Russia

March 29, 2026 12:57

• Restrictions on travel along the Georgian Military Highway have been lifted.

  The ban on heavy-duty vehicles leaving North Ossetia through the Verkhniy Lars checkpoint has been lifted.

March 29, 2026 03:55

• The movement of heavy trucks on the Georgian Military Highway is prohibited.

  The movement of heavy-duty vehicles along the Georgian Military Highway leaving Russia is temporarily prohibited.

March 29, 2026 02:55

• Residents of Makhachkala complained of problems due to flooding.

  Due to flooding in Makhachkala, local residents reported problems with electricity and water supplies, as well as transportation access. They complained that it was very difficult to reach emergency services.

March 29, 2026 01:56

• Two Sochi City Hall officials have been arrested.

  The court remanded Sochi Deputy Mayor Yevgeny Gorobets in custody for two months. Roman Ryabtsev, Director of Sochi's Legal Department, who was arrested on the same day as Gorobets, was placed under house arrest for the same period.

March 29, 2026 00:57

• The number of residents evacuated due to flooding in Makhachkala has increased.

  In Makhachkala, 103 people were evacuated from flooded areas, 30 of whom are in temporary accommodation centers.

March 28, 2026 15:00

• Artem Gribul's detention regime has been tightened

  Convicted protester Artem Gribul's right to phone calls and visits has been restricted. A similar decision regarding his fiancée, Anastasia Zinovkina, stemmed from complaints about her detention conditions, her lawyer stated.

March 28, 2026 05:35

• The court refused to release Yevgeny Filippov under house arrest.

  The appellate court upheld the decision of a lower court that ordered the arrest of Krasnodar Krai Health Minister Yevgeny Filippov.

March 28, 2026 04:36

• A Donetsk resident is suspected of financing an extremist organization.

  A criminal case has been opened against a resident of the Rostov region who, in 2021, transferred money to the account of an organization designated as extremist.

March 28, 2026 00:40

• A court in Nalchik has arrested a former military officer on charges of financing terrorism.

  The Nalchik Garrison Military Court has remanded a former serviceman accused of eight counts of financing terrorism in custody for two months.

March 27, 2026 22:44

• A Krasnodar court upheld a denial of a rally against Telegram blocking.

  Krasnodar deputy Alexander Safronov failed to challenge in court the actions of city administration officials who initially approved a rally against the blocking of Telegram and then revoked their permission.

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