A new drone attack has been recorded in two regions of the Southern Federal District. January 28, 2026 12:04 This morning, the military shot down two drones in the Astrakhan region and one in the Krasnodar region.
The investigation found the prolonged lack of water in Gukovo residents' homes to be the result of negligence. January 28, 2026 11:09 Two criminal cases have been opened in connection with the prolonged water outage in homes of residents of Gukovo, Zverevo, and several villages in the Rostov region. Investigators stated that officials failed to promptly address the emergency and committed violations in water delivery.
Residents of houses in Novaya Adygeya submitted about 1,000 requests for assistance to the authorities. January 28, 2026 10:11 Authorities have received approximately 1,000 requests for financial assistance from residents of houses damaged in the airstrike in Novaya Adygeya. Twenty-five people are currently being held at a temporary shelter.
The military shot down 30 drones in four regions of the Southern Federal District. January 28, 2026 09:14 Last night, 24 drones were shot down in the Krasnodar Krai, four in the Astrakhan Region, and one each in the Rostov and Volgograd Regions. Another nine drones were destroyed over the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea.
20 Azerbaijani families returned to the village of Khorovlu January 28, 2026 08:15 Today, members of 20 Azerbaijani families who fled the village during the Karabakh conflict returned to the village of Khorovlu in the Jabrayil region.
Seven fighters from the Volgograd region have been declared killed in Ukraine. January 28, 2026 07:15 Authorities in the Sredneakhtubinsky District presented awards to the relatives of soldiers killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,646 soldiers from the Volgograd Region have been officially recognized as killed.
Homes in Kuban damaged by drone attack January 28, 2026 06:16 As a result of the drone attack, two houses in the village of Svobodny and two in the village of Severskaya were damaged.
Mearakishvili spoke about the security forces' visit to her parents. January 28, 2026 05:20 Tamara Mearakishvili contacted Sergei Kiriyenko, First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Russian Presidential Executive Office, and reported that security forces had visited her parents in Leningor, confiscated their phones, and conducted a search.
Participants in a rally in Volgograd called for commemoration of the victims of the Holocaust. January 28, 2026 04:17 A Holocaust memorial rally in Volgograd attracted approximately 50 people. Participants emphasized the importance of preserving the memory of the victims and studying the causes of the tragedy, calling for "not forgetting the horrors of war."
Facebook* users debated responsibility for Baimuradova's funeral. January 28, 2026 04:12 Aishat Baimuradova, a native of Chechnya who was murdered in Yerevan, should be given a humane burial, even if her relatives refused to collect her body from the morgue, Facebook* commenters stated. Relatives have the right to ignore requests if the girl refuses them, some users noted.
Sochi police have declined to open a fraud case against the Savelyev family. January 28, 2026 03:54 The Savelyev family, who lost their home during the construction of the Olympic highway in Sochi, learned that the barracks from which they were evicted had been acquired by a local official before being demolished. Police declined to open a criminal case because they were able to locate the barracks' new owner.
Dagestan's Interior Ministry veterans have proposed police reform. January 28, 2026 02:55 A month ago, a group of public figures, including veterans of the Dagestan Ministry of Internal Affairs, sent a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin proposing strategic reform of the agency. They believe that only urgent reform can resolve the problem of corruption within the ministry. A month later, there has been no response to the letter.
The ECHR ruled that the case against Khadija Ismayilova constituted persecution for her journalistic activities. January 28, 2026 01:56 The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that the criminal prosecution of prominent Azerbaijani journalist Khadija Ismayilova in 2014-2015 was unlawful and ordered her to be paid 16,000 euros in compensation.
Animal rights activists have secured an inspection of a dog shelter in Derbent. January 28, 2026 00:58 The regional control center in Dagestan reported on an inspection of a dog shelter in Derbent. The shelter's administration assured a city hall official that they have everything necessary for the animals.
Activists have restored the memorial plaque to Anna Politkovskaya for the eighth time. January 28, 2026 00:24 Another temporary plaque on the home of murdered Moscow journalist Anna Politkovskaya was destroyed on the morning of January 27. That afternoon, Yabloko activists installed a new memorial.
Rallies on Rustaveli continue amid persecution for blocking the sidewalk. January 27, 2026 23:45 Supporters of Georgia's European integration gathered for a protest outside the parliament building in Tbilisi for the 426th consecutive day. Lasha Chkhartishvili, one of the leaders of the Workers' Party, faces criminal charges for repeatedly blocking a sidewalk.
Security forces discovered an illegal mining farm in Kabardino-Balkaria. January 27, 2026 23:03 A mining farm operating in Chegem, despite the ban on cryptocurrency mining in Kabardino-Balkaria, has been disconnected from the power grid.
A Pyatigorsk resident has been sent to pretrial detention in connection with a terrorism financing case. January 27, 2026 22:43 Investigators in Stavropol suspect a local resident of providing financial support to members of a terrorist organization. A court ordered her remanded in custody.
More than 70 people supported the call to bury Aishat Baimuradova in Armenia. January 27, 2026 21:47 A petition calling for the return of the body of Chechen woman Ayshat Baimuradova, murdered in Yerevan, to her friends for burial in Armenia has garnered 73 signatures in just one day.
Volgograd residents have asked for a ban on the construction of a high-rise building near their homes. January 27, 2026 20:50 Residents of the Admiralteysky residential complex in the Krasnoarmeysky District complained about a permit issued for the construction of a new residential development next to apartment buildings. Concerned residents recorded a video message to Bastrykin and the Volgograd Region Governor asking them to ban the construction.