Eight people were injured in a drone attack in Novaya Adygeya. January 21, 2026 02:35 Eight people were injured in a drone attack in the Takhtamukaysky District, seven of whom were hospitalized. Fifteen vehicles were burned, and another 25 were damaged.
A residential building in Adygea was damaged as a result of a drone attack. January 21, 2026 01:43 In the village of Novaya Adygeya, a drone attack damaged a multi-story building and caused a fire. In the Krasnodar Krai, drone debris damaged two private homes and caused a small fire at an oil refinery.
Lavrov reminded Armenia of the need to choose between the EU and the EAEU January 21, 2026 01:12 Armenia will not be able to simultaneously adhere to EU standards and remain a full member of the Eurasian Economic Union. EU standards imply joining anti-Russian sanctions, the Russian Foreign Minister stated.
Human rights activists have recognized a Volgograd resident convicted of treason as a political prisoner. January 21, 2026 00:27 The punishment imposed on Andrei Glukhov, a student with cerebral palsy, for transferring three thousand rubles is disproportionate to the public danger, and his actions do not constitute a crime, human rights activists stated, demanding an end to the prosecution of the Volgograd resident.
Journalists discovered mansions belonging to Kadyrov's sons worth 2 billion rubles. January 20, 2026 23:58 The homes of Ali, Adam, and Abdullakh Kadyrov are located in close proximity to Ramzan Kadyrov's residence in Grozny; their combined value is estimated at more than two billion rubles, journalists have discovered.
Pro-European protests in Tbilisi have continued for 419 consecutive days. January 20, 2026 23:15 Supporters of European integration gathered outside the Georgian parliament for the 419th day in a row, demanding the release of political prisoners and the holding of new parliamentary elections.
Anokhina refused to recognize social media posts as a crime. January 20, 2026 22:57 Dagestani journalist Svetlana Anokhina, who lives abroad, admitted to writing the posts that formed the basis for the verdict in the army fake news case, but she does not consider them a crime.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs has removed Ingushetia native Aina Mankieva from its wanted list. January 20, 2026 22:11 The file of Aina Mankieva, a native of Ingushetia who fled domestic violence, has been removed from the Ministry of Internal Affairs' wanted list. However, no information has been released regarding the dismissal of the theft case against her.
Telegram users called for the expedited opening of Anapa's beaches. January 20, 2026 21:21 Anapa's beaches need to open now, before tourists buy trips to other resorts, Telegram users commented on the governor's remarks about the need for a full resort season in Anapa and the Temryuk district.
Human rights activists have called the problem of discrimination against mothers a pressing one in Ingushetia. January 20, 2026 20:28 Zalina Yevkurova, who demanded state attention to elders' pressure in custody disputes and state oversight of violations of the rights of mothers separated from their children, raised a pressing issue in Ingushetia and the North Caucasus. The state must not allow religion and tradition to take precedence over the law, human rights activists emphasized.
A soldier in Kabardino-Balkaria was convicted of leaving his unit twice. January 20, 2026 19:35 A military court in Nalchik sentenced Anzor Kulimov to six years in prison, finding him guilty of leaving his unit without permission during mobilization.
Anastasia Zinovkina's detention regime has been tightened. January 20, 2026 18:39 Convicted protester Anastasia Zinovkina has been transferred to a closed prison, with her phone calls and visits restricted. Her defense has appealed the decision.
The court arrested Ullubiy Khanmurzaev in connection with a fraud case. January 20, 2026 17:51 The Kirovsky District Court of Makhachkala has remanded Ullubiy Khanmurzaev, former head of the Buinaksk District of Dagestan, in custody for two months on suspicion of fraud.
Residents of the Caspian Sea have raised doubts about the quality of tap water. January 20, 2026 17:03 Water supply to homes in the Kemping microdistrict of Kaspiysk has been restored, but residents admitted they are buying bottled water out of concern about the poor quality of tap water.
The Nalchik bomb plot case continues the trend of teenagers being accused of terrorist attacks. January 20, 2026 16:05 The investigation's theory that the 16-year-old teenager planned to assemble an explosive device to attack security forces in Nalchik does not seem unrealistic. In recent years, numerous minors have been charged with terrorism-related offenses, according to human rights activists and a lawyer.
Searches were conducted at the home of the head of a Kuban district who was offended by a pensioner. January 20, 2026 15:06 Due to design violations in a home for the disabled, security forces conducted searches at the home of Maxim Bondarenko, head of the Primorsko-Akhtarsky district, who was attempting to sue a pensioner for 300,000 rubles for comments she made online.
Azerbaijani human rights activists criticized the extension of the arrest of religious women. January 20, 2026 14:07 In Baku, the pretrial detention of six women accused of hooliganism and disturbing the peace for distributing food to believers on the day of mourning has been extended. Human rights activists noted that the court imposed an excessively harsh pretrial detention measure and ignored arguments regarding the defendants' children.
Miners protesting in Chiatura convicted of beating mine director January 20, 2026 13:08 A court in Kutaisi sentenced four protesters in Chiatura to prison, finding them guilty of beating a mine director.
The shootout involving security forces was the first in Stavropol in three years. January 20, 2026 12:08 The shootout in which security forces killed a Kislovodsk resident was preceded by a counterterrorism operation in early February 2023. At that time, security forces reported the killing of four suspects in the village of Petrovskoye, suspected of plotting a terrorist attack.
A Kislovodsk resident was killed in a shootout with security forces. January 20, 2026 11:09 Law enforcement officials reported the murder of a Kislovodsk resident suspected of plotting a terrorist attack in Stavropol. According to the FSB, the man offered armed resistance during an arrest attempt.