Rostov Region

January 20, 2026 08:14

• The death of a man detained by security forces in Novoshakhtinsk has alarmed human rights activists.

  Investigators need to investigate the possibility that security forces were involved in the death of a detained Novoshakhtinsk resident, human rights activists said. The police's statement that the man resisted arrest contradicted the information provided by the deceased's acquaintance.

January 20, 2026 06:53

• Six districts of the Rostov region were in the zone of a drone attack.

  The military shot down drones in the Chertkovsky, Milyutinsky, Sholokhovsky, Kasharsky, Sovetsky, and Tatsinsky districts.

January 20, 2026 01:43

• No casualties were recorded in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts from January 5 to 18.

  During the two weeks from January 5 to January 18, 2026, no casualties were recorded in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts of Russia. These are the results of the "Caucasian Knot" calculations based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

January 19, 2026 22:20

• On the 17th anniversary of the murder of Markelov and Baburova, cities across Russia honored their memory.

  Yabloko has appealed to the Moscow mayor to install a memorial plaque at the site of the murders of lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova. On the 17th anniversary of their murders, vigils were held in cities across Russia, including Rostov-on-Don and Baksan. Three participants in the memorial vigil were detained in Samara.

January 19, 2026 11:55

• The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has exceeded 8,500.

  At least 4,194 soldiers from the North Caucasus Federal District and 4,310 from the Southern Federal District have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.

January 19, 2026 10:56

• Four soldiers from the Rostov region were killed in the SVO zone.

  Vladimir Panov, Andrei Tsaritsyn, Mikhail Korchagin, and Dmitry Tsvettsikh were killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 831 soldiers from the Rostov region have been officially recognized as killed.

January 19, 2026 09:57

• A Rostov region resident recounted her escape from forced labor in Kalmykia.

  While being forced into labor on a farm in Kalmykia, a resident of the Rostov region claims to have been beaten and raped. The republic's Ministry of Internal Affairs denies the victim's account, citing the absence of a complaint from her.

January 19, 2026 05:53

• Two heads of a district hospital in the Rostov region have been accused of fictitious employment.

  In Semikarakorsk, two heads of a district hospital have been detained and accused of fictitious employment.

January 18, 2026 15:57

• The head of Rostov-on-Don announced the timeframe for residents of the damaged entrance to access their apartments.

  Work must be carried out to reinforce the entrance to the building on Leventsovka, which was damaged during a drone attack, after which it will be habitable. Residents will be able to retrieve their belongings next week, authorities have assured.

January 18, 2026 08:55

• Residents of a five-story building in Beslan were evacuated after a drone attack.

  Seventy people were evacuated from a five-story building in Beslan after drone debris fell on its roof. One of the people required medical attention. The Ministry of Defense reported 21 drones shot down in five regions of the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts.

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