The case of the death of a patient at a mental health clinic in Kotovo has reached court. January 10, 2026 04:57 The case of the death of a patient at a mental hospital in Kotovo, in which a nurse is accused, will be heard by a jury.
The court refused to release Anar Asadli under house arrest. January 10, 2026 03:56 A lawyer's request to transfer Anar Asadli, chairman of the Elevation Party, who is accused of large-scale fraud, was rejected by a judge at the Baku Court of Grave Crimes.
Andrey Marchenko gave a confession January 10, 2026 02:57 Viktor Momotov's former business partner, Andrei Marchenko, admitted his guilt in the fraud case and stated that he is ready to cooperate with the investigation.
More than four thousand Karabakh refugee families received housing certificates. January 10, 2026 01:58 Armenian Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Arsen Torosyan reported that more than four thousand refugee families from Nagorno-Karabakh have received housing certificates, with 1,755 families already receiving housing.
Residents of Tyrnyauz complained about poor quality medical care. January 10, 2026 00:58 Chairman of the Russian Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin ordered a criminal investigation following complaints from Tyrnyauz residents about the state of the local hospital, the shortage of specialists, and the lack of necessary medications.
It took ten days to restore power supply in Kuban. January 09, 2026 23:59 Power supply, which was disrupted on December 31 due to bad weather, has been restored in all settlements in Kuban, the regional task force reported.
Kaspiysk authorities reported the completion of repairs to the water main. January 09, 2026 23:47 Work on the water main supplying Kaspiysk has been completed, and water supply will resume overnight, the city administration announced. Residents were outraged by officials' explanation that increased water consumption led to the accident.
Protesters in Tbilisi marched from the parliament to Freedom Square. January 09, 2026 22:48 Participants in the march, on the 408th day of daily protests, supported activist Giorgi Tsulaia, who faces up to a year in prison for his protest on the sidewalk near parliament.
Residents of a village in Stavropol demanded that the head of the territorial department be replaced. January 09, 2026 22:00 From December 30, when the power line was damaged due to bad weather, until January 4, residents of the village of Temizhbeksky were left without electricity and water.
Ulviyya Ali nominated for Free Press Award January 09, 2026 21:01 Ulviya Ali, a journalist arrested in Azerbaijan in the Meydan TV case, has been nominated for the 2025 Free Press Awards by the international organization Free Press Unlimited. She is a finalist in the "Most Resilient Journalist" category.
Adam Kadyrov threatened to send Zelensky to Grozny. January 09, 2026 19:57 Ramzan Kadyrov's third son, Adam, promised Vladimir Zelensky that he would deliver him to Grozny for trial if he received the order from his father or Putin.
The case against activist Tsulaia for "blocking sidewalks" has been returned for further investigation. January 09, 2026 18:52 Giorgi Tsulaia, an activist with the United National Movement youth organization, faces up to a year in prison for protesting on the sidewalk in front of the parliament building. The court dismissed the administrative case, finding Tsulaia's actions to be criminal.
Transkam is open to passenger cars January 09, 2026 17:55 The Transcaucasian Highway, which connects Russia with South Ossetia, has been open to passenger vehicles since 4:30 p.m. Moscow time.
Activist Narek Samsonyan has declared a hunger strike. January 09, 2026 16:57 A Yerevan court extended the pretrial detention of Narek Samsonyan and Vazgen Saghatelyan, co-authors of the "Imnemnimi" podcast, on charges of hooliganism. Following this ruling, Narek Samsonyan announced an indefinite hunger strike.
Azerbaijan sent its second batch of petroleum products to Armenia in three weeks. January 09, 2026 15:52 Almost 2,000 tons of gasoline and diesel fuel will arrive in Armenia via Georgia.
89 Azerbaijani families have returned to the former Karabakh conflict zone. January 09, 2026 13:56 Today, 337 members of Azerbaijani families who fled during the Karabakh conflict returned to four villages. A total of 2,663 Azerbaijanis from 714 families have returned to villages in the Aghdere district.
The mayor's office's idea to replace trolleybuses with electric buses has sparked skepticism among Makhachkala residents. January 09, 2026 12:56 Makhachkala City Hall announced plans to auction off its trolleybus operation and use the proceeds to purchase electric buses, each costing 50 million rubles. Residents criticized the idea and recommended purchasing cheaper trolleybuses and buses.
A queue of cars formed in front of the Crimean Bridge. January 09, 2026 11:56 Drivers of 525 vehicles are waiting their turn to cross the road bridge between Crimea and the Krasnodar Territory.
Seven fighters from Kuban were declared killed in a military operation. January 09, 2026 10:57 In the Tuapse District, awards were presented to the relatives of soldiers killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 828 soldiers from the Krasnodar Territory have been officially recognized as killed.
Gakharia's arrest in connection with the dispersal of the "Gavrilov Night" protest has been upheld. January 09, 2026 09:58 A Tbilisi court upheld the arrest in absentia of former Interior Minister Giorgi Gakharia, who is accused of violently dispersing protesters in June 2019.