Ukrainian prisoners held in Chechnya have returned home. April 24, 2026 21:01 State Duma deputy from Chechnya Shamsail Saraliev announced the latest prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine, expressing special thanks to Ramzan Kadyrov.
The former deputy prime minister of North Ossetia is suspected of receiving a large bribe. April 24, 2026 20:08 The North Ossetian Investigative Committee has opened criminal cases against former Deputy Prime Minister Larisa Tuganova and her son. They are suspected of accepting a large bribe and acting as an intermediary in bribery.
Authorities reported the extinguishing of the fire in the port of Tuapse. April 24, 2026 19:24 The fire at the Tuapse sea terminal, which was caused by a drone attack on Monday night, has been completely extinguished, according to regional governor Veniamin Kondratyev.
The environmental disaster in Tuapse sparked a debate that generated hundreds of comments. April 24, 2026 18:20 Oil spilled into the sea and onto the beach in Tuapse after booms failed, the emergency response center reported. Social media users expressed regret over the damage to nature and animals as a result.
The court ordered the arrest of Semyon Slepakov* in absentia. April 24, 2026 18:16 A Moscow court has arrested Semyon Slepakov*, a singer and comedian from Stavropol Krai, in absentia on charges of evading his duties as a foreign agent.
A soldier from Dagestan was killed in a military operation. April 24, 2026 18:01 Sagidadam Kurbanov from the Botlikh district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have acknowledged at least 1,901 combatants from Dagestan killed there.
The court refused to consider Amaglobeli's second lawsuit against the Georgian Prime Minister. April 24, 2026 17:02 A Tbilisi court has ruled inadmissible the second lawsuit filed by Netgazeti and Batumelebi founder Mzia Amaglobeli against Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, who demanded that statements made by the head of government about her be declared false.
Gasimly called her persecution politically motivated April 24, 2026 16:02 The defense stated that there are no grounds for prosecuting convicted political scientist Azer Gasimli's wife, Samira, on charges of libel and insult and proposed transferring the case to the court in her client's place of residence. Gasimli believes the prosecution is an attempt to stop her activities in support of political prisoners.
The Supreme Court upheld activists' lawsuit against the felling of spruce trees in Rostov-on-Don. April 24, 2026 15:02 The Supreme Court of Russia returned a lawsuit filed by activists regarding the illegal construction of a house on a spruce grove site in Rostov-on-Don to the appellate court. The lawyer called the ruling a favorable outcome. The city residents have been fighting to preserve the spruce trees on the site for several years.
Three Rostov-on-Don residents received lengthy prison sentences in connection with the attempted arson of a military registration and enlistment office. April 24, 2026 14:02 The court sentenced Ivan Blagodatskikh, Ilya Kudinov, and Akhmed Ramaldanov to terms ranging from 8 to 10 years, finding them guilty of attempting to set fire to a military enlistment office in Rostov-on-Don. The testimony of a secret witness played a key role in the case.
The death of a South Ossetian soldier in the North Ossetian Military District sparked a debate on social media. April 24, 2026 13:02 Some social media users, including commenters with Ukrainian and Georgian surnames, responded with glee to the news that a fighter from South Ossetia had been killed in the SVO zone. Their opponents expressed condolences to the family and called for humanity.
Five wagons of Russian grain were shipped via Azerbaijan to Armenia. April 24, 2026 12:02 350 tons of grain from Russia were shipped via Azerbaijan to Armenia. Since the start of shipments, 24,000 tons of grain have been transported to Armenia via Azerbaijani railways.
Less than 3% of applicants received compensation after the flood in Dagestan April 24, 2026 11:02 Only 5,293 people have received payments following the flooding in Dagestan, although 218,217 applications for various types of payments have already been submitted. 557 people remain in temporary accommodation centers.
Social media users debated the suitability of Class II sand for Anapa beaches. April 24, 2026 10:03 Second-grade sand is being used to fill Anapa's beaches, a representative of the supplier company reported. This sand cannot serve as a full-fledged replacement for the sand previously removed from the beaches, according to social media users.
The prosecution has requested a 12-year sentence for Yakub Belkhoroev in the embezzlement case. April 24, 2026 09:03 The prosecutor requested a 12-year prison sentence for the former head of the Ingush branch of the Social Insurance Fund, Yakub Belkhoroev, for embezzlement of budget funds, and for his relatives, who illegally received payments, to sentences of 3 to 4 years.
The court upheld the confiscation of the property of Momotov and Marchenko. April 24, 2026 08:05 The Moscow City Court rejected the appeals and upheld the decision to confiscate the property of former Supreme Court judge Viktor Momotov and his partner, Andrei Marchenko, for state use.
A Dagestani resident was convicted of plotting a terrorist attack on a school in Makhachkala. April 24, 2026 07:05 The Southern District Military Court sentenced Vadim Abdullaev to 14 years in prison for participating in the Islamic State* terrorist organization and inciting a terrorist attack at a school in Makhachkala.
Georgia's former defense minister has been sentenced to a lengthy prison term for corruption. April 24, 2026 06:06 The Tbilisi City Court sentenced former Georgian Defense Minister Juansher Burchuladze to 10 years in prison on charges of corruption and money laundering.
A Dagestani soldier was killed in the SVO zone. April 24, 2026 05:08 Rasul Lukmanov from the Kazbekovsky district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have acknowledged at least 1,900 combatants from Dagestan killed there.
The Central Election Commission of Armenia has completed accepting documents for participation in the elections. April 24, 2026 04:10 Nineteen political forces, including 17 parties and two blocs, have submitted a full package of documents to participate in the April 7 parliamentary elections, the Central Election Commission of Armenia reported.