A Tbilisi court has arrested Zviad Kuprava. October 03, 2025 00:35 Zviad Kuprava, a member of the Tbilisi City Council from the United National Movement, has been remanded in custody and faces up to six years in prison.
Gelendzhik and Sochi airports closed amid drone threat October 02, 2025 23:36 Rosaviatsiya temporarily closed the airports of Gelendzhik and Sochi to aircraft, and authorities in the Krasnodar region announced a threat of drone attacks.
Relatives of those convicted in the Dzhabiev case took to the square in Tskhinvali. October 02, 2025 22:47 There are about ten relatives of Dzhumber Bibilov, Alan Bagayev and Andrey Dzhioyev, as well as law enforcement officers, in the square.
Activists in Tbilisi demand the release of Gela Khasai October 02, 2025 22:07 The daily gathering of supporters of Georgia's European integration on Rustaveli Avenue was preceded by a protest demanding the release of arrested opposition figure Gela Hasai. Protesters blocked traffic outside the parliament building for the 309th consecutive day.
A soldier from the Rostov region was killed in the SVO zone. October 02, 2025 19:57 Ivan Klimov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially named at least 721 combatants from the Rostov region killed there.
Five people convicted in the Dzhabiev case were taken into custody in the courtroom. October 02, 2025 19:29 The Tskhinvali City Court found all defendants in the case of Inal Dzhabiev's death guilty. Five of them were sentenced to prison terms ranging from three to five years and remanded in custody in the courtroom. The court also fined two other former security officials, but released them from payment due to the expiration of the statute of limitations.
The head of a district in the Astrakhan region was sentenced to seven years in prison for bribery. October 02, 2025 18:23 The Akhtubinsky District Court found former head of the Akhtubinsky District, Vladimir Mikhed, guilty of accepting a large bribe.
Kadyrov accused Shamanov of crimes against Chechens October 02, 2025 17:28 General Shamanov, who opposed the renaming of cities in Chechnya, shot men in fields during military campaigns, Ramzan Kadyrov said, calling him "the most brutal general toward the Chechen people" and calling for him to be "tried before a court martial."
Saraliev reported on another prisoner exchange with Ukraine. October 02, 2025 17:12 185 Russian soldiers and 20 civilians have been returned to Russia as part of a prisoner exchange with Ukraine, according to State Duma deputy from Chechnya Shamsail Saraliev.
A Krasnodar resident spoke out against the development of a green zone in Yubileiny. October 02, 2025 16:12 A solo picket against the development of a green zone in the Yubileiny microdistrict took place today outside the Krasnodar Krai administration.
Three people were wounded in a shootout near a rural school in Dagestan. October 02, 2025 15:30 A shootout involving six people occurred near a school in the village of Untsukul; three people were hospitalized with injuries.
A soldier from the Astrakhan region was killed in the SVO zone. October 02, 2025 13:35 Alik Zolotov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 618 soldiers from the Astrakhan region have been officially recognized as killed.
Sources reported that a coach in Derbent killed his lover's son. October 02, 2025 12:34 A freestyle wrestling coach in Derbent and his son beat a young man who objected to the coach's relationship with his mother and buried the body. The suspects have been detained, sources reported.
The uncle of an opposition Azerbaijani blogger has been sentenced to a prison term. October 02, 2025 11:59 In Azerbaijan, a court sentenced Elmir Sadygov, the uncle of opposition blogger Tural Sadygly, to 2.5 years in prison for illegal arms trafficking. His relatives claimed the trial was unfair and the sentence was unfounded.
Astrakhan regional authorities responded to Babushkin's fake appeal to Kadyrov. October 02, 2025 11:03 Governor Igor Babushkin's video message to Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov calling for an end to the use of Astrakhan region residents in military operations has been labeled a fake created using neural networks.
A combatant from the Rostov region was killed during military operations. October 02, 2025 09:41 Nikolai Sokolov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially named at least 720 combatants from the Rostov region killed there.
A Tbilisi court has arrested activist Gela Hasai. October 02, 2025 08:42 The Tbilisi City Court has chosen a preventive measure in the form of pre-trial detention for Gela Hasai, a member of the Girchi – More Freedom party from the Coalition for Change.
Eleven drones were shot down in the skies over the Rostov and Volgograd regions. October 02, 2025 07:44 Authorities reported no casualties during the attack on the night of October 2.
Four Makhachkala residents confessed under torture to worshiping Hitler and being involved with the Azov Regiment*. October 02, 2025 06:12 Magomed Dzhavatkhanov, Ruslan Akkayev, and two other residents of Dagestan are in a Rostov pretrial detention center on terrorism charges. The prosecution claims they planned to set fire to a military base in Makhachkala on behalf of the Ukrainian Azov Regiment*; the young men call the case fabricated.
Rosaviatsiya has closed Astrakhan Airport to aircraft. October 02, 2025 05:12 Restrictions on aircraft landings and departures have been imposed at Astrakhan Airport due to the threat of drone attacks. Similar restrictions remain in place in Volgograd, where residents have reported hearing explosions.