A tanker was arrested in Novorossiysk for an oil spill. April 27, 2026 05:49 At the request of Rosprirodnadzor, the tanker Hanuman was seized at the port of Novorossiysk. The damage from the oil spill is estimated at 40 million rubles.
Scientists have assessed the prospects for the Black Sea coast following pollution in Tuapse. April 27, 2026 04:50 The oil spill that entered the Black Sea following the drone attack in Tuapse is expanding, and the environmental outlook for the coast is bleak, as are the prospects for the holiday season.
A villager was injured in a mine explosion in Azerbaijan. April 27, 2026 03:50 In the village of Syrkhavend in the Agdere district, a man was blown up by a mine and lost his left leg.
Tuapse residents spoke about the environmental situation on the coast. April 27, 2026 02:50 Despite government claims that the oil spill in Tuapse was localized, local residents claim that the fuel oil spill spread over a large area, and that volunteers are primarily cleaning it up. The consequences of the incident would have been less severe if the response had been more immediate.
Azerbaijani military personnel traveled to Turkey to participate in exercises. April 27, 2026 01:50 The multinational EFES-2026 exercises will be held in Turkey, in which Azerbaijani military personnel will also participate.
The Muftiate has refused to reconcile the parties in connection with the attack on doctors in Makhachkala. April 27, 2026 00:49 Any actions aimed at causing harm to medical personnel, especially serious harm to their health, cannot be justified, stated the head of the reconciliation department at the Muftiate of Dagestan, stating that he considers it impossible to participate in reconciliation following the knife attack on doctors in Makhachkala.
Social media users disagreed with the authorities' assessment of the scale of the Tuapse spill. April 26, 2026 23:50 Authorities consider the spills "local," but the oil products have already spread to nearby villages beyond Tuapse. In the village of Tyumensky, for example, residents have organized a coastal cleanup and are calling on volunteers to help.
A mobilized soldier from the Rostov region was killed in a military operation. April 26, 2026 22:50 Alexander Yezhikov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 887 soldiers from the Rostov region have been officially recognized as killed.
A rally demanding the release of protesters took place in Zugdidi. April 26, 2026 21:50 Activists marched in Zugdidi on the 515th day of daily protests, demanding the government's resignation, new parliamentary elections, and the release of political prisoners.
A landslide destroyed a farm in Dagestan's Kulinsky District. April 26, 2026 20:50 About half of the animals on a farm in the village of Kuli died due to a landslide, leaving residents without clothing, according to social media reports. Authorities confirmed damage to the farm.
Volunteers reported cleaning up fuel oil in Anapa amid sand-filled beaches. April 26, 2026 19:49 Despite the decision to cover the beaches in Anapa with sand, fuel oil remains on the beaches and must be removed, volunteers stated, reporting the removal of a ton of fuel oil in one day.
The Patriarch did not attend the church foundation ceremony in the Yubileiny microdistrict. April 26, 2026 18:50 Security forces were deployed to Rozhdestvenskaya Embankment this morning, where local residents are protesting the construction of a church. Patriarch Kirill's visit, scheduled to lay the cathedral's foundation stone, was cancelled.
The bodies of two soldiers killed on the Ukrainian front have been delivered to Georgia. April 26, 2026 17:50 Bacho Bebia and Davit Gogadze, who fought alongside the Ukrainian army, were killed in the fighting. Georgia's fifth president, Salome Zurabishvili, called the absence of government representatives at the reception for the bodies of the soldiers unacceptable.
A participant in a dance performed against the backdrop of a cathedral in Rostov-on-Don apologized. April 26, 2026 16:50 Law enforcement officials filed an administrative citation against two sisters, one of whom is a minor, for a video of them dancing in front of a cathedral in Rostov-on-Don. The older sister apologized to the police and admitted her guilt.
A fire in a dilapidated Nalchik dormitory has raised concerns among residents. April 26, 2026 15:50 On the night of April 26, a fire broke out in a dormitory on Ashurova Street in Nalchik, injuring several people with carbon monoxide poisoning. The building, which has been declared unsafe, is without power. Residents complained that authorities are ignoring the need to relocate the residents; no officials have come even after the fire.
The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has reached 9,050. April 26, 2026 14:50 At least 4,460 soldiers from the North Caucasus Federal District and 4,590 from the Southern Federal District have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.
Two mobilized soldiers from Georgievsk were killed in the fighting. April 26, 2026 13:21 Vladimir Drozhzhin and Vladimir Shagarov, mobilized from Georgievsk, were killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 939 soldiers from Stavropol Krai have been officially recognized as killed.
Manual removal of oil products in Tuapse has raised questions for authorities. April 26, 2026 12:22 More than 2,500 cubic meters of contaminated soil have been removed from the Tuapse coastline, the district head reported. Telegram users expressed surprise that the published videos showed people with shovels, not specialized equipment, collecting the oil product.
The number of blockaded Dagestani villages has grown to 18. April 26, 2026 11:24 Residents of 18 villages in the Charodinsky and Tlyaratinsky districts are currently without transportation.
Two combatants from Stavropol were killed in Ukraine. April 26, 2026 10:25 Alexander Dolgov and Ivan Grushenkov from the Aleksandrovsky District were killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 937 soldiers from the Stavropol Krai have been officially recognized as killed.