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Azerbaijani security forces during the arrest. June 30, 2025. Screenshot of the video https://ria.ru/20250630/azerbaydzhan--2026345735.html

16:57, 30 June 2025

Baku announced the detention of FSB agents in the office of "Sputnik Azerbaijan"

Azerbaijani security forces detained two people in the office of Sputnik Azerbaijan, calling them undercover agents of the Russian special services.

Akhliman Ganjiyev. Photo: Screenshot of video https://video.azertag.az/ru/video/261447

15:19, 30 June 2025

Investigative Committee names cause of one of deaths during detention of Azerbaijanis in Urals

One defendant in the contract killings case in Yekaterinburg died of heart failure, the cause of death of the second is being established, the investigation said. Russian Human Rights Commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova asked the Prosecutor General's Office to check the legality of the detentions of members of the Azerbaijani diaspora.

Murat Efendiev. Photo: https://www.instagram.com/p/DH5rJRKN21v/ belongs to the Meta company, whose activities are banned in Russia

14:21, 30 June 2025

Deputy Head of Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria Arrested in Absentia

The Supreme Court of Russia has arrested in absentia the former deputy chairman of the Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria, Murat Efendiev, in a case of fraud and money laundering.

13:24, 30 June 2025

A soldier from North Ossetia was killed during military operations

Alexey Tuayev was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 454 fighters from North Ossetia have been officially recognized as killed.

Search in the office of "Sputnik Azerbaijan". Photo: https://vesti.az/kriminal/mvd-provodit-obyski-v-ofise-agentstva-sputnik-azerbaidzan-foto-550402

12:31, 30 June 2025

In Baku, security forces came to search the office of "Sputnik Azerbaijan"

The investigative measures are related to the continuation of the agency’s work, which was officially suspended in Azerbaijan.

At the scene of the arrest. June 30, 2025. Photo: https://34.xn--b1aew.xn--p1ai

11:12, 30 June 2025

Four teenagers arrested in Volgograd in extremism case

A 17-year-old student at a Volgograd college has been remanded in custody on suspicion of creating an extremist group. Three other teenagers, whom investigators believe to be his comrades, have been placed under house arrest.

Andrey Nistratov. Photo from the Uryupinsk administration telegram channel https://t.me/urupino/21266

09:47, 30 June 2025

A serviceman from Uryupinsk was killed in combat

Andrey Nistratov was killed in a military operation in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,233 fighters from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed in it.

Sending displaced persons to Kengerli. June 30, 2025. Photo: APA https://ru.apa.az/sotsium/v-selo-kengerli-agdamskogo-raiona-otpravlena-ocerednaya-gruppa-pereselencev-614760

08:55, 30 June 2025

37 Azerbaijani families returned to the village of Kengerli

Today, members of 37 Azerbaijani families who left the village of Kengerli during the Karabakh conflict returned to the village.

UAV in the evening sky. Illustration created by "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program

07:56, 30 June 2025

Five drones shot down over the Sea of Azov

The military destroyed drones launched from Ukraine over the Sea of Azov.

Maxim Slyusar. Photo from Andrey Gimbatov’s telegram channel https://t.me/gimbatov34/4921

06:57, 30 June 2025

Contract soldier from Kuban killed in Ukraine

Maksim Slyusar was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 765 fighters from Krasnodar Krai have been officially recognized as killed in it.

Mine explosion. Illustration created by "Caucasian Knot" with the help of AI in the program Copilot

05:57, 30 June 2025

Police officer injured in mine explosion in Azerbaijan

In the Agdam region, a policeman was blown up by a mine; his right leg was amputated.

A man calls the police. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program

04:57, 30 June 2025

Donskoy village resident detained for false report of terrorist attack

In the Rostov region, a resident of the village of Gurin was detained, who, under the influence of alcohol, told law enforcement officers about plans to commit a terrorist attack on a transport infrastructure facility.

03:58, 30 June 2025

Investigation of Rufat Ismailov's criminal case completed

The Russian Investigative Committee has completed its investigation of the criminal case of former employees of the Dagestan Ministry of Internal Affairs, including former Deputy Minister Rufat Ismailov. The defendants are currently reviewing 214 volumes of the case.

Sergey Kartashov. Video still from Tatiana Pimenova's YouTube channel

02:59, 30 June 2025

Tuapse investigators closed a criminal case on the violation of a large family's rights to housing

A criminal case of negligence, initiated against unidentified officials in Tuapse who failed to comply with a court decision and did not provide housing to the large family of Sergei Kartashov and Tatyana Pimenova, has been closed due to the absence of a criminal event.

Cars on the Crimean Bridge. Photo: https://mintrans.gov.ru

11:12, 29 June 2025

A queue of 310 cars formed in front of the Crimean Bridge in Kuban

Drivers of 310 vehicles are waiting to cross the bridge across the Kerch Strait in Krasnodar Krai.

Haji Veliyev. Photo: Meydan TV https://www.meydan.tv/az/article/haci-v%c9%99liyevin-isg%c9%99nc%c9%99y%c9%99-m%c9%99ruz-qaldigi-bildirilir/

10:13, 29 June 2025

Activist Veliyev Arrested in Baku Complains of Torture

Former chairman of the Union of Young Veterans Haji Veliyev, who was arrested in Baku on charges of hooliganism, told his relatives that he was injured as a result of torture. Veliyev's worsening condition has alarmed his relatives.

Alexander Sherchenkov at a picket in Yerevan. Photo: RusNews https://t.me/rusnews/72118

09:12, 29 June 2025

Russian activist pickets in Yerevan in support of Yuri Mikheev

St. Petersburg activist Alexander Sherchenkov, at a picket in front of the Russian embassy in Yerevan, demanded the release of Yuri Mikheev, who was convicted in Russia in a case of sabotage.

Azamat Abuyev. Photo from the Volodarsky District Administration Telegram channel https://t.me/regionvol/10261

08:13, 29 June 2025

Contract soldier from Astrakhan region killed in Ukraine

Azamat Abuyev was killed in a military operation in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 553 fighters from the Astrakhan region have been officially recognized as killed in it.

07:14, 29 June 2025

Sentence handed down in case of attempted murder of Sherip Alikhadzhiev

The court sentenced two defendants in the case of the assassination attempt on the former Deputy Prime Minister of Ingushetia, assistant to State Duma deputy Sherip Alikhadzhiev, recognizing them as the customer and the perpetrator.

A drone. Photo: U.S. Marine Corps / Lance Cpl. Chase W. Drayer

06:15, 29 June 2025

UAV attack repelled in Rostov region

Last night, air defense forces shot down a drone in the Kuibyshevsky district of the Rostov region.

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