South Federal District

December 20, 2025 17:54

• The former mayor of Volgodonsk has been arrested in connection with a fraud case.

  Yuri Marinenko, who headed Volgodonsk for a year, has been arrested on fraud charges. Investigators allege that in 2016, while serving as head of the city's Ministry of Internal Affairs, he illegally obtained low-income status and, using this status, obtained ownership of an apartment free of charge.

December 20, 2025 15:54

• Official losses in the southern part of Russia in the North-Eastern Military District zone exceeded 8,300

  At least 4,074 soldiers from the North Caucasus Federal District and 4,228 from the Southern Federal District have been recognized by authorities and security forces as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.

December 20, 2025 14:56

• Thirteen fighters from the Volgograd region were killed in Ukraine.

  Authorities in the Sredneakhtubinsky District presented awards to the relatives of soldiers killed in the military operation. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,591 soldiers from the Volgograd Region have been officially recognized as killed.

December 20, 2025 12:57

• Rostov judges declared their innocence during the closing arguments.

  A court in Krasnodar has concluded its closing arguments in the case of former Rostov Regional Court Chair Elena Zolotareva and her colleagues. The defendants pleaded not guilty to bribery.

December 20, 2025 11:58

• Six fighters from Kuban were killed in a military operation.

  In the Tuapse District, awards were presented to the relatives of soldiers killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 816 soldiers from the Krasnodar Territory have been officially recognized as killed.

December 20, 2025 07:59

• Two drones were shot down over the Sea of Azov.

  The Ministry of Defense reported that two drones were shot down overnight over the Sea of Azov.

December 20, 2025 04:58

• Doctors have banned Nikolai Nabiev from participating in the trial.

  The Southern District Military Court extended the pretrial detention of pensioners Nabiyev, Kuzovenko, and Zakharova, accused of creating an illegal armed group. However, the hearing was again disrupted because doctors prohibited Nabiyev, who had suffered a third heart attack, from participating in the trial.

December 20, 2025 03:59

• The Supreme Court refused to return property stolen by fraudsters in Sochi to a Vladikavkaz resident.

  Vladikavkaz resident Nugzar Demeyev was denied permission by the Russian Supreme Court to refer his cassation appeal to the Civil Division for consideration. Since 2017, Demeyev and his mother have been trying to recover property stolen by a group of fraudsters convicted in 2023.

December 20, 2025 02:01

• Fines for disseminating information about drone attacks have been introduced in Kuban.

  The Legislative Assembly of the Krasnodar Territory has introduced fines for publishing drone attacks and air defense system activity.

December 20, 2025 01:02

• A native of Dagestan was convicted of promoting terrorism.

  A court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Omar Ismailov to four years in prison, finding him guilty of promoting terrorism.

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