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15:43, 14 August 2025

Svetlana Zinovkina's denial of entry into Georgia continues trend of denials of entry to Russians

Svetlana Zinovkina filed a complaint about not being allowed into Georgia. The ruling on the fine that caused the refusal indicates the date when she had already left the country. Court decisions in such cases are not always in favor of the plaintiffs, Russians who encountered problems when crossing the border with Georgia said.

Zviad Ratiani. Photo: https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1522666202466258&set=a.7154066393192247 belongs to the Meta company, whose activities are prohibited in Russia

14:44, 14 August 2025

Zviad Ratiani remains in custody

Tbilisi City Court has refused to release Zviad Ratiani on bail, agreeing with the prosecution's suggestion that the poet and translator could influence witnesses.

12:44, 14 August 2025

Fighter from North Ossetia killed in military operation

Taimuraz Satubalov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 473 fighters from North Ossetia have been officially recognized as killed.

11:44, 14 August 2025

The number of victims in the UAV attack in Rostov-on-Don has grown to 13 people

Thirteen people were hospitalized after a drone attack on Rostov-on-Don, two of them are in serious condition.

10:44, 14 August 2025

Several people were injured in an explosion in Rostov-on-Don

The explosion, which was initially caused by a drone attack, injured several people and smashed windows in a residential building in the center of Rostov-on-Don, Telegram channels reported. Local authorities have not commented on the incident.

09:50, 14 August 2025

A soldier from Adygea died in the combat zone

Tagir Musalov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 91 combatants from Adygea have been officially recognized as killed.

08:52, 14 August 2025

Residents of an apartment building in Taganrog have been evacuated

Six people were placed in a temporary accommodation center, the rest went to their relatives.

06:55, 14 August 2025

15 Maikop residents moved to temporary accommodation after fire in multi-story building

Residents of a multi-storey building were forced to stay in temporary accommodation centres after a fire damaged about 30 apartments.

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

05:52, 14 August 2025

Restrictions at Volgograd airport lifted

Volgograd airport resumed normal operations after drone attack in the region. Flights from Sochi and Moscow are delayed.

Order of Courage. Photo: press service of the head of Ingushetia - https://t.me/MAKalimatovvv/7320

04:58, 14 August 2025

Authorities Name Five Dagestani Fighters Killed in Ukraine

Shamil Khadisov, Bozigit Ibragimov, Khalid Khalidov, Murad Magomedov and Magomed Urudzhev were killed in combat. Since the start of the Russian operation in Ukraine, the authorities have officially acknowledged that at least 1,502 servicemen from Dagestan have been killed there.

03:55, 14 August 2025

Drone attack causes fire at oil refinery in Volgograd

An oil spill and fire occurred at the Volgograd Oil Refinery as a result of a drone attack.

02:56, 14 August 2025

Mobilized from North Ossetia killed in Ukraine

Georgy Dzagoyev from the Pravoberezhny district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, the authorities have officially named at least 472 killed combatants from North Ossetia.

01:57, 14 August 2025

France extradites Karachay-Cherkessia native accused of terrorism to Russia

A native of Karachay-Cherkessia, Ruslan Botashev, whose extradition from France the Prosecutor General’s Office had been demanding for several years, has been extradited to Russia.

00:58, 14 August 2025

Volgograd airport operations restricted for second time in 24 hours

Volgograd airport is temporarily not accepting or releasing aircraft due to a threat to flight safety, a representative of the Federal Air Transport Agency reported.

Tanker "Volgoneft-239", screenshot of photo "Kuban24", https://kuban24.tv/item/apellyatsiya-zakrepila-za-vlastyami-kryma-pravo-na-podem-chasti-volgonefti-239

00:08, 14 August 2025

Owner of second tanker fined 35 billion for fuel oil spill

The Arbitration Court of Krasnodar Krai satisfied the claim of Rosprirodnadzor and fined the owner of the tanker Volgotransneft-239 35 billion rubles for damage to the Black Sea.

Rashid Naushaev. Screenshot of a photo from the Telegram channel of the Volodarsky district administration from 13.08.25, https://t.me/regionvol/10582.

23:38, 13 August 2025

Contract soldier from Astrakhan region killed in Ukraine

Rashid Naushayev was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 592 fighters from the Astrakhan region have been officially recognized as killed.

23:01, 13 August 2025

Residents of Dagestan complain about continued interruptions in water and electricity supplies

In a number of areas of Makhachkala today there were interruptions in water and electricity, and in part of Kaspiysk there was weak water pressure, residents said.

The situation at the Georgian parliament. Screenshot of the photo "Interpressnews" from 13.08.25, https://www.interpressnews.ge/ka/article/846218-rustavelis-gamzirze-saprotesto-akcia-gaimarta.

22:04, 13 August 2025

Activists protest in central Tbilisi for 259th day in a row

Protesters in Tbilisi block traffic outside the Georgian parliament demanding new parliamentary elections. Municipal elections in Georgia will be held without OSCE/ODIHR observers as the Georgian government has not extended an invitation.

Connecting to a free Wi-Fi hotspot in Makhachkala. Still frame from the video of the Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company "Dagestan" from 12.08.25, https://t.me/mir_cifri/5418

21:04, 13 August 2025

Makhachkala residents talk about difficulties when connecting to free Wi-Fi hotspots

Mobile internet outages in Makhachkala continued today, with the public access point on Lenin Square having an extremely limited range, city residents said. They complained about difficulties calling a taxi, buying tickets, and making calls.

20:05, 13 August 2025

Volunteers from the North Caucasus helped in the search for a missing child in Chechnya

The body of a seven-year-old boy missing in Chechnya, who had been searched for since August 8, was found today in a river. Volunteers from Dagestan, Kabardino-Balkaria, Stavropol, and Ingushetia helped rescuers and security forces in the search.

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