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14:52, 5 September 2025

The court sided with the Astrakhan authorities in a dispute over increasing property taxes

The Court of Appeal overturned the decision of the Astrakhan Regional Court to invalidate the change in property tax rates in Astrakhan. Residents of Astrakhan perceived the decision as a violation of their rights and interests, according to regional Duma deputy Yevgeny Dunayev.

13:53, 5 September 2025

The prosecutor's office demanded that the head of Ingushetia dismiss a high-ranking official

Inaccurate information about income was found in the information about the income of the manager of the affairs of the head and government of Ingushetia. The prosecutor sent a submission to the head of the republic to dismiss the official.

12:55, 5 September 2025

Teenager arrested in Krasnodar in railway arson case

Security forces detained a teenager in Krasnodar on suspicion of committing a terrorist attack on the railway.

11:58, 5 September 2025

Nalchanin convicted of unauthorized abandonment of military unit

The court sentenced a serviceman from Nalchik, Valery Grebenyuk, to six years in prison, finding him guilty of leaving his unit without permission during mobilization.

10:59, 5 September 2025

A serviceman from Izberbash was killed in combat

Magomedsaid Magomedov was killed in a military operation in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,541 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed in it.

Mamuka Khazaradze (left) and Badri Japaridze. Photo: https://www.interpressnews.ge/ru/

09:58, 5 September 2025

Kavelashvili pardoned two opposition politicians

The President of Georgia announced the pardon of Mamuka Khazaradze and Badri Japaridze after the coalition "Lelo - Strong Georgia" headed by them agreed to participate in the municipal elections.

08:59, 5 September 2025

Military counts 13 downed drones in Rostov region

The Defense Ministry reported that 13 drones were neutralized last night in the Rostov Region. Another two drones were shot down over the Azov and Black Seas.

Azamat Dzhumagaliyev. Screenshot of the publication of the Volodarsky district administration https://t.me/regionvol/

08:02, 5 September 2025

A fighter from the Astrakhan region was killed in Ukraine

Azamat Dzhumagaliyev was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 607 fighters from the Astrakhan region have been recognized as killed in it.

06:55, 5 September 2025

Drones shot down in four districts of Rostov region

The military defused drones in Verkhnedonsky, Millerovsky, Bokovsky and Chertkovsky districts of Rostov Oblast. According to the head of the region, no people were hurt.

04:53, 5 September 2025

Residents of Sabnova demand reclassification of case on death of fellow villager

Two teenagers fatally stabbed a young man after a remark, the case is being investigated under the article on causing serious bodily harm, one of the suspects has already been released home, residents of a village in the Derbent district said. They demand that the case be reclassified as murder and that the perpetrators be punished.

03:57, 5 September 2025

Lawyer claims torture and self-incrimination of Karachay-Cherkessia native

A native of Karachay-Cherkessia, Ruslan Esekkuev has been under investigation for more than two years for the murder of a cash collector in 1996. He told his lawyer that he was tortured and signed a confession because security forces threatened to prosecute his son and wife.

02:54, 5 September 2025

Residents of a house in Astrakhan were evacuated due to a crack in the building

Authorities inspected the five-story building on Lyakhov Street after residents reported a crack in the wall, but concluded that there was no threat of collapse. By nightfall, people were allowed to return to their apartments.

01:55, 5 September 2025

Sochi resident accused of justifying terrorist attack in Crocus

A military court in Rostov-on-Don will hear the case of a young woman from Chita who was accused of justifying terrorism because of a post on a social network.

00:56, 5 September 2025

Dagestan authorities report extinguishing forest fires in two districts

Large forest fires in the Untsukulsky and Tsumadinsky districts of Dagestan have been extinguished, in the Tlyaratinsky district and Bezhtinsky section the fire has been localized. In the Tlyaratinsky district, villagers are helping to extinguish the forest.

23:57, 4 September 2025

Resident of Kabardino-Balkaria accused of fraud with lands of the Elbrus National Park

A plot of land in the Elbrus National Park was illegally transferred to the ownership of a resident of Kabardino-Balkaria on the basis of a false decree from the head of the village of Elbrus, the prosecution claims.

22:58, 4 September 2025

Deceived equity holders detained during picket in Adygea

The police kept three picketers in the station for six hours and threatened them with criminal prosecution, but eventually released them without a report, the shareholders of the housing cooperative “U Megi” stated.

21:59, 4 September 2025

Pro-European protests in Tbilisi have been going on for more than nine months in a row

Two more activists detained outside the Georgian parliament building on September 2 have been fined by the court. Protesters in Tbilisi have blocked Rustaveli Avenue for the 281st day in a row.

21:00, 4 September 2025

Houses of Slavyansk-na-Kubani residents damaged by drone attack

As a result of the drone attack, houses in the private sector of Slavyansk-na-Kubani were damaged. The authorities have begun assessing the damage, promising to help the victims restore their property.

20:54, 4 September 2025

Mzia Amaglobeli's lawyers have filed an appeal in court

Mzia Amaglobeli's lawyers have appealed the verdict handed down by the Batumi City Court on August 6, which sentenced Mzia Amaglobeli to 2 years in prison.

20:15, 4 September 2025

Rostov activists demanded to preserve trees in Kumzhenskaya grove

Rostov environmentalists filed complaints and appeals in defense of the Kumzhenskaya grove to Putin's reception office.

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