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Kindergarten 121 in Sochi. Photo from the Yandex.Maps service, https://yandex.ru/maps/org/detskiy_sad_121/80097269968/?ll=39.961646%2C43.421771&z=14

19:33, 22 August 2025

Parents' lawsuit over cruel treatment of children at a kindergarten in Sochi reaches court

The Adler District Court has set a date for the consideration of a class action lawsuit filed by parents against the head of Sochi kindergarten No. 121, Natalya Lazarenko. They are demanding compensation for moral damages for the cruel treatment of children by educators.

17:53, 22 August 2025

Pro-Putin political scientist Markov* became a foreign agent after praising Aliyev

The Russian Justice Ministry has included political scientist Sergei Markov* in the register of foreign agents, as Z-bloggers called for after his laudatory statements about the president of Azerbaijan. Markov* once again recalled his long-standing support for Putin and decided to challenge the status.

16:58, 22 August 2025

Head of Stavropol's Teploset' Arrested on Bribery Charges

FSB officers detained Vladimir Vdovin, the general director of Teploset, while accepting a bribe. He was previously convicted of embezzlement while serving as the general director of Stavropolkraivodokanal. The court sent him to a pretrial detention facility.

15:44, 22 August 2025

65 Ukrainians returned to their homeland after a long struggle on the border of Russia and Georgia

Ukrainian citizens who were held for a long time at the Georgian checkpoint "Dariali" after being deported from Russia have returned to their homeland. Several Ukrainian citizens are still in the neutral zone near the border

14:50, 22 August 2025

Tbilisi protester sentenced to four years in prison

Archil Muselyants, accused of damaging the power supply of cameras installed near the parliament and setting fire to them, has been found guilty.

14:42, 22 August 2025

Deprivation of Russian citizenship of Azerbaijani immigrants points to coordinated campaign

Pressure on Azerbaijanis in Russia, including a number of cases of deprivation of citizenship, has become a sign of a campaign inspired from above. In Azerbaijan itself, these cases attract public attention, but are overshadowed by other aspects of the conflict between official Baku and Moscow.

12:54, 22 August 2025

Bodies of climbers killed in Kabardino-Balkaria evacuated by helicopter

11:56, 22 August 2025

Contract soldier from Astrakhan region killed during military operations

Amanzhol Nurmukhambetov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 587 fighters from the Astrakhan region have been officially recognized as dead.

09:28, 22 August 2025

Defense Ministry reports 19 drones shot down in southern Russia

Last night, air defense forces intercepted 54 unmanned aircraft-type aerial vehicles over Russian regions. Of these, 19 were shot down in the Southern Federal District.

Volgograd airport. Photo: press service of Volgograd airport https://airportvolgograd.ru/

08:24, 22 August 2025

Drone attack prevents passengers from flying from Volgograd on time

Volgograd airport operations, temporarily suspended due to a massive air attack, have resumed. Three flights have been delayed.

07:14, 22 August 2025

Vegetation fire at UAV crash site in Volgograd

Volgograd Region was subjected to a massive attack by unmanned aerial vehicles last night. A fire broke out in the regional center at the site of the drone crash.

06:04, 22 August 2025

Three districts of Rostov region attacked by drones

Last night, air defense forces repelled an air attack in the north of the Rostov region.

04:47, 22 August 2025

Father of Uchkurov, a Sochi resident who went missing in the war zone, seeks compensation

Sochi resident Andrei Uchkurov, sentenced to ten years for the murder of a repeat offender, went to the combat zone himself, where he went missing. His family has been unable to obtain confirmation of his death or the compensation they are entitled to.

02:26, 22 August 2025

Volgograd Airport Restricts Operations Amid UAV Attack

Restrictions on the arrival and departure of flights at the Volgograd airport. Residents of the city report the sounds of drones and explosions in the sky.

01:21, 22 August 2025

Sochi resident Eskova fears new persecution after being discharged from a mental hospital

The story of Olga Eskova, who was arrested for a pro-Ukrainian comment, about the psychological pressure in the detention center was declared by psychiatrists to be schizophrenic delirium and hallucinations. Because of the arrest, the Sochi resident lost her job and fears that the security forces will carry out their threat to "put her in jail for two years."

00:22, 22 August 2025

Astrakhan Region Resident Arrested for Telegram Posts

FSB officers detained a resident of the Astrakhan region in a case of public calls for terrorism and extremism due to his posts on the Telegram messenger.

22:56, 21 August 2025

A soldier from Stavropol Krai was killed in Ukraine

Andrey Nemtsurov from Zelenokumsk was killed in combat. Since the start of the Russian operation in Ukraine, the authorities have announced the names of at least 800 servicemen from Stavropol killed there.

21:57, 21 August 2025

Mass march in support of media ends on Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi

Participants in the march in support of independent online publications walked with flashlights from Republic Square to the parliament building in Tbilisi, where a photo exhibition was organized. Activists blocked traffic on Rustaveli Avenue for the 267th day in a row.

20:45, 21 August 2025

Jurors find Eldukaev not guilty of kidnapping Russo

According to the jury's verdict, Chechen native Tarkhan Eldukayev is not guilty of kidnapping singer Avraam Russo, but is found guilty of aiding in the attempted murder of the Gurshumov businessmen.

19:44, 21 August 2025

A new group of fighters was sent from Grozny to the military operation zone

A group of fighters who had undergone training at the special forces university in Gudermes flew from Grozny airport to the military operation zone.

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