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02:53, 19 August 2025

Russian citizen accused of trying to bribe Georgian border guard

The Georgian prosecutor's office has brought charges against a Russian citizen who attempted to bribe a border guard for permission to cross the border.

01:54, 19 August 2025

Power outages cause irreparable losses for businesses in Dagestan

Entrepreneurs in Dagestan are suffering significant losses due to power outages, but are not trying to demand compensation for damages, considering litigation with Dagenergo to be a sure loser.

00:55, 19 August 2025

Shareholders from Nalchik left without legal support in dispute between developer and investor

An investor in an apartment building on Moskovskaya Street in Nalchik has won a court victory over the developer and is demanding that the contracts with the equity holders who purchased more than a hundred apartments be declared null and void. The developer is refusing to negotiate, so the lawsuits have been filed against the home buyers, the lawyer said.

23:57, 18 August 2025

Dagestani soldier killed in Ukraine

Tamirlan Dzhafarov from the Akhtynsky district was killed in the combat zone. Since the start of the Russian operation in Ukraine, the authorities have publicly named at least 1,519 Dagestani fighters killed there.

Said-Akhmed Visangiriyev. Photo: https://vladtv.ru/society/165536/

22:55, 18 August 2025

Publicity of torture data leads to new case against Visangiriyev

A criminal case has been opened against Chechen native Said-Akhmed Visangiriyev, who reported torture and threats in a prison colony in the Vladimir region, under the article on beatings due to a conflict with another prisoner who provoked him. The conflict occurred even before Visangiriyev reported torture.

Protesters outside the parliament building. Photo: NEWS.On.ge

21:58, 18 August 2025

Pro-European protests in Georgia continue for 264 days straight

Activists blocked traffic on Tbilisi's Rustaveli Avenue on the 264th day of continuous protests. Relatives of political prisoners visited Akhmeta and Telavi today, where daily rallies in support of Georgia's European integration are also taking place.

20:59, 18 August 2025

Ingushetia authorities named four fighters killed in Ukraine

Rustam Yevloyev, Adam Bekov, Chingis Khan Kostoyev and Mansur Shadiev were killed in the fighting. Since the start of the Russian operation in Ukraine, the authorities have named at least 144 Ingush soldiers killed there.

19:58, 18 August 2025

Makhachkala residents criticize signal quality in Wi-Fi hotspots

Public Wi-Fi hotspots in Makhachkala are unstable and provide a weak signal, and in conditions of regular mobile Internet shutdowns, there are not enough active Wi-Fi zones.

18:54, 18 August 2025

Four Dagestani soldiers killed in Ukraine

Ziyavdin Babakov, Yavmidin Osmanov, Rizvan Kairavov and Dzhamaludin Dzhamaludinov from the Babayurt district were killed in combat. Since the start of the Russian operation in Ukraine, the authorities have officially acknowledged that at least 1,518 servicemen from Dagestan have been killed there.

17:56, 18 August 2025

The defendants in the case of terrorist attacks in Derbent and Makhachkala refused to admit guilt

Six alleged accomplices in the attack on churches and synagogues in Dagestan in the summer of 2024 denied the charges in court.

16:57, 18 August 2025

The queue to get to the Crimean Bridge in Kuban has been reduced to a thousand cars

The traffic jam on the approach to the Crimean Bridge, in which more than two thousand vehicles were stuck during the day, has been reduced to 1,025 vehicles.

14:47, 18 August 2025

A soldier from the Volgograd region was killed during military operations

Alexey Ryzhov was killed in the combat zone. Since the beginning of the SVO, at least 1,303 fighters from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

13:48, 18 August 2025

The Kremlin supported a moratorium on bankruptcy of farmers in the Rostov region

Russian President Vladimir Putin has supported a request to introduce a moratorium on bankruptcies for farmers amid the difficult situation caused by weather conditions.

12:48, 18 August 2025

Almost 2,000 cars are waiting to pass the Crimean Bridge in Kuban

The queue in Krasnodar Krai reached 1,910 cars amid information about the prevention of an explosion on the Crimean Bridge.

11:50, 18 August 2025

Contract soldier from Astrakhan region killed in SVO zone

Vakhit Bashiev was killed in a military operation in Ukraine. Since its beginning, at least 595 fighters from the Astrakhan region have been officially recognized as killed.

10:50, 18 August 2025

Statements by an imam from Ingushetia provoked a discussion on Telegram

Ingush men should not work as waiters or serve women, said the imam of the central mosque of Malgobek, Ibragim Batyrov, and the head of the city's Muslim community supported him. Honest work that allows you to feed your family is not shameful, commentators pointed out. The imam's position is in line with adat, others objected.

Memorial plaque to Alexey Skorikov. Screenshot of a photo from the Telegram channel of the Chertkovsky District Administration from 17.08.25, https://t.me/chertkovo061/10639.

09:49, 18 August 2025

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

Alexey Skorikov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 704 fighters from the Rostov region have been officially recognized as killed.

08:49, 18 August 2025

FSB reports on preventing terrorist attack on Crimean Bridge

Security forces found an explosive device in a car that arrived from Georgia. According to the FSB, the car was supposed to go to Krasnodar Krai and was planned to be used for an explosion on the Crimean Bridge.

07:50, 18 August 2025

Ten drones shot down in southern Russia

The Defense Ministry reported 10 drones shot down in southern Russia, including over the Rostov Region and Krasnodar Krai. In the Rostov Region, there were no damages as a result of the UAV debris falling.

06:50, 18 August 2025

The defendant in the Crocus terrorist attack case was detained in a Dagestani mosque

After the announcement of a counter-terrorist operation in Dagestan, a native of Tajikistan, Zubaydullo Ismailov, asked his friend to buy him a ticket to Turkey, and he himself took refuge in the New Agachaul mosque, where he was detained.

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Shootout in Dagestan. Illustration created by Caucasian Knot using AI in ChatGPT.

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