The arrest of Volgograd blogger Alexei Ulyanov has been extended. May 29, 2026 06:38 The Volgograd Central District Court remanded blogger Alexei Ulyanov, accused of large-scale extortion, in custody until June 24.
A soldier was convicted in Nalchik for failing to report to his unit. May 29, 2026 05:40 A court in Nalchik sentenced Askhad Zambatov to five years in prison, finding him guilty of evading military service during mobilization.
A soldier from the Volgograd region was killed in Ukraine. May 29, 2026 04:41 Ruslan Aribzhanov from the Novoanninsky District was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,794 soldiers from the Volgograd Region have been officially recognized as killed.
Zakharova accused Yerevan of "bending over to the EU" due to its lack of trust in Russian observers. May 29, 2026 03:42 Yerevan refused to see Russian citizens on the CIS observation mission for the parliamentary elections in Armenia. Moscow will take this "anti-Russian course" into account in its future work with Yerevan, the official spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry stated.
The names of two soldiers from the Rostov region killed in Ukraine have been released. May 29, 2026 02:47 Vagif Abbasov and Sergei Goryainov from the Proletarsky District were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially acknowledged at least 897 soldiers from the Rostov Region killed there.
An apartment building was damaged by a drone in Volgograd. May 29, 2026 01:49 A drone damaged an apartment building in Volgograd, Volgograd Region Governor Andrei Bocharov reported. Residents reported multiple explosions.
Gori residents protested against police after detainees were beaten. May 29, 2026 00:52 A protest rally against police violence took place in Gori following the beating of two local residents. Family members of prisoners of conscience and politicians participated in the rally.
Supporters of Georgia's European integration have been protesting outside parliament for 547 days straight. May 28, 2026 23:53 Participants in a rally on Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi on the 547th day of continuous protests called for a fight against the Georgian Dream regime and supported demands for the purchase of medications for children with Duchenne syndrome.
Nine members of an extremist group have been convicted in Karachay-Cherkessia. May 28, 2026 23:01 The Cherkessk City Court convicted nine residents of Karachay-Cherkessia, finding them guilty of organizing and participating in an extremist group.
The Deputy Prime Minister of Chechnya published a video with Belkisa Mintsayeva. May 28, 2026 22:23 Chechen Deputy Prime Minister Akhmed Dudayev published a short video featuring Belkisa Mintsayeva, who had been out of contact for a month and a half after being detained by security forces.
During the campaign, the opposition called Armenia's foreign policy course erroneous. May 28, 2026 21:35 Armenia must chart an independent political course; this is the essence of sovereignty, the opposition recalled on Republic Day following US President Donald Trump's comments about Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
A resident of Karachay-Cherkessia has been accused of attacking a Perm riot police unit in Chechnya. May 28, 2026 21:14 The Vedensky District Court of the Chechen Republic has begun hearing the criminal case against a resident of Karachay-Cherkessia accused of an armed attack on a Perm riot police convoy in 2000. The court's website lists a criminal record for Yusup Krymshakhalov, a man with the same name who is serving a life sentence for the Moscow apartment bombings.
A fighter from Dagestan was killed in the SVO zone. May 28, 2026 20:24 Albert Arslangereyev from the Babayurt district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially acknowledged at least 1,954 Dagestani servicemen killed in the conflict.
Fundraising has become the only way to support Victoria Goncharova in the penal colony. May 28, 2026 19:43 Animal rights activist Victoria Goncharova from Adygea is unable to receive assistance from her relatives living in Ukraine in prison. Volunteers are collecting donations for food and hygiene products. Collecting donations for prisoners, even those convicted of terrorism offenses, is safe under current laws, lawyers have pointed out.
An Uzbek citizen has been convicted in connection with the terrorist attack in Yessentuki. May 28, 2026 18:53 The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Uzbek citizen Alisherbek Mamadzhonov to 20 years in prison, finding him guilty of participating in the terrorist organization Islamic State* and preparing a terrorist attack in Yessentuki.
A soldier from Kabardino-Balkaria was killed in the SVO zone. May 28, 2026 17:57 Lieutenant Islam Kandrokov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 398 soldiers from Kabardino-Balkaria have been officially recognized as killed.
The Tuapse City Hall reported on final preparations for the holiday season. May 28, 2026 16:58 All beaches except the city ones have been cleared of oil spills, and work continues there, the Tuapse administration announced, reporting on final preparations for the resort season. A total of 69 beaches, including 11 public ones, will be open.
The Chechen Prosecutor's Office has accepted a request to investigate the actions of security forces against Mintsayeva. May 28, 2026 15:58 In response to an appeal by State Duma Deputy Ksenia Goryacheva, the Russian Prosecutor's Office reported that the republican agency had been instructed to conduct an investigation. The Chechen Prosecutor's Office reported that the appeal had been accepted for review.
A ban has been imposed on the import of fruits and vegetables from Armenia to Russia. May 28, 2026 14:58 Temporary restrictions on the import of fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, herbs, and strawberries were introduced by Rosselkhoznadzor on May 30.
Social media users questioned the effectiveness of sand sifting on Anapa beaches. May 28, 2026 13:58 The imported sand on Anapa's beaches will be sifted and dried before they can reopen, authorities announced. Sifting and drying sand with a high clay content will not help recreate quartz sand on the beaches, Telegram users commented.