The head of Dagestan's public procurement committee is suspected of bribery. April 10, 2026 19:29 Investigators have opened a criminal case against the former chairman of the Dagestan State Procurement Committee for bribery and bribery brokerage.
A judge's powers were terminated after the collapse of an illegally constructed structure in Makhachkala. April 10, 2026 18:54 The Qualification Collegium of Judges of Dagestan approved the resignation of Patimat Makhatilova, a judge at the Sovietsky District Court of Makhachkala who legalized an unauthorized structure that collapsed during the flood. Two of Makhatilova's colleagues also resigned at the same time.
The ECHR communicated the case regarding travel bans from Azerbaijan. April 10, 2026 18:07 The European Court of Human Rights has sent questions to the Azerbaijani authorities regarding complaints filed by 16 individuals alleging unlawful travel bans. The complaints were filed by journalists, civil society activists, and experts who are either witnesses or suspects in criminal cases.
The Artsuyev case has demonstrated the risks of returning to Russia from "unfriendly countries." April 10, 2026 17:09 Despite the publicity surrounding Shamil Artsuyev, relatives of him, a native of Chechnya, have not yet been able to determine his whereabouts. Artsuyev was removed from a government facility by security forces and has been without legal status for nearly four months, they noted.
The lack of beach fill in Anapa has alarmed internet users. April 10, 2026 16:27 The government commission and Anapa authorities have not announced the start of filling the remaining beaches with imported sand, despite the announced deadline of June 1. The lack of progress casts doubt on the prospects for reopening Anapa's sandy beaches.
The bodies of two people were found at the site of an explosion in Vladikavkaz. April 10, 2026 15:34 Two people were killed in an explosion at a fireworks warehouse in Vladikavkaz. Among the 14 injured in the explosion were two children, one of whom was one year old.
14 people were injured in an explosion in Vladikavkaz. April 10, 2026 14:29 A powerful explosion occurred at a fireworks warehouse in Vladikavkaz, injuring 14 people, including residents of neighboring buildings whose windows were blown out by the blast wave. Rescuers are extinguishing the blaze, which covers an area of 800 square meters.
Villagers in Dagestan are busy strengthening their banks amid a dire forecast. April 10, 2026 13:59 Residents of the village of Butush in the Botlikh District are fortifying the banks of the Aksayka River on their own amidst forecasted downpours, and residents of other villages are assisting them. During the first wave of flooding, 100 homes and farms, as well as dozens of hectares of land, were inundated in the village.
A Krasnodar resident called on the Patriarch to leave the embankment to children. April 10, 2026 13:02 An activist held a picket calling on Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus' to prevent the construction of a church on Rozhdestvenskaya Embankment in Krasnodar.
Social media users demanded harsh punishment for the death of a child in Abkhazia. April 10, 2026 12:08 Those responsible for the beating of a three-year-old girl who died in Abkhazia must be made an example of, social media commenters stated. They believe child protection authorities are partly to blame for the child's death.
Three suspected militants from Basayev's group have been arrested. April 10, 2026 12:00 Security forces reported the arrest of three individuals in the Astrakhan and Moscow regions. Two of them have been charged in connection with Basayev's militants' raid into Dagestan, and the third has been charged with participating in an attack on Pskov paratroopers in Chechnya.
A Siberian woman complained of threats after her daughter returned from Chechnya. April 10, 2026 11:02 A Novosibirsk resident appealed to the head of the Investigative Committee of Russia (ICR) about threats her family has received since she returned her youngest daughter from Chechnya, who had been taken away by her ex-husband. An acquaintance who was present when the girl was returned has been arrested for the kidnapping, she said.
A Volzhsky resident was killed in a drone attack. April 10, 2026 10:04 A drone attack in the Volgograd region killed one person and damaged 13 private homes. According to the Ministry of Defense, 57 drones were shot down in the region overnight.
Residents of a Makhachkala village have asked for help due to flooding. April 10, 2026 09:32 The authors of the appeal to businesses and authorities asked for specialized equipment and pumps to be sent to the Karaman-2 microdistrict to pump out the water flooding the streets. According to them, only one pump truck has visited the village since the flooding.
A fighter from Dagestan was killed in the SVO zone. April 10, 2026 08:38 Arsen Giriskhanov from the Kazbekovsky district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have acknowledged at least 1,891 combatants from Dagestan killed there.
A school and dozens of homes were damaged by landslides in the Kulinsky district. April 10, 2026 08:25 Seven cultural institutions were partially damaged in the Kulinsky district of Dagestan after a snowfall, and three livestock farms remain without transport links.
A criminal case has been opened against Slepakov* for publishing content without the foreign agent label. April 10, 2026 07:43 Investigators have opened a criminal case against singer and comedian Semyon Slepakov* from Stavropol Krai for evading his duties as a foreign agent. Investigators intend to place him on the international wanted list.
Residents of Sunzha demanded coastal protection work due to the rains. April 10, 2026 06:44 Residents of Sunzha, Ingushetia, are concerned about the lack of riverbank protection work amid heavy rainfall in the region. Residents fear a repeat of the situation in Dagestan.
A soldier was convicted in Nalchik for failing to report to his military unit. April 10, 2026 05:46 A court in Nalchik sentenced Andrei Omelchenko to one year in prison, finding him guilty of evading military service during mobilization.
A former minister of Karachay-Cherkessia has been arrested for abuse of power. April 10, 2026 04:49 The Cherkessk City Court has arrested Dmitry Bugayev, former Minister of Property and Land Relations of Karachay-Cherkessia. Investigators accuse him of abuse of office, resulting in 16.7 million rubles in losses to the regional budget.