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10:56, 8 August 2025

Eskova's relatives are concerned about plans to return her to the isolation ward

Sochi resident Olga Eskova is scheduled to be discharged from the mental hospital and sent to serve the remainder of her administrative arrest, although doctors have not issued recommendations on the detention regime and treatment. According to Olga's husband, she is experiencing severe stress due to returning to the detention center.

09:54, 8 August 2025

Authorities reported the resumption of water supply to Lermontovo

The first branch of the water pipeline to Lermontovo has started working, but the tap water is still unsafe to drink, the head of the Tuapse District reported. Water continues to be delivered to Defanovka and Novomikhaylovskoye, which also suffered from flooding.

08:57, 8 August 2025

The court did not pass a sentence on the head of the district in the Volgograd region

The case of the head of the Ilovlinsky district Ivan Gel, accused of abuse of office, which led to the death of a district administration employee while extinguishing a fire, was returned to the prosecutor's office, although a verdict was expected. Gel refused to give the last word and did not ask forgiveness from the relatives of the deceased.

07:56, 8 August 2025

Trump announces meeting with Aliyev and Pashinyan

According to the American president, Ilham Aliyev and Nikol Pashinyan will sign documents on peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia and a number of economic agreements.

06:57, 8 August 2025

Gasoline tanker catches fire in Rostov region after drone attack

In the Millerovsky district of the Rostov region, a fuel tank caught fire after a drone attack. According to the authorities, there are no casualties.

05:57, 8 August 2025

Five candidates registered for the Rostov Region gubernatorial elections

Acting Governor of the Rostov Region Yuri Slyusar will have four rivals in the elections: Yuri Klimchenko from the party "Russian Pensioners for Social Justice", Evgeny Bessonov from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, Sergei Kosinov from "A Just Russia - Patriots - For Truth", Denis Frash from the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia.

04:57, 8 August 2025

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

Aleksandr Saifudinov 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 killed.

Those accused of blowing up the Crimean Bridge. Photo: "Support for political prisoners. Memorial"*.

03:57, 8 August 2025

Human rights activists recognize those accused of blowing up the Crimean bridge as political prisoners

The eight defendants in the case of the blowing up of the Crimean Bridge, who are currently being held in Rostov pretrial detention facilities, had no connection with the Ukrainian special services and were not aware of the explosives in the cargo being transported, and after the incident they cooperated with the FSB.

02:58, 8 August 2025

Two fighters from Karachay-Cherkessia killed in Ukraine

Umar-Ali Totorkulov and Vitaly Sorokoletov from Zelenchuksky District were killed in combat. Since the start of the Russian operation in Ukraine, official authorities have named at least 146 servicemen from Karachay-Cherkessia killed there.

01:55, 8 August 2025

The case of the third person accused of preparing a terrorist attack in Sunzha has reached court

An 18-year-old resident of Ingushetia faces forced treatment in a psychiatric hospital for preparing an attack on security forces and a terrorist attack in Sunzha.

00:56, 8 August 2025

Karabakh Painting Symposium Continues Work in Armenia

The call for applications for participation in the 5th International Painting Symposium “Colors of Dizak” has begun in Armenia. The first four symposiums were held in Nagorno-Karabakh.

Batraz Braev. Photo: administration of the Pravoberezhny district / Telegram

23:57, 7 August 2025

North Ossetian soldier killed in Ukraine

Batraz Brayev from Beslan was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, the authorities have named at least 471 killed soldiers from North Ossetia.

22:58, 7 August 2025

Court releases Ingushetia Ministry of Education and Science official from pretrial detention

The Supreme Court of Ingushetia has softened the measure of restraint for the employee of the republican Ministry of Education and Science, Aza Ozdoeva, who was arrested on August 1 in connection with the theft case.

21:59, 7 August 2025

Participants of the march in memory of the August war blocked Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi

The traditional rally on Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi on the 253rd day of continuous protests was preceded by a mass march in memory of the victims of the August 2008 war.

House on Tatishchev Street, 10. Screenshot of a photo from the Telegram channel of the press service of the Governor of the Astrakhan Region from 08/07/25, https://t.me/governorspressoffice/24955

21:02, 7 August 2025

Residents of a multi-storey building in Astrakhan evacuated due to threat of collapse

During repairs in the basement of a residential building on Tatishchev Street in Astrakhan, a collapse of the ceiling was noticed. Rescuers evacuated residents of three entrances, and subsequently residents of two of them were allowed to return to their apartments.

Anton Chechin (center) in court. Still frame from TV Pirveli video from 23.07.25, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3n0tOv6lzY

20:18, 7 August 2025

Surgeon testified in court about the need for surgery on Anton Chechin

The tumor that was discovered in the brain of Russian Anton Chechin, who is accused of drug charges after participating in protests in Georgia, needs to be examined and preferably removed, said a surgeon questioned in the case.

Viktor Berezhnov (center). Photo: https://t.me/OskinaDeputat/2692

19:19, 7 August 2025

Defense achieves acquittal of Berezhnoy in case of collapsed five-story building

The court upheld the acquittal of the former head of the Voroshilovsky district of Rostov-on-Don, Viktor Berezhnoy, who was accused of negligence in connection with the collapse of the entrance of a five-story building on Narimanov Street.

Mansur Movlaev. Screenshot of a photo from the Instagram page of his lawyer Murat Adam https://www.instagram.com/p/DKpeejYC1fR/ (the activities of Meta, the company that owns the social network, are banned in Russia).

18:21, 7 August 2025

Social media users expressed concern about the fate of Mansur Movlaev

The deadline for considering Chechen native Mansur Movlaev's request for asylum in Kazakhstan expires on August 19, but a hearing on the matter has not yet been scheduled, the lawyer said. The delay in the process makes one fear for Movlaev's fate, commentators on the lawyer's social network indicated.

17:22, 7 August 2025

Taganrog residents asked for help in connection with the destruction of a sports complex by a UAV

The cost of restoring the children's sports complex, which was damaged in a drone attack in June in Taganrog, is more than 12 million rubles. The authorities are refusing to provide support, since a state of emergency has not been declared and assistance to NGOs is not provided in this case, the authors of the petition complained.

16:22, 7 August 2025

More than 10 kilometers of beaches have been cleaned in Anapa

The mechanized cleaning of 10.5 kilometers of beaches in Anapa has been completed, today the equipment is working in Vityazevo, the operational headquarters reported. The pace of work is extremely slow, the blogger complained.

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