A Sochi resident died in a gas explosion. October 25, 2025 10:13 A man died in a gas explosion in a high-rise building, and three people were hospitalized. Sochi City Hall evacuated residents and declared a state of emergency.
Drones were shot down in seven districts of the Rostov region. October 25, 2025 07:21 Military personnel repelled a drone attack on the Rostov region last night.
Volgograd activists condemned Georgia's decision to deport Nikolai Belikov. October 25, 2025 03:07 Georgia's decision to deport protester Nikolai Belikov to Russia is inhumane. His acquaintances believe the Volgograd opposition figure faces a real risk of persecution and imprisonment in his home country.
The names of five Dagestani soldiers killed in Ukraine have been released. October 25, 2025 01:23 Abdul Akhmedkhanov, Roman Samedov, and three of their fellow countrymen from the Magaramkent district were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially acknowledged at least 1,610 fighters from Dagestan killed there.
Alexey Logvinenko has been taken into custody. October 25, 2025 00:57 A court in Rostov-on-Don has remanded former Rostov-on-Don administration head Alexei Logvinenko into custody for two months on suspicion of abuse of office.
The Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria has legalized the denial of permission for Circassian activists to march. October 24, 2025 23:58 The Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria upheld the decision of the Nalchik City Court, which deemed the republic's authorities' refusal to approve a mass march on Adyghe Remembrance Day along Nalchik's main street to be legal and justified.
The protest outside the Georgian parliament continued amid mass arrests. October 24, 2025 23:32 For the 331st consecutive day, protesters in Tbilisi blocked traffic on Rustaveli Avenue near the parliament building. Throughout the day, police detained approximately 25 people for participating in the protests of the previous days.
Kadyrov reported on the dispatch of a new group of fighters to the front. October 24, 2025 22:57 The third group of volunteer soldiers since the beginning of October was sent from Grozny to the war zone in Ukraine after training at the Special Forces University in Gudermes.
Igbal Abilov's sentence has been upheld in Azerbaijan. October 24, 2025 22:28 The Shirvan Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal against the sentence of ethnic researcher and editor-in-chief of the website "News of the Talysh National Academy" Igbal Abilov.
Three Rostov residents charged in connection with railway terrorist attacks October 24, 2025 21:40 Investigators in Rostov-on-Don have charged an 18-year-old man and two 16-year-olds with arson on a railroad. The young men's actions are classified as terrorist attacks, and the elder is also charged with money laundering.
The Russian Ministry of Justice has designated an Azerbaijani journalist as a foreign agent. October 24, 2025 20:42 The Russian Ministry of Justice has added journalist Ruslan Suleymanov*, who currently lives in Azerbaijan, to the register of foreign agents.
District officials are under investigation following complaints from residents of the village of Khorej. October 24, 2025 19:55 Investigators have blamed officials in the Khivsky District administration for the delayed construction of a kindergarten in the village of Khorej, where residents complained to Dagestan's head, Sergei Melikov. A criminal case is being investigated under the article on negligence.
The father of a deceased soldier was fined for discrediting the army in Kuban. October 24, 2025 18:48 The Prikubansky Court of Krasnodar fined Alexander Loiko for discrediting the army for his words in a telephone conversation.
Human rights activists have criticized Chechen authorities for their plan to harass girls without headscarves. October 24, 2025 17:58 The Chechen authorities' decision to conduct educational talks with girls without head coverings and their parents should be interpreted as psychological violence.
26 Azerbaijani families have returned to villages in the Khojaly region. October 24, 2025 16:58 Today, 85 members of Azerbaijani families who fled the Khojaly region during the Karabakh conflict returned to the villages of Dashbulag and Seyidbeyli. Authorities reported that more than 6,300 people have been provided with jobs in the districts that have come under Azerbaijani control.
Power has been restored to homes in Novoshakhtinsk. October 24, 2025 15:59 Specialists have restored power to Novoshakhtinsk residents' homes, which was interrupted overnight by a drone attack.
Protests against land development in the village of Nogir have attracted the attention of security forces. October 24, 2025 15:00 Police officers spoke with residents of the village of Nogir, who opposed the transfer of agricultural land for the construction of a satellite city of Vladikavkaz. However, officials failed to respond to the villagers' calls to prevent the development.
A serviceman was convicted in Nalchik for evading military service. October 24, 2025 14:03 A court in Nalchik sentenced Alexander Nemchenko to five years in prison, finding him guilty of leaving his unit without permission during mobilization.
Municipal officials have joined the cleanup of fuel oil emissions in Kuban. October 24, 2025 13:07 Environmental activists have begun cleaning up fuel oil spills found on the seashore in Anapa and the Temryuk district. Authorities have enlisted local government staff to help.
The prosecutor demanded bail of one million lari from Irakli Garibashvili. October 24, 2025 11:30 The former Georgian prime minister has been charged with money laundering. A search of Garibashvili's home revealed $6.5 million, the Prosecutor General stated, and requested that the former official be released on bail equivalent to $369,000.