31 people were evacuated from Iran to Azerbaijan in one day. March 16, 2026 03:57 Over the past 24 hours, 31 people crossed the Iranian-Azerbaijani border, including 13 Russian citizens and six Azerbaijani citizens.
The fire at the Tikhoretsk oil depot has been completely extinguished. March 16, 2026 02:58 The Krasnodar Krai emergency response center reported that the last of three fires at the Tikhoretsk oil depot, caused by a drone attack, has been completely extinguished.
Chiatura miners called the sentence against their comrades unfair. March 16, 2026 01:59 A protest against the unfair sentence handed down to four Chiatura residents was announced by their supporters for March 19. They also demanded an investigation into violations at the mine and the corrupt practices of the mayor's office.
Six fighters from North Ossetia were killed in a military operation. March 16, 2026 00:59 Zaur Ramonov, Akhsar Kesayev, and four other fighters were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 571 fighters from North Ossetia have been officially recognized as killed.
A queue of cars formed at the Verkhniy Lars checkpoint. March 16, 2026 00:00 All types of transport are prohibited on the Georgian Military Highway due to the risk of avalanches.
Supporters of Georgia's European integration held a protest for the 473rd time. March 15, 2026 23:00 Daily protests in central Tbilisi demanding new parliamentary elections and the release of political prisoners have continued for 473 days.
Social media users called official raids on markets in Chechnya pointless. March 15, 2026 22:00 Despite reports of raids being conducted at markets and stores in Chechnya to prevent price increases ahead of Eid al-Fitr, prices continue to rise, social media users reported.
Krasnodar City Hall has denied permission to hold three rallies in the Yubileiny microdistrict. March 15, 2026 21:00 Activists from the Yubileiny microdistrict of Krasnodar submitted three applications for rallies against the construction of a church on the embankment. Each time, they were denied, citing the sites being occupied by other events. However, the activists never saw any events.
Volunteers reported collecting one and a half tons of fuel oil in Vityazevo. March 15, 2026 19:59 Over the course of two days, volunteers from the "Network, Sieve, Shovel" headquarters collected one and a half tons of fuel oil from the beach in Vityazevo.
Two fighters from Dagestan were killed in a military operation. March 15, 2026 19:00 Bekir Gashimov and Abakar Makhsumov were killed in the military operation. Since its beginning, at least 1,865 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.
A cafe employee in the Rostov region was fined for a song by Serduchka. March 15, 2026 18:00 The court ruled that the performance of Verka Serduchka's song on March 8th at a café in the Leninakan village was defamatory to the Russian army and fined the establishment's employee 45,000 rubles.
Human rights activists raised the required amount for a fugitive from Dagestan. March 15, 2026 17:00 Human rights activists announced today that a girl who fled Dagestan for Armenia is 160 euros short of funds to help her. They raised the entire amount in less than two hours.
The defendants in the Dalgatov death case deny guilt. March 15, 2026 16:00 The court still has three defendants to question in the case of the death of Makhachkala resident Kurban Dalgatov in a police station; they deny guilt.
A fighter from Zhirnovsk was killed in Ukraine. March 15, 2026 15:00 Sergei Pushkarev was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,721 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.
The final fire at the Tikhoretsk oil depot has been contained. March 15, 2026 14:01 Two fires that started at the oil depot in Tikhoretsk after an air strike have been extinguished, and the third fire has been contained.
Historians call for an end to the destruction of Armenian monuments in Karabakh March 15, 2026 13:02 Armenian historians have called for international intervention to prevent Azerbaijan from destroying cultural heritage sites in Karabakh. Authors of a report to the British Parliament also reported instances of vandalism in the former Karabakh conflict zone.
Volgograd City Hall reported on its inspection of the damaged high-rise building. March 15, 2026 12:03 Volgograd authorities are assessing the extent of damage to an apartment building following a drone attack overnight. The temporary shelter prepared for the attack is empty, the mayor's office reported.
Two fighters from Kamyzyak were killed in combat. March 15, 2026 11:05 Salavat Dzhumaliev and Sergei Kiryushin were killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 723 soldiers from the Astrakhan region have been confirmed killed.
A resident of Kabardino-Balkaria was convicted of leaving a military unit. March 15, 2026 10:05 The court sentenced Vyacheslav Afanasenko, a resident of the Urvansky district, to five years in prison, finding him guilty of leaving his unit without permission during mobilization.
An apartment building was damaged in an airstrike in Volgograd. March 15, 2026 09:06 Windows in apartments in a Volgograd building were shattered by a drone strike, but no injuries were reported, authorities reported. According to military sources, drones were shot down overnight in the Volgograd and Rostov regions, Kuban, and Adygea.