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04:55, 19 May 2026

Rostov plant's financial director convicted of billion-dollar embezzlement

The court sentenced Felix Zakhartsov, former financial director of the Tenth Bearing Plant in Rostov-on-Don, to four years and three months in prison, finding him guilty of embezzling property worth more than 2.2 billion rubles.

03:56, 19 May 2026

A Dagestani resident was sentenced for transferring cryptocurrency to militants.

A military court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Dagestani resident Khalid Asadulaev to a long prison term, finding him guilty of financing terrorism.

03:29, 19 May 2026

The court allowed activists to attend the hearing in the case of Kuban pensioners.

Activists were allowed to attend the Rostov-on-Don court hearing for Kuban pensioners Nikolai Nabiev, Sergei Kuzovenko, and Marina Zakharova, who are accused of creating an illegal armed group. They reported that the pensioners appeared ill and exhausted.

02:30, 19 May 2026

The rapid resettlement of flood victims in Chechnya has raised doubts about the quality of new homes.

Chechen authorities reported completing construction of houses for flood victims in less than a month and a half, although high-quality construction of brick cottages typically takes at least several months. Residents have many complaints about the quality of such housing, an activist reported.

01:31, 19 May 2026

A Sochi native was convicted of intending to join the RDC*

A military court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Sochi native Iosif Kritsin to seven years in a maximum-security prison, finding him guilty of attempting to join the Russian Volunteer Corps.

00:34, 19 May 2026

Alexander Nesterenko remains under house arrest

The Leninsky District Court of Krasnodar denied the defense of former Kuban Vice-Governor Alexander Nesterenko's request to release him from house arrest on his own recognizance.

23:57, 18 May 2026

Protesters in Tbilisi are outraged by government plans to create an "opinion police."

Participants in pro-European protests on Rustaveli Avenue, on the 537th day of continuous protests, opposed the Georgian Dream party's plan to create a special body to monitor public expression.

23:29, 18 May 2026

The prosecution has requested a long prison sentence for Rufat Safarov.

At a court hearing in Baku, the prosecutor proposed sentencing human rights activist Rufat Safarov to nine years in prison. The defense intends to seek Safarov's full acquittal.

22:39, 18 May 2026

A fighter from Ingushetia was killed in the SVO zone.

Ruslan Akbulatov was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 195 combatants from Ingushetia have been officially recognized as killed.

21:55, 18 May 2026

Sochi police officers face tougher penalties in evidence falsification case

The Central District Court of Sochi resentenced three former employees of the local police department's drug enforcement department. In addition to abuse of office and falsification of evidence, they were found guilty of accepting a bribe on an especially large scale.

21:01, 18 May 2026

Babala and Gasimov went on a hunger strike in prison.

Imprisoned Azerbaijani investigative journalist Hafiz Babali and economist Fazil Gasimov went on a hunger strike on the opening day of the World Urban Forum in Baku to draw attention to the issue of political prisoners.

Magomed Gadzhiev (recognized as a foreign agent) in 2017. Photo: press service of the State Duma deputy.

20:06, 18 May 2026

Former MP Gadzhiev* sentenced to life imprisonment in absentia

The Supreme Court of Dagestan sentenced former State Duma deputy Magomed Gadzhiev* in absentia to life imprisonment. His brother, Akhmed Gadzhiev, was also sentenced in absentia to 10 years in prison.

19:33, 18 May 2026

Pashinyan showed aggression towards Karabakh refugees twice in one day.

In response to questions from refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan resorted to insults and threats during meetings with voters. Afterward, clinic employee Armine Soghoyan, who asked about casualties in the Karabakh wars, was asked to resign, and Artur Osipyan was detained on suspicion of hooliganism after an altercation with the prime minister.

19:16, 18 May 2026

A Dagestani soldier was killed in Ukraine.

Narman Mutalimov from the Tabasaran district was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,942 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

18:21, 18 May 2026

A Krasnodar resident has been sentenced to a lengthy prison term in a treason case.

The Krasnodar Regional Court sentenced a local resident to 14 years in prison, finding him guilty of assisting the Ukrainian armed forces.

17:24, 18 May 2026

A Dagestani resident was arrested for recruiting for a terrorist organization.

The Investigative Committee of Dagestan has opened a criminal case against a local resident suspected of recruiting a minor into a terrorist organization and attempting to manufacture an improvised explosive device.

16:55, 18 May 2026

North Ossetian authorities have deemed children's vacation in Tuapse dangerous.

The head of North Ossetia ordered that children from the republic not be sent to camps in the Tuapse District and that alternative accommodations be found. The task force reported collecting over 30,000 cubic meters of water-oil mixture from the coast.

13:00, 18 May 2026

Social media users demanded that Yunusov be punished for beating women.

Expulsion from the Akhmat Fight Club is not enough to punish MMA fighter Jihad Yunusov, who used violence against his neighbors during a domestic dispute, social media users claimed. According to judicial practice, those charged with assault in Chechnya face only monetary fines.

11:58, 18 May 2026

Three days off have been declared in Dagestan to mark Eid al-Adha.

The days from May 27 to 29 have been declared additional days off in Dagestan in connection with the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.

The coastline in Sochi. May 17, 2026. Photo: https://t.me/officialsochi/61610

10:59, 18 May 2026

Sochi authorities reported on their search for oil spills on the coast.

Dozens of specialists inspect the Sochi seashore daily, but authorities report no oil contamination has been detected.

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