The number of blockaded Dagestani villages has grown to nine. May 16, 2026 11:30 Residents of the village of Fite were left without transportation after a landslide hit the highway. Eight villages in the Charodinsky District of Dagestan remain blocked.
An opposition figure demanded an investigation into the involvement of Armenian students in a pro-government protest. May 16, 2026 10:32 College students in Armavir were forced to participate in a pre-election event for Armenia's ruling party, an opposition representative stated.
A drone attack was recorded in Kuban. May 16, 2026 09:34 The Ministry of Defense reported downed drones in the Krasnodar Territory and over the waters of the Azov and Black Seas.
A fighter from the Volgograd region was killed in a military operation. May 16, 2026 08:36 Dmitry Zalevsky from the Kamyshinsky District was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,779 soldiers from the Volgograd Region have been officially recognized as killed.
An Armenian woman was detained for writing on a ruling party poster. May 16, 2026 07:58 Law enforcement officers in Yerevan detained a woman who had used a felt-tip pen to scribble a graffiti on an election poster of the ruling Civil Contract party. The woman has been unavailable for contact, her lawyer reported.
Drones shot down in Rostov Oblast May 16, 2026 06:57 Last night, the military shot down drones in Taganrog, Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, Myasnikovsky, and Matveyevo-Kurgansky districts of the Rostov Region. According to the governor, there were no injuries.
A teenager from Stavropol was arrested for attempting to set fire to a train car in Novosibirsk Oblast. May 16, 2026 05:54 A 17-year-old boy from Stavropol Krai, under the influence of scammers, attempted to set fire to a train car at Inskaya station in Novosibirsk Oblast. The attempt failed, and the boy was arrested.
A Ukrainian citizen was sentenced to life in prison in Rostov-on-Don for terrorist activity. May 16, 2026 04:55 The Southern District Military Court sentenced Ukrainian citizen Alexander Skrabunov to life imprisonment, finding him guilty of terrorist activity.
A resident of Ingushetia has been accused of participating in a terrorist organization. May 16, 2026 03:56 The case of a resident of the village of Sagopshi, accused of participating in the activities of an illegal armed group, which is a cell of an international terrorist organization, has been referred to court.
A verdict has been handed down in the case of the death of Dagestani resident Dzhabrailov in a police station. May 16, 2026 02:57 A court in Makhachkala sentenced three security officials to six years in prison, finding them guilty of the death of Akhmed Dzhabrailov in a police station.
The prescription of psychotropic medication to Nagavkin has worried his family. May 16, 2026 01:57 Volgograd human rights activist Igor Nagavkin is being given psychotropic medication in solitary confinement, which has raised concerns among his family. A psychotherapist has described the medication Nagavkin is receiving as safe.
Top managers of Kuban's Gazprom were sentenced to long prison terms. May 16, 2026 00:58 A Moscow court sentenced former executives of Gazprom Gas Distribution Krasnodar to lengthy prison terms. Former Kuban Legislative Assembly deputy Alexei Rudnev was sentenced to 22 years, his deputy Alexander Savostyanov to 21 years, and the remaining defendants to terms ranging from eight to 18 years.
Protesters in Tbilisi demanded the release of political prisoners. May 15, 2026 23:59 On the 534th day of protests, activists held a picket outside a Tbilisi metro station demanding the release of political prisoners. Participants in a rally outside the Georgian Parliament supported the demand for medications for children with Duchenne syndrome.
An Ingushetia resident has been charged with assaulting police officers in 1999. May 15, 2026 23:30 Investigators have linked a prisoner in a penal colony in Primorsky Krai to an attack on security forces that took place in Ingushetia in 1999. The prisoner faces a new sentence in the case of an attempt on the life of law enforcement officers.
A Kuban journalist was sentenced in absentia to forced labor. May 15, 2026 22:35 A court in Ust-Labinsk sentenced journalist Alexander Savelyev* in absentia to forced labor, finding him guilty of failing to fulfill his duties as a foreign agent.
A serviceman from Dagestan was killed in Ukraine. May 15, 2026 21:43 Rasul Mutavov from the Kumtorkalinsky district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have publicly named at least 1,936 Dagestani soldiers killed there.
The Ministry of Justice has declared a Telegram channel about the Caucasus a foreign agent. May 15, 2026 20:48 The information and analytical center "Tower"*, which publishes news and original programs about events in the world and the Caucasus, has been added to the Russian register of foreign agents.
Residents of North Ossetia exposed and ridiculed "morality fighters." May 15, 2026 19:49 An anonymous group of women hacked and seized an account used by a group of bloggers to harass young women from North Ossetia under the pretext of fighting for morality. The women are demanding an apology from a North Ossetian parliament member and intend to end the United Russia blogger's political career.
A Nalchik resident has been accused of promoting terrorism. May 15, 2026 18:51 Investigators in Kabardino-Balkaria have issued a search warrant for a Nalchik resident suspected of promoting terrorism due to posts he made on a messenger app.
Rospotrebnadzor has denied a ban on publishing data on the condition of Anapa's beaches. May 15, 2026 18:06 The agency called the response of the Rospotrebnadzor office for Krasnodar Krai to a request for data on the condition of beaches and water in Anapa inaccurate.