Iranian citizens joined protesters outside the Georgian parliament building. January 21, 2026 22:21 Supporters of European integration gathered outside the Georgian parliament for the 420th day in a row. Iranian citizens joined the protest today.
Chechen authorities remain silent about the accident involving Adam Kadyrov. January 21, 2026 21:43 Five days later, Chechen authorities have neither confirmed nor denied reports of a traffic accident involving Adam Kadyrov, nor has there been any official statement on his condition.
Residents of a village in Dagestan asked Melikov to repair the hospital's facade. January 21, 2026 21:05 Residents of the village of Dubki in Dagestan appealed to the head of Dagestan with a request to repair the hospital's façade. Since the village's founding, no major renovations have been carried out on the façade.
Vitaly Zhuravlev was convicted in a third criminal case for discrediting the army. January 21, 2026 20:06 Akhtubinsk resident Vitaly Zhuravlev, twice convicted of discrediting the military, was found guilty again in a similar case. The case was sparked by Zhuravlev's comment on a local social media page.
Participants in the Limonov Readings in Krasnodar required medical attention after being violently detained. January 21, 2026 19:44 Security forces acted harshly against detained participants of the "Limonov Readings" in Krasnodar, with two activists requiring emergency medical care. Human rights activists have launched a fundraising campaign to appeal the arrests.
Ingush natives sentenced to lengthy prison terms in Moscow terror attack case January 21, 2026 19:04 The Second Western District Military Court sentenced Ingushetia natives Batukhan Tochiyev and Ramazan Padiev to 22 and 18 years, respectively, and Baku native Robert Safaryan to 25 years. Akhmadzhon Kurbonov, the perpetrator of the terrorist attack that killed Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov and his assistant, was sentenced to life in prison.
Alan Gagloev dismissed the government. January 21, 2026 18:14 South Ossetian President Alan Gagloev has dismissed the government, and Deputy Prime Minister Dzambolat Tadtaev has been appointed acting head of the cabinet.
A Dagestani soldier was killed in the SVO zone. January 21, 2026 17:24 Arslan Batayev from the Khasavyurt district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 1,778 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.
Residents of Gukovo complained about a lack of water. January 21, 2026 16:48 The mining towns of Gukovo and Zverevo in the Rostov region have been without water for six days. Authorities reported on the repairs' progress, stating that the water supply had been restored, but water still wasn't reaching residents on the upper floors. Residents say they're forced to melt snow and buy water.
A combatant from the Volgograd region was killed in the combat zone. January 21, 2026 14:49 Maksym Gritsenko was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,631 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.
A Baku court sentenced blogger Allahverdiyev to prison in absentia. January 21, 2026 14:04 Vagif Allahverdiyev, an Azerbaijani blogger living in the United States, was sentenced in absentia to eight years in prison in Baku. He was found guilty of inciting unrest and openly calling for action against the state.
Aid collection points for victims of the drone strike have opened in Adygea. January 21, 2026 13:00 A drone attack injured 13 people in the village of Novaya Adygeya, with 27 people being held in a temporary shelter. The authorities' announcement of the opening of three humanitarian aid collection points for the victims resonated with Telegram users.
Complaints about the barrier in front of the bus station in Nalchik have attracted the attention of the prosecutor's office. January 21, 2026 12:10 The prosecutor's office reported on its investigation into complaints about the installation of a barrier in front of the Nalchik bus station, which created difficulties for passengers disembarking.
The man who smashed a memorial plaque on Politkovskaya's house was fined 1,000 rubles. January 21, 2026 11:14 A Moscow court fined Alexander Filippov 1,000 rubles, ruling that the destruction of a memorial plaque on the building where journalist Anna Politkovskaya lived and was murdered constituted petty hooliganism.
The military shot down 50 drones in three regions of the Southern Federal District. January 21, 2026 10:16 The Ministry of Defense reported 45 drones shot down overnight in the Krasnodar Krai, three in the Rostov Oblast, and two in the Astrakhan Oblast. Another eight drones were shot down over the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea.
The number of people hospitalized after the drone attack in Adygea has risen to nine. January 21, 2026 09:17 Eleven people injured in the drone attack in Adygea have sought medical attention, nine of whom have been hospitalized. Two of the injured have been transported to Krasnodar.
Plans to cut down thousands of trees on the Lago-Naki plateau have outraged environmentalists. January 21, 2026 08:18 The Supreme Court of Adygea has begun hearing a lawsuit filed by the Social and Ecological Union, which demands that the transfer of forest land on the Lago-Naki plateau for the construction of a resort be overturned. Nearly 10,000 trees are planned for felling, and the planned work will devastate the landscape, according to environmentalists.
Those accused in the Tbilisi riots case have been remanded in custody. January 21, 2026 07:20 The Tbilisi City Court refused to grant lawyers' requests to release a group of defendants in the case of the storming of the presidential palace.
A fighter from the Astrakhan region was killed in Ukraine. January 21, 2026 06:21 Farhan Gamzayev from the Chernoyarsk district was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 679 fighters from the Astrakhan region have been confirmed killed.
Officials' demand to remove the banner surprised a Dagestani farmer. January 21, 2026 05:22 Farmer Mirzemagomed Makhsubov erected a banner reading "Saplings," but officials demanded it be removed, citing the governor of Dagestan, who might disapprove of the sign, as he was passing by. The next day, officials removed the banner themselves, stating that the farmer had approved its removal.