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Lena Patyaeva at a picket in St. Petersburg. Screenshot of a photo from the Telegram channel "Word of Defense" from 23.08.25, https://t.me/endoflaw/1180.

14:56, 23 August 2025

Seda Suleimanova's Friend Demands Punishment for Her Killers

Two years after security forces took Seda Suleimanova to Chechnya, Lena Patyaeva held a picket in St. Petersburg demanding that her friend's killers be punished. According to sources, Suleimanova was killed and buried in Chechnya back in November 2023, human rights activists reported.

13:58, 23 August 2025

A fighter from Stavropol was killed in the SVO zone

Sergei Masko was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 801 fighters from Stavropol Krai have been officially recognized as killed.

A volunteer shows fuel oil emissions on the coast. Still frame from a video from the Telegram channel of the Dolphins headquarters from 23.08.25, https://t.me/shtab_delfin/1077

12:58, 23 August 2025

Volunteers reported new fuel oil emissions in Temryuk district

New emissions of fuel oil have been recorded in the area of Lake Tuzla, the fuel oil is mixed with algae, volunteers from the Dolphins headquarters said, asking for help in cleaning the shore.

11:59, 23 August 2025

Tsepovyaz challenged in court the actions with the plots of land that belonged to him

Tsapko gang member Vyacheslav Tsepovyaz, who is serving a 20-year sentence, filed three lawsuits against regional offices of Rosreestr in Krasnodar Krai.

10:59, 23 August 2025

Two fighters from Dagestan killed in military operation

Akhmed Gimbatov and Magomed Magomedov were killed in combat. Since the start of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 1,521 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

09:59, 23 August 2025

38 trains delayed after drone crashes at Rostov region station

As a result of the fall of a drone near the Sergeevka railway station in the Rostov region tonight, the operation of the contact network was disrupted, and train traffic was temporarily stopped.

08:59, 23 August 2025

The prosecutor's office will check the observance of the rights of victims of the UAV crash in the city of Petrov Val

The regional prosecutor's office has taken control of the observance of the rights of victims of the drone attack in the Volgograd region and the provision of assistance to them.

07:59, 23 August 2025

Seven drones intercepted by military over Southern Federal District regions

The Russian Defense Ministry reported the destruction of seven aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles last night. All of them were shot down over the territories of three southern regions of the country.

06:59, 23 August 2025

UAVs shot down in three districts of Rostov region

Air defense forces intercepted and neutralized drones in the Chertkovsky, Sholokhovsky and Millerovsky districts of the Rostov region tonight.

05:49, 23 August 2025

Volgograd Airport Returns to Normal Operations

Restrictions on the release and receipt of aircraft at Volgograd airport have been lifted.

03:53, 23 August 2025

Three people injured in drone attack in Volgograd region

As a result of the drone crash, a multi-story building in the city of Petrov Val was damaged, three people were injured, including a child.

03:00, 23 August 2025

Dagestanis Call for Punishment of Participants in Erotic Photoshoot

A video has been published on Dagestani Telegram channels in which a naked girl is being photographed by a man, allegedly a local guide. Users of Dagestani Telegram channels have called for both to be punished.

02:01, 23 August 2025

Rostov court finds Kherson region resident guilty of treason

A court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Kherson region resident Vyacheslav Popovich to 27 years in prison, finding him guilty of treason and participation in a terrorist organization.

01:02, 23 August 2025

Volgograd airport operations suspended

To ensure safety, the operation of Volgograd airport has been suspended; the departure and arrival of at least three flights has been delayed.

00:24, 23 August 2025

Kadyrov reported on the first aid deliveries to residents of the Gaza Strip

The first batches of humanitarian aid have been delivered to residents of the Gaza Strip; in total, about a million people will receive it.

23:25, 22 August 2025

Residents of Kotovo are alarmed by mass animal poisonings

Unknown persons are poisoning dogs and cats en masse, including domestic ones, in the district center of Kotovo in the Volgograd region, local residents said. The police are demanding that the owners of the dead animals provide fresh results of the examination, which can only be ordered in Volgograd.

22:18, 22 August 2025

Pro-European protests in Tbilisi continue for 268 days without interruption

Activists in Tbilisi blocked Rustaveli Avenue for the 268th day in a row, demanding the release of political prisoners and the calling of new parliamentary elections.

21:54, 22 August 2025

Another protester sentenced in Tbilisi

Judge Giorgi Arevadze sentenced "prisoner of conscience" Archil Museliants to 4 years in prison.

21:20, 22 August 2025

United Russia Removes Markov's* Page From Its Website

After pro-Kremlin political scientist Sergei Markov* was added to the register of foreign agents, the United Russia party removed the page about him from its official website. Against this backdrop, the Russian government reported successful contacts with Azerbaijan.

20:22, 22 August 2025

Accounts of the owner of the tanker Volgoneft-212 frozen to secure a fine for damage to the Black Sea

The Arbitration Court of Krasnodar Krai has frozen the accounts and all banking assets of the owner and charterer of the tanker Volgoneft-212, which sank in the Kerch Strait. The charterer company is already in the process of bankruptcy.

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