of three soldiers killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,782 soldiers from the Volgograd Region have been officially recognized as killed.
The number of blockaded Dagestani villages has grown to nine. May 16, 2026 11:30 Residents of the village of Fite were left without transportation after a landslide hit the highway. Eight villages in the Charodinsky District of Dagestan remain blocked.
An opposition figure demanded an investigation into the involvement of Armenian students in a pro-government protest. May 16, 2026 10:32 College students in Armavir were forced to participate in a pre-election event for Armenia's ruling party, an opposition representative stated.
A drone attack was recorded in Kuban. May 16, 2026 09:34 The Ministry of Defense reported downed drones in the Krasnodar Territory and over the waters of the Azov and Black Seas.
A fighter from the Volgograd region was killed in a military operation. May 16, 2026 08:36 Dmitry Zalevsky from the Kamyshinsky District was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,779 soldiers from the Volgograd Region have been officially recognized as killed.
An Armenian woman was detained for writing on a ruling party poster. May 16, 2026 07:58 Law enforcement officers in Yerevan detained a woman who had used a felt-tip pen to scribble a graffiti on an election poster of the ruling Civil Contract party. The woman has been unavailable for contact, her lawyer reported.
Drones shot down in Rostov Oblast May 16, 2026 06:57 Last night, the military shot down drones in Taganrog, Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, Myasnikovsky, and Matveyevo-Kurgansky districts of the Rostov Region. According to the governor, there were no injuries.
A teenager from Stavropol was arrested for attempting to set fire to a train car in Novosibirsk Oblast. May 16, 2026 05:54 A 17-year-old boy from Stavropol Krai, under the influence of scammers, attempted to set fire to a train car at Inskaya station in Novosibirsk Oblast. The attempt failed, and the boy was arrested.
A Ukrainian citizen was sentenced to life in prison in Rostov-on-Don for terrorist activity. May 16, 2026 04:55 The Southern District Military Court sentenced Ukrainian citizen Alexander Skrabunov to life imprisonment, finding him guilty of terrorist activity.