A children's camp in Chechnya was cancelled due to a landslide. June 02, 2026 20:42 The Gorny Benoy children's health camp in Chechnya canceled its first summer camp due to damage to a residential building during a landslide.
Four soldiers from Dagestan were killed in Ukraine. June 02, 2026 19:43 Arsen Yusupov, Magomed Deveshov, and two other fellow countrymen from Khasavyurt were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially acknowledged at least 1,960 combatants from Dagestan killed there.
A Novorossiysk resident has been accused of sabotage on orders from the SBU. June 02, 2026 18:44 The Southern District Military Court will hear the case of a young resident of Novorossiysk accused of sabotage and treason.
A Volgograd resident was sentenced to prison for comments about Russians and Azerbaijanis. June 02, 2026 17:47 A military court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Volgograd Region resident Tigran Armenakyan to five years in prison for publicly justifying terrorism and calling for extremism in a messenger app.
Eggplants and potatoes from Armenia have been banned from import to Russia. June 02, 2026 17:21 Rosselkhoznadzor (the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance) has once again expanded the list of Armenian fruit and vegetable products banned from import, now including potatoes and eggplants. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan promised farmers compensation for losses caused by the Russian embargo.
The fire at the Ilsky oil refinery was extinguished June 02, 2026 16:56 A fire that broke out after a drone attack at an oil refinery in a Kuban village has been extinguished.
A soldier was convicted in Nalchik for prolonged absence from his unit. June 02, 2026 15:57 A court in Nalchik sentenced Ramazan Aydemirov to prison for deserting his military unit twice during mobilization—for six months and for 10 months. In both cases, he was apprehended only after surrendering to security forces.
A Dagestani teenager is suspected of hitting a police officer. June 02, 2026 14:59 A minor resident of Dagestan is suspected of intentionally hitting a police officer while driving a car.
Security forces conducted a search at the election headquarters of the Armenia bloc. June 02, 2026 14:07 Armenia's Anti-Corruption Committee conducted searches at the opposition bloc's campaign headquarters and the home of the ARF Dashnaktsutyun leader. Opposition members perceived this as government pressure ahead of the parliamentary elections.
Developers of the Sochi village of Gornaya Polyana have been convicted of defrauding residents. June 02, 2026 14:00 A court in Sochi sentenced Alexander Pridannikov, Andrei Alliluyev, Nikolai Baboglo, and Alexander Kochergin to prison terms ranging from 1 year 9 months to 3 years, finding them guilty of constructing a cottage community without regard for the risk of landslides.
Suspects in voter bribery case detained in Armenia June 02, 2026 13:02 Suspects in a vote-buying case have been detained in Kotayk Province. Investigators believe the head of the local office of the "Strong Armenia" opposition bloc is one of the perpetrators.
The death of a conscript soldier adds to Armenia's non-combat losses. June 02, 2026 12:55 The body of soldier Aramais Gevorgyan was found in one of Armenia's military units; investigators have opened a case of incitement to suicide.
Residents of Nalchik pointed out the problem with garbage disposal to the new mayor. June 02, 2026 12:16 Nalchik residents, commenting on social media on the appointment of Azamatgeriy Ashkhotov as acting mayor, called on him to address the problem of garbage collection. They say the republic's towns and villages are drowning in household waste.
The number of people hospitalized after poisoning in Pyatigorsk has risen to 59. June 02, 2026 12:03 Fifty-nine of the 70 people who sought medical attention after visiting a cafe in Pyatigorsk were hospitalized. Another 11 victims were sent for outpatient treatment.
A fighter from Volgograd was killed in a military operation. June 02, 2026 11:05 Volgograd resident Alexander Tokarev was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,800 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.
A 91-year-old pensioner from Dinskaya was found not guilty of indecent assault. June 02, 2026 10:12 The court acquitted a 91-year-old pensioner from the Kuban village of Dinskaya, who was accused of indecent assault by teenage girls.
The court softened the measure of restraint for critics of the Armenian authorities. June 02, 2026 09:14 A Yerevan court has placed Vazgen Saghatelyan, the host of the "Imnemnimi" podcast, under administrative supervision after he was under house arrest on charges of hooliganism for his comments about the National Assembly speaker.
A drone attack occurred in the Rostov region. June 02, 2026 07:17 Last night, the military shot down drones in Taganrog and four districts of the Rostov region. According to the governor, there were no injuries.
Journalists and activists have proposed establishing a Day of Political Prisoners in Azerbaijan. June 02, 2026 06:18 Imprisoned Azerbaijani journalists and activists have proposed establishing a Political Prisoners' Day in the country. They believe this day could be celebrated on November 18, the date of death of political prisoner Faina Kungurova.
The sentence for the participant in the attack on a SVO veteran in Bataysk has been upheld. June 02, 2026 05:18 An appeals court upheld the sentence of Bataysk resident Araz Huseynov, who was sentenced to 10 years for attacking a Wagner PMC fighter in 2023.