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09:03, 19 April 2026

Mintsayeva's arrest highlighted the problem of security forces interfering in family disputes.

Before her arrest, Belkisa Mintsayeva traveled to Chechnya under pressure from security forces, who threatened to send her brother to the SVO. Even if the court orders the return of both daughters, who were taken away by her ex-husband, to Mintsayeva, the enforcement of this decision could take years, human rights activists noted.

Taganrog. Photo: Dimon2007 https://ru.wikipedia.org/

07:59, 19 April 2026

Three people were injured in an airstrike in Taganrog.

Three wounded people required medical attention following a nighttime air strike in Taganrog. Several buildings in the city sustained minor damage, officials said.

Samira Gasimli. Photo from Samira Gasimli's personal archive, published by Meydan TV https://www.meydan.tv/

07:00, 19 April 2026

The wife of an Azerbaijani government critic faces libel charges.

The wife of Azer Gasimli, a political scientist convicted in Azerbaijan, has been charged with defamation. The woman's criminal prosecution was initiated following a complaint filed by someone recognized as a victim in her husband's case.

06:01, 19 April 2026

Six fighters from Stavropol were killed in Ukraine.

Authorities in the Aleksandrovsky District presented awards to the families of soldiers killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 935 soldiers from the Stavropol Krai have been officially recognized as killed.

04:57, 19 April 2026

The court refused to transfer the case of the former Volgograd deputy's illegal income recovery to Moscow.

A Volgograd court has refused to transfer a case seeking the recovery of nearly 44 million rubles in illegal income from former regional Duma deputy Stanislav Korotkov to Moscow.

03:57, 19 April 2026

A soldier was convicted in Kabardino-Balkaria for abandoning his unit.

The Nalchik Garrison Military Court sentenced serviceman Rustam Aflatov to five years in prison, finding him guilty of evading military service during mobilization.

02:58, 19 April 2026

The Makhachkala bypass is closed due to road damage.

Traffic on the bypass road around Makhachkala through the village of Talgi is closed due to road damage.

01:59, 19 April 2026

Three houses were damaged in Yeysk during a drone attack.

Drone debris knocked out windows in three houses in Yeysk.

01:00, 19 April 2026

One person was injured in a shootout in Ingushetia.

A shootout occurred in the village of Gazi-Yurt in the Nazran district, during which a local resident named Ugurchieva was wounded and hospitalized. According to preliminary reports, athletes were involved in the shootout.

00:00, 19 April 2026

The seaport in Yeysk was attacked by drones.

Drone debris fell in the port of Yeysk; according to authorities, there were no damages. At the port of Tuapse, which had previously been attacked by drones, an open fire was extinguished, and at the Tikhoretsk oil depot, the fire was completely extinguished.

Ilya Sigida. Photo from Eschatology.org.

23:00, 18 April 2026

The easing of Ilya Sigida's pretrial detention came as a surprise to his family.

The investigator himself petitioned to lift the house arrest and place Hieromonk Ilya (Sigida), accused of rehabilitating Nazism, under a restraining order. A court in Slavyansk-on-Kuban upheld his position. Sigida's mother believes the mitigation of the restraining order is due to her son's deteriorating health.

22:00, 18 April 2026

Historians and activists have called on Armenian authorities to resist the destruction of cultural heritage in Karabakh.

Armenian authorities must oppose the destruction of Armenian cultural and historical heritage in Karabakh and draw the attention of international organizations to its fate, activists and historians said on International Heritage Day.

Protest march in Tbilisi. Screenshot of the photo "Mautskebeli" from April 18, 2026, https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1622268069898640&set=pcb.1622282206563893 (Meta, the company that owns the social network, is banned in Russia).

21:00, 18 April 2026

Protesters in Georgia demanded treatment for children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

On the 507th day of daily protests, participants in the weekly march demanded that Georgian authorities import modern medications to treat children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

20:00, 18 April 2026

15 villages in Dagestan remain without transport links after severe weather

Workers have cleared two sections of mountain roads of snow, and work is underway on 10 more. In total, 15 villages in Dagestan's mountainous regions remain without transport links to the outside world.

19:00, 18 April 2026

Tourism industry experts have noted a growing interest among tourists in Anapa.

Demand for vacations in Anapa has exceeded 2025 figures by 40%, and low prices are an additional incentive to visit the resort. Tourism industry experts are confident that the beaches will undoubtedly reopen, and the recent oil spill won't hinder this.

A flood-damaged house on Zarechnaya Street in Mamedkala. Still from a video by the Derbent District Administration from April 18, 2026, https://t.me/derbentskiyrayon_official/22087

18:00, 18 April 2026

A site for the construction of houses to replace those flooded in Mamedkala has been approved.

New standard-size houses will be built for residents of Zarechnaya, Kandelaki, Aydinbekova, and Vokzalnaya streets in Mamedkaly, whose homes are uninhabitable after the flood. District authorities have discussed the location of these houses with the head of the relevant ministry.

16:00, 18 April 2026

28 houses were destroyed by a landslide in the Dakhadayevsky district.

A landslide destroyed 28 houses in the Dakhadayevsky district. The village of Urkarakh suffered the most damage, with 25 houses destroyed, and about a hundred more houses in the risk zone.

15:00, 18 April 2026

Investigators announced a criminal case against Karapetyan's supporters detained outside the court.

A criminal case of hooliganism and interference in the lawful official activities of an official is being investigated in connection with a protest by Samvel Karapetyan's supporters outside the Anti-Corruption Court of Armenia.

Using boats without oars in the flood zone of Dagestan. Collage by the "Caucasian Knot."

14:00, 18 April 2026

Dagestani journalists explained the use of boats without oars in the flood zone.

The use of rowboats to evacuate residents from flooded areas in Dagestan is not due to a shortage of rescue equipment, but rather because inflatable boats are designed to be towed by people.

13:03, 18 April 2026

Chechen residents have submitted over 15,000 applications for flood-related payments.

Chechen authorities have received over 15,000 flood compensation applications from residents, 10,800 of which have been approved.

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