Abkhazia

October 11, 2026 19:00

• The wreckage of the drone fell in Abkhazia near the checkpoint.

  One of the drones shot down during the attack on Sochi fell in the border area along the Psou River.

October 10, 2026 06:52

• The lawyer excluded the assignment of recidivist status to Edgar Abukhba.

  The court in the case of the murder of Russian tourist Amina Bikbova will not consider Abkhazian resident Edgar Abukhba as a recidivist, since he was detained for a previous crime while still a minor. The father of the deceased reported that the authorities of the Orenburg region did not provide assistance to their family.

October 07, 2026 22:01

• The General Prosecutor's Office of Abkhazia has taken up the case of the murder of a Russian woman.

  The criminal case of the intentional murder of Russian citizen Aminа Bikbova has been transferred from the prosecutor's office of the Gagra district to the investigative department of the General Prosecutor's Office of Abkhazia.

October 05, 2026 18:59

• Nizfa Arshba*'s fine for failing to fulfill foreign agent duties surprised Telegram users.

  The court in North Ossetia fined the citizen of Abkhazia, Nizfa Arshba*, for posting on social media without marking it as a foreign agent. The journalist noted that she had never lived in Russia and had never held Russian citizenship; Telegram users shared her bewilderment.

October 05, 2026 15:13

• The complaint of the alleged victim of Edgar Abukhba prompted criticism of the Abkhaz security forces.

  Abkhaz security forces did not initiate a case or detain Edgar Abukhba, despite the fact that in September 2025 he attempted to commit rape and threatened murder, the alleged victim complained on social media. Residents of Abkhazia, commenting on her story, criticized the police for their lack of proper response and the early release of Abukhba.

October 04, 2026 21:00

• Abkhaz security forces reported the detention of a suspect in the case of Russian political technologists.

  Harry Tsvizhba, suspected of violating the financing rules of a candidate's election campaign, has been detained in Abkhazia in connection with the case of Russian political technologists.

October 04, 2026 09:49

• Villagers in the Gagra district pointed out to officials the unresolved problem with the bridge.

  The bridge over the river in the village of Makhadyr in the Gagra district of Abkhazia, which local residents use on their way to school and work, is in an emergency state, a local resident complained on social media. Other villagers, commenting on her complaint, noted that children have fallen from the bridge multiple times, and that the problem has not been resolved for a long time.

October 01, 2026 15:57

• Social media users considered Abukhba's early release an indirect cause of Bikbova's murder.

  Commentators placed part of the responsibility for the murder of tourist Aminat Bikbova in Abkhazia on those who allowed the early release of Edgar Abukhba in the case of the rape and beating of another tourist in 2019. Abukhba's release in 2024 was legal, but he was free without supervision, analysts emphasized.

October 01, 2026 01:51

• The body of the murdered Russian woman has been sent back to her homeland.

  The administration of the Gagra district promised help and support to the relatives of the murdered resident of the Orenburg region, Aminah Bikbova. The girl's body has already been sent to Russia.

September 29, 2026 20:50

• Suspect arrested for the murder of a Russian woman in Abkhazia

  The Gagra court has sent Edgar Abukhba to a pre-trial detention center, suspected of murdering 26-year-old tourist Amina Bikbova from the Orenburg region. Human Rights Commissioner Anas Kishmaria called this crime a result of systemic problems in the penitentiary system of Abkhazia.

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