Rostov Region

June 25, 2025 16:14

• Fine for journalists’ post about closed bomb shelters becomes signal to Rostov media

  A fine in the amount of 3 million roubles imposed on a founder of the Rostov “DonDay.ru” publication for a post about bomb shelters being closed during a drone attack is connected with the authorities’ dissatisfaction with such journalists’ materials, which cause outcry in society. The fine has been imposed “at its maximum,” and that fact became a warning to the media.

June 14, 2025 17:11

• ICRF to investigate death of a minor girl in Morozovsk orphanage

  Investigators are engaged in checking the circumstances of the death in an orphanage in Morozovsk of a 15-year-old girl who was subjected to domestic violence. Teachers and officials were aware of the teenager’s troubles, but failed to take any appropriate actions, investigation suggested.

June 11, 2025 14:06

• Pensioner convicted in Rostov-on-Don for attempting to blow up military vehicle

  In Rostov-on-Don, a military court sentenced Larisa Gavrilenko to sixteen years of imprisonment, finding her guilty of attempting to blow up a truck transporting military personnel.

June 05, 2025 16:43

• Rostov-on-Don resident sentenced to long term under treason article

  The Rostov Regional Court has sentenced a 56-year-old resident of the Rostov Region, whom law enforcers had accused of transferring money to a Ukrainian account, to 12 years of strict regime.

June 03, 2025 18:35

• Analysts assess prospects for switching to new self-government model for regions of Southern Russia

  The switch to a single-level model of self-government is unfit for the republics of Northern Caucasus, as it breaks the established political alignments. However, even in the event of a transition to a new model, the negative effect for the republics of Southern Russia will be less than for other regions.

May 31, 2025 18:21

• In Taganrog, replacement of memorial plaque continues trend of hushing up repressions

  A memorial plaque to the memory of victims of repressions has been removed from the building of the former NKVD department in Taganrog on the bottom-level initiative. Such actions are a continuation of the trend of hushing up repressions and glorifying Stalin, historians and political analysts point out.

May 30, 2025 14:05

• Defence treats the terrorism case against two residents of Dagestan as falsified

  Abas Saidov and Zamur Tagirov, natives of Dagestan, have been sentenced to 19 years in jail within the case of creating a terrorist grouping. The witnesses, on whose testimonies the charges were based, stated that they had given their testimonies under pressure. The defence has appealed against the verdict.

May 29, 2025 17:53

• Mention of repressions removed from memorial plaque on former NKVD building in Taganrog

  The memorial plaque to victims of repressions, installed on the former NKVD (Interior Ministry) division building in the city of Taganrog, has been replaced with a memorial to secret service employees.

May 23, 2025 14:58

• Rostov blogger Avakyan detained after publishing incriminating evidence against police inspector

  In Rostov-on-Don, video blogger Gaspar Avakyan has been detained in a criminal case on violation of privacy. A source suggests that the case is related to the publication of a video in which a police inspector sniffs white powder.

May 14, 2025 14:06

• Mayor of Novocherkassk detained in bribery case

  Investigators suspect Yuri Lysenko, the head of the Novocherkassk administration, of receiving a large-amount bribe from a developer. Yuri Lysenko has been caught red-handed, a source in the law enforcement bodies claims.

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