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A bird covered in oil products. Screenshot of a photo from the Zhemchuzhnaya center's Telegram channel from 31.08.25, https://t.me/zhemchujnaya9/1140.

18:56, 31 August 2025

Volunteers reported an increase in the number of birds covered in oil products in Anapa

Following an oil spill in the waters of Novorossiysk, eight birds soiled with oil products were admitted to the rehabilitation center in Vityazevo.

16:51, 31 August 2025

Nalchik court sentences military man to prison term for absence from duty

Defense Ministry serviceman Koshokov was sentenced by a military court in Nalchik to two years in prison for being absent from his unit for less than a month.

15:51, 31 August 2025

Rescuers rule out threat to populated areas due to forest fires in Dagestan

Forests are burning in the Untsukulsky and Tlyaratinsky districts of Dagestan. The Ministry of Emergency Situations assured that there is no threat to populated areas, and local residents are taking part in extinguishing the fire.

14:48, 31 August 2025

Towing of cofferdams to sunken tanker parts near Anapa has begun

Cofferdams assembled in Novorossiysk are being towed by water to the sunken parts of fuel oil tankers that crashed near Anapa. Telegram users wondered whether their installation would lead to new fuel oil leaks.

13:48, 31 August 2025

A fighter from the Astrakhan region was killed in a military operation

Rashid Karamalaev was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 602 fighters from the Astrakhan region have been officially recognized as killed.

View of Pshchadskoe forestry after extinguishing the fire. Screenshot of a photo from the Telegram channel of the Gelendzhik administration from 31.08.25, https://t.me/adm_gelen/22837.

12:48, 31 August 2025

Fire in Gelendzhik after UAV debris fell extinguished

More than 500 people took part in extinguishing the fire in the Pshad forestry, which broke out after the fall of drone debris.

Ruslan Zhadaev (left) with children and protection. Screenshot of the photo "Height 102" from 31.08.25, https://v102.ru/news/147301.html

11:48, 31 August 2025

Single father from Volgograd region achieves mitigation of sentence for leaving unit

The Southern District Military Court replaced the five-year sentence for unauthorized abandonment of the unit of Ruslan Zhadaev, a father of many children, with a suspended sentence. The court explained the mitigation of the sentence by an incorrect interpretation of the law.

10:47, 31 August 2025

Rospotrebnadzor found no deviations in the air after extinguishing a fire at a market in Volgograd

The fire at the Volgograd Natsionalny market was completely extinguished by the evening of August 30, after which no excess of permissible concentrations of hazardous substances was recorded in the air.

08:47, 31 August 2025

19 drones intercepted over Southern Federal District regions

Air defense systems on duty neutralized 21 unmanned aerial vehicles over Russian regions overnight. Of these, 19 were shot down in the south.

07:53, 31 August 2025

Volgograd airport resumes normal operations

Temporary restrictions on the operation of the airport in Volgograd, introduced early in the morning for security reasons, have been lifted by Rosaviatsia.

UAV wreckage. Illustration created by "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program

07:03, 31 August 2025

Sappers work at the site of a drone crash in the Volgograd region

Authorities announced that they had repelled a massive attack by unmanned aerial vehicles in the Volgograd region.

06:43, 31 August 2025

Military shot down drones in two areas of Rostov region

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

05:53, 31 August 2025

Rosaviatsiya temporarily closes Volgograd airport

Temporary restrictions on the arrival and departure of aircraft have been introduced at the Volgograd airport for security purposes.

04:54, 31 August 2025

CPC reports on Black Sea oil spill response

The Caspian Pipeline Consortium reported that the oil spill off the coast of Novorossiysk has been eliminated and the local emergency situation has been lifted.

03:55, 31 August 2025

Illegal migrants found at construction site in Volgograd

Volgograd security forces conducted a raid on construction sites and identified 25 foreign citizens who were working in violation of immigration laws.

02:56, 31 August 2025

The health condition of a pensioner from Dinskaya suspected of indecent acts has worsened

A pensioner from the village of Dinskaya, who was accused of indecent acts by teenagers, does not get out of bed, investigative actions were carried out at home, said lawyer Alexey Avanesyan. At the same time, they want to forcibly place him in an expert institution for an inpatient examination.

01:57, 31 August 2025

Sochi residents criticize direct line with the city head

Sochi residents called the direct line with the head of Sochi Andrei Proshunin a profanation, stating that they were unable to ask their questions or did not receive answers to them.

00:58, 31 August 2025

Identities of those who painted portraits of SVO participants in Makhachkala have been established

Portraits of SVO participants in Makhachkala were painted by children unknowingly. According to the father, there was no intent in their actions, just a prank.

23:59, 30 August 2025

Parents of Karabakh refugee schoolchildren say school year expenses are unaffordable

In order to buy school supplies, parents, especially those from large families of Karabakh refugees, had to borrow money or use money set aside to pay rent. Activists from the organization "In the Name of Artsakh" have so far been able to provide aid to 343 students; a total of 17,000 children of displaced persons attend school.

Oleg Kuvshinov. Screenshot of a photo from the Telegram channel of the Kotelnikovsky District Administration from 30.08.25, https://t.me/kotelnikovo_34/5875

20:56, 30 August 2025

Former head of village from Volgograd region killed in military operation

Oleg Kuvshinov, a former teacher and head of the Pimeno-Chernyaevskoye rural settlement, was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,312 fighters from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

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