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17:58, 12 April 2026

Volunteers receive dozens of oil-covered birds amid a beach cleanup report in Vityazevo.

A thousand bags of oil-contaminated soil have been collected from the beach in Vityazevo, clearing approximately half of the contaminated area. Volunteers received over three hundred contaminated birds, and many were unable to be helped in time.

16:58, 12 April 2026

The Azerbaijani Embassy in Iran has resumed operations.

On April 12, the Azerbaijani embassy in Iran resumed operations with a limited staff, a month after the evacuation of its diplomats. Baku believes that the embassy's rapid resumption of operations after the ceasefire underscores the importance Azerbaijan places on relations with Iran.

15:58, 12 April 2026

Two people died in Dagestan after being questioned about the shooting of security forces.

After law enforcement interviewed witnesses in the shootout in the village of Nizhny Dzhengutai, an elderly man died, and a young man who was present at the scene committed suicide. Investigators are conducting an investigation.

14:58, 12 April 2026

Protesters in Yerevan demanded the release of David Minasyan.

Activists at a rally in Yerevan demanded the release of 18-year-old David Minasyan, who was arrested following an incident at a church involving the prime minister, or that a non-custodial measure be chosen for the young man.

13:57, 12 April 2026

Gergebil District authorities have ruled out the threat of flooding.

A minimal rise in water level in the new reservoir, which formed due to a landslide, was recorded over the past 24 hours. There is no threat to villages, the Gergebil District administration stated.

12:58, 12 April 2026

An engineer has been arrested in connection with a reservoir breach in Dagestan.

The Gejukha Reservoir was poorly maintained, and the operating company failed to take action when the dam was in danger of bursting, according to investigators. An engineer from the company responsible for the facility's safety, Dziv-2 LLC, has been arrested for two months.

11:58, 12 April 2026

A combatant from Kamyshin was killed in Ukraine.

Dmitry Skorik was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,747 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

10:57, 12 April 2026

The 16th victim of the explosion in Vladikavkaz has sought medical attention.

Another person injured in the explosion at a fireworks warehouse in Vladikavkaz has sought medical attention and been hospitalized. Of the 16 injured, 11 remain hospitalized.

The village of Mamedkala after the flood. Still from a video from the Derbent District Administration: https://t.me/derbentskiyrayon_official/21857

09:59, 12 April 2026

The number of flooded homes in Dagestan has dropped to 516.

Over the past 24 hours, the number of houses still flooded in Dagestan has decreased from 762 to 516. 523 people remain in temporary accommodation centers.

08:58, 12 April 2026

Four fighters from the Volgograd region have been identified as killed in a military operation.

In the Sredneakhtubinsky District, awards were presented to the families of soldiers killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,746 soldiers from the Volgograd Region have been officially recognized as killed in it.

07:56, 12 April 2026

A Rostov-on-Don resident was fined for using an emoji in a chat about military equipment.

The Sovetsky District Court of Rostov-on-Don fined Sergei Korovayny 30,000 rubles for using a negative emoji in response to a video of military equipment posted in a private chat room. The court deemed it defamatory of the army.

06:57, 12 April 2026

A Nalchik resident is suspected of financing an extremist organization.

Officers from the Kabardino-Balkarian Ministry of Internal Affairs' Center for Combating Extremism reported the arrest of a 31-year-old local resident in connection with a case involving the financing of an extremist organization.

05:58, 12 April 2026

Two soldiers from Dagestan were killed in Ukraine.

Abdulmutelim Ramazanov and Shikh Mekhtiyev from the Tabasaran district were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have acknowledged at least 1,893 combatants from Dagestan killed there.

04:59, 12 April 2026

The family of the deceased is unable to obtain compensation from Yuri Zakharchevsky.

Former Krasnodar Regional Court judge Yuri Zakharchevsky, convicted of hitting a pedestrian, never paid compensation for his death because he signed a contract with the Russian Ministry of Defense in 2024, left for the SVO zone, and went intocommunication.

04:00, 12 April 2026

Yuriy Lysenko's arrest has been extended.

The court extended the arrest of former Novocherkassk mayor Yuri Lysenko, who is suspected of accepting a bribe from a developer, until May 13.

03:01, 12 April 2026

A soldier was convicted in Nalchik for repeatedly leaving his place of service.

The Nalchik Garrison Military Court sentenced serviceman Vitaly Turovsky, who left his military unit three times for long terms, to seven years in prison.

02:01, 12 April 2026

An activist was arrested for insulting Bidzina Ivanishvili.

A Tbilisi court sentenced activist Shota Odishvili to 10 days in jail for insults he made against Bidzina Ivanishvili during a protest on April 9.

01:01, 12 April 2026

The warhead of a drone was found in a Kuban village.

Residents of several houses in the village of Trudobelikovsky were evacuated after a UAV fragment containing a warhead was found on a street. After the fragment was cleared, the residents were able to return home.

00:02, 12 April 2026

The death of a girl in Abkhazia has brought the issue of domestic violence legislation into sharp focus.

Kristina Lakhina, the aunt of a three-year-old girl who died from beatings, has been remanded in custody for two months by a court in Sukhumi. Members of parliament have stated the need to draft a law on domestic violence. A bill on protection from domestic violence was introduced in parliament six years ago, but has not yet been included in the session's agenda, countered the former Abkhazian ombudsman.

23:03, 11 April 2026

Residents of Kabardino-Balkaria have joined the effort to raise funds for Dagestan.

Several foundations and organizations in Kabardino-Balkaria are collecting humanitarian aid for Dagestan. Residents are donating water, food, clothing, and bedding. Residents of the affected areas have asked for construction materials.

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