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12:44, 23 October 2025

Osechkin* voiced his version of the assassination attempt being prepared by natives of Dagestan

The Dagestani men detained in France had no personal motive for the attempted murder. The failed assassination attempt was linked to the exposure of torture in Russian prison colonies and human rights violations related to the military operation in Ukraine, according to Vladimir Osechkin, founder of the Gulagu.net* project.

11:40, 23 October 2025

A soldier from Dagestan was killed during military operations.

Ramazan Daghlarov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have named at least 1,604 Dagestani servicemen killed there.

10:50, 23 October 2025

Political scientist Samedov, convicted in Azerbaijan, has been placed in solitary confinement.

Political scientist Bakhruz Samedov was placed in a punishment cell. He was denied access to his grandmother, his only living relative.

09:51, 23 October 2025

Thirteen participants in a rally in support of the mayor of Gyumri have been arrested.

Among those arrested were Gyumri Council of Elders member Gevork Ghukasyan and lawyer Ruben Mkhitaryan; they were taken into custody for two months.

08:40, 23 October 2025

Fifteen drones were shot down over southern Russia.

Overnight, the military intercepted 139 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) flying over Russian regions. Fifteen of these were shot down in the Southern Federal District.

07:14, 23 October 2025

Volgograd Airport has resumed normal operations.

Rosaviatsiya has lifted restrictions on the arrival and departure of aircraft at Volgograd Airport.

06:25, 23 October 2025

Drones attempted to attack the Rostov region at night.

Air defense forces intercepted unmanned aerial vehicles in the Millerovsky and Sholokhovsky districts tonight.

03:56, 23 October 2025

Larisa Tuptsokova reported that her relatives were being questioned and their home was searched.

Law enforcement officials searched the home of journalist Larisa Tuptsokova's parents in Adygea and questioned her relatives in connection with an extremism case. Tuptsokova received the indictment almost two weeks late.

02:57, 23 October 2025

An Azerbaijani journalist was detained in Tbilisi in connection with the protests.

Journalist Afgan Sadygov, whose extradition from Georgia was requested by Azerbaijani authorities, stopped contacting his family on October 22. Before another protest in Tbilisi, Sadygov was detained by security forces.

01:50, 23 October 2025

Telegram and WhatsApp* are blocked by authorities in southern Russia.

WhatsApp* and Telegram messaging app users in southern Russia continue to report app outages. Roskomnadzor, the federal agency for supervising communications, announced that the authorities have restricted the use of foreign messaging apps to "combat criminals."

00:51, 23 October 2025

Ruben Vardanyan explained his refusal to hire a lawyer under an agreement

Ruben Vardanyan explained that Avraam Berman's services were abandoned because all procedural defense options had been exhausted. The presence of a contractual lawyer during the trial, he explained, merely creates the illusion of protection.

23:53, 22 October 2025

Rosaviatsiya has closed Volgograd Airport.

Volgograd Airport is temporarily not accepting or sending flights due to a safety threat.

22:57, 22 October 2025

A suspect in the Stavropol explosion case has been detained.

The man involved in the detonation of an explosive device at a bus stop in Stavropol has been detained and is undergoing questioning, law enforcement sources reported.

22:27, 22 October 2025

A fighter from Kalmykia was killed in Ukraine.

Alexey Eremkin was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have named at least 181 soldiers killed there.

21:40, 22 October 2025

An explosion occurred near a military unit in Stavropol.

At least one person was injured in the explosion of an unidentified explosive device in Stavropol. The device was planted at a bus stop near a military base, sources reported.

20:50, 22 October 2025

Police detain protesters on Rustaveli Avenue.

Security forces in Tbilisi are detaining activists en masse who attempted to block traffic on Rustaveli Avenue on the 329th day of uninterrupted protests. According to the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs, approximately 20 people have been detained.

19:37, 22 October 2025

A Stavropol resident was sentenced to 15 years in prison for treason.

The Stavropol Regional Court sentenced a Budyonnovsk resident for treason. According to the court, the man transmitted information about strategic facilities to representatives of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU).

18:49, 22 October 2025

Mzia Amaglobeli became a laureate of the Sakharov Prize

Mzia Amaglobeli received the Sakharov Prize "For Freedom of Thought." The name of the Sakharov Prize laureate was announced today in the European Parliament by Parliament President Roberta Mezzola.

Participants in a roundtable of civil society representatives. Photo: https://rcsp.am/en/entry/8755/bilateral-round-table-of-representatives-of-civil-society-from-armenia-and-azerbaijan/

18:44, 22 October 2025

Normalization of relations between Baku and Yerevan became the topic of a pilot meeting of NGO representatives from the two countries.

The bilateral roundtable of civil society representatives from Armenia and Azerbaijan was the first such event to be held not in a third country, but on the territory of one of the parties to the conflict.

17:58, 22 October 2025

Zhanetta Tukhaeva called the fight for her son's return unsuccessful.

Court rulings in favor of Zhanetta Tukhaeva, who sought custody of her children in Chechnya and Dagestan, failed to help her regain her eldest son, who had been taken away by her ex-husband. The defense initiated a lawsuit to terminate his parental rights due to a 3.5 million ruble arrears in child support payments.

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