Two children were injured in an airstrike in Adygea. March 18, 2026 12:04 Two girls required medical attention after sustaining shrapnel wounds during a drone attack in Adygea. The attack damaged eight private homes.
The fire at the oil depot in Labinsk was extinguished on the third day. March 18, 2026 11:06 A fire that started more than two days ago after a drone attack was extinguished at an oil depot in Labinsk today.
Three soldiers from the Volgograd region were named as killed in the SVO. March 18, 2026 10:10 Vladimir Miroshnichenko, Alexey Tkachenko, and Vitaly Breusov from the Yelansky District were killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,725 soldiers from the Volgograd Region have been officially recognized as killed.
A medical center building in Krasnodar was damaged by a drone strike. March 18, 2026 09:11 In Krasnodar, a drone attack damaged a medical center, a restaurant, several residential buildings, and cars. In the Yubileyny district, power was partially out due to a downed power line.
Ramadan power outages create problems for residents of Chechnya March 18, 2026 08:12 During the fasting month of Ramadan, hours-long power outages affected most districts of Chechnya. Residents of the republic complained that the power outages created problems for everyday life.
A man died as a result of a rockfall in the mountains of Dagestan. March 18, 2026 07:41 As a result of a rockfall in the Tsuntinsky district, the director of the school in the village of Khutrakh died.
Two contract soldiers from the Astrakhan region were killed in Ukraine. March 18, 2026 06:42 Viktor Salnikov and Sabir Kabdukulov from the Volodarsky district were killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 726 soldiers from the Astrakhan region have been confirmed killed.
National mourning has been declared in Georgia in connection with the death of Patriarch Ilia II. March 18, 2026 05:47 Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II has died at the age of 93, and national mourning has been declared in the country.
One person died in a drone attack in Krasnodar. March 18, 2026 04:58 A drone attack in Krasnodar killed one person and damaged three houses in the city. Two more houses were damaged in Sochi.
A post about protecting Karabakh's Armenian heritage sparked a thousand-comment discussion. March 18, 2026 04:25 Over a thousand comments were left by Facebook* users under a "Caucasian Knot" post about historians' calls to preserve Karabakh's Armenian heritage. The discussion escalated into mutual accusations of vandalism at various points in the region's history and the need for appeals to the international community.
Lawyers assessed the severity of the sentence handed down to an Anapa resident for the pig's head at a mosque in Adygea. March 18, 2026 03:26 The fine given to the Anapa resident who threw a pig's head near the mosque in the village of Kozet is an extremely lenient sentence. The court took into account the lack of intent to incite hatred and the lack of serious consequences. The sentencing emphasized the religious aspect, omitting the political component.
Residents of the North Caucasus reported problems accessing Telegram. March 18, 2026 02:47 Telegram's significant slowdown in recent days has caused significant inconvenience for users in the North Caucasus republics. People have lost an accessible way to communicate with family members, while businesses have lost reliable connections with clients and are suffering losses.
A suspect in the preparation of a terrorist attack has been arrested in Adygea. March 18, 2026 01:28 A court in Maykop has remanded in custody a citizen of Ukraine and Russia accused of plotting to set fire to a volunteer group's building.
A soldier was convicted in Nalchik for failing to report to his unit. March 18, 2026 01:03 The court sentenced Islam Eleskhanov to six years in prison, finding him guilty of evading military service during mobilization.
A South Ossetian soldier was killed in Ukraine. March 18, 2026 00:28 A funeral was held in South Ossetia for Vadim Mamiyev, who was killed in combat. More than 40 combatants from South Ossetia were killed in the Russian operation in Ukraine.
Protesters on Rustaveli Avenue refused to recognize the Georgian Dream party. March 17, 2026 23:52 On the 475th day of continuous protests, participants in the meeting on Rustaveli Avenue unfurled a banner with the slogan “We do not recognize” outside the parliament building.
Price controls in Chechen markets have come into conflict with Russian law. March 17, 2026 23:18 The law does not provide for state regulation of food prices, with the exception of a limited list of socially important products, and the Chechen Prosecutor's Office found no violations during raids on markets and stores. For all other goods, sellers set prices at their own discretion.
The court sent the deputy head of Rosreestr for Dagestan to pretrial detention. March 17, 2026 22:33 The Kirov District Court of Makhachkala arrested the deputy head of the Rosreestr office for Dagestan, Rashidkhan Abdullaev, for two months.
Krasnodar authorities sent a rally against the blocking of Telegram to the outskirts of the city. March 17, 2026 21:52 The Krasnodar City Hall refused to grant the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) permission to hold a rally against the blocking of Telegram at the requested location. Officials proposed holding the event at Klenovy Park, located ten kilometers from the city center.
A resident of Kabardino-Balkaria has been detained on suspicion of treason. March 17, 2026 21:04 FSB officers suspect a resident of Kabardino-Balkaria of collecting information about military installations on behalf of Ukrainian intelligence services.