Chechnya

September 12, 2026 17:56

• Sources revealed details of the attack on a police officer in Gudermes.

  The attacker on the police officer in Gudermes turned out to be a 24-year-old local resident suffering from a mental illness. His relatives were detained after the attack but were later released, sources reported. They did not see any political motive or connection to the underground in the actions of the attacker.

September 12, 2026 14:00

• The election commission of Chechnya reported the early completion of door-to-door canvassing of voters.

  The work of the canvassers informing the residents of Chechnya about the upcoming elections was completed three days ahead of schedule, reported the republican election commission. In Argun, in addition to door-to-door canvassing, a street information campaign was conducted with the participation of schoolchildren.

September 12, 2026 01:14

• More than 46 thousand residents of Chechnya affected by the floods received payments.

  46,644 residents of Chechnya, affected during the flooding this spring, received payments.

September 11, 2026 09:26

• Grozny residents considered the candidates' election campaign to be sluggish.

  Preparation for the elections to the Grozny City Duma is not accompanied by candidate campaigning, residents reported. According to analysts, no real competition is expected in these elections.

September 10, 2026 20:41

• The alleged murderer of the widow of the former Deputy Prime Minister of Dagestan has been put on the wanted list.

  The court has in absentia arrested the alleged perpetrator of the murder of the associate professor of the Higher School of State Audit of Moscow State University, the widow of the former Deputy Prime Minister of Dagestan, Gadji Makhaev - Anna Kameneva, whose son is currently in a detention center in connection with this case.

September 10, 2026 17:45

• The Cassation Court upheld the refusal to grant Movlaev asylum in Kazakhstan.

  The Cassation Court in Kazakhstan found no violations in the refusal to grant asylum to Mansur Movlaev, a native of Chechnya. Protective measures from the UN Human Rights Committee, including a ban on his extradition to Russia, continue to apply to Movlaev.

September 10, 2026 15:59

• Analysts doubted the reflection of the visitors' actions on the election results in Chechnya.

  People who visit voters before the elections in Chechnya should only inform them about the elections, the work of the polling station, and the opportunities to vote. At the same time, the visitors create the illusion of a struggle for turnout, as both the turnout data and the percentage of votes for Ramzan Kadyrov are not related to reality, analysts said.

September 09, 2026 22:14

• Kadyrov instructed law enforcement to look for provocateurs ahead of the elections.

  The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, demanded that law enforcement intensify the fight against provocateurs and dissent in the republic ahead of the elections and criticized young people who, in his opinion, misuse religious clothing.

September 09, 2026 12:08

• Kadyrov reported the dispatch of more than 76,400 fighters to the SVO zone.

  More than 76,400 fighters have been sent from Chechnya to the special operation zone, reported Ramzan Kadyrov. The report was published against the backdrop of the campaign for the elections of the head of Chechnya, scheduled for September 18-20, in which Kadyrov is running for this position again.

September 09, 2026 00:47

• A resident of Chechnya was fined for searching for extremist materials online.

  The Achkhoy-Martan District Court of Chechnya fined a 22-year-old resident of the republic under a protocol for searching for prohibited materials online.

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