North-Caucasian Federal District

May 23, 2026 16:20

• Makhachkala residents complained about problems with refueling their cars.

  A significant number of gas stations in Makhachkala are closed. Residents of Makhachkala report that people have to wait in line to fill up their cars during the day. The closure is not related to the change in government in the republic and is a continuation of efforts to improve gas station safety. However, analysts say that all gas stations, including those located too close to residential buildings, typically reopen after a while.

May 23, 2026 12:20

• Roads and courtyards are flooded in Kabardino-Balkaria after heavy rains.

  Flooding of courtyards and roads was recorded in Aushiger, Nartan and Ozrek.

May 23, 2026 10:23

• A fighter from Khasavyurt was killed in a military operation.

  Ibrahim Gamzatov was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,949 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

May 23, 2026 06:31

• The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has exceeded 9,150.

  At least 4,529 soldiers from the North Caucasus Federal District and 4,624 from the Southern Federal District have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.

May 23, 2026 02:30

• Movlaev's defense explained the purpose of his appeal to the European Parliament.

  The UN Human Rights Committee's position on the case of Chechen native Mansur Movlayev does not preclude his extradition from Kazakhstan to Russia. Movlayev's extradition would violate international law, and his appeal to the European Parliament is intended to convey to the Kazakh authorities the political consequences of such a move.

May 22, 2026 22:20

• An aggressive advocate of "women's morality" has been brought to trial in Chechnya.

  A resident of Chechnya's Vedensky District beat up a man who had come to a stadium with his wife, saying that women shouldn't be in public places. When he was taken into police custody, he also struck a security officer.

May 22, 2026 20:31

• A Dagestani resident has been accused of publicly justifying terrorism.

  Statements made in public in 2024 have become the basis for criminal prosecution of a resident of Dagestan's Derbent district. The man faces up to five years in prison.

May 22, 2026 19:03

• A participant in human rights missions in Chechnya has been declared a foreign agent.

  The Russian Ministry of Justice has added human rights activist Stanislav Dmitrievsky*, who has worked in the armed conflict zone in Chechnya since 1995, to the register of foreign agents.

May 22, 2026 16:20

• A fighter from Karachay-Cherkessia was killed in the SVO zone.

  Ilyas Karaketov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 195 fighters from Karachay-Cherkessia have been officially recognized as killed.

May 22, 2026 12:21

• Sources reported the arrest of Ingush theologian Akhmed Tangiyev.

  Ingush theologian Akhmed Tangiyev, who previously served as deputy mufti of Karelia, was detained by security forces 10 days ago, sources reported, suggesting it was connected to reports of the detention of muftis who are members of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Russian Federation.

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