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04:48, 8 April 2026

A landslide destroyed a road in the Buinaksk district.

Heavy rains caused a landslide that destroyed part of the road in the village of Verkhneye Kazanishche, making it accessible only via a bypass road.

03:49, 8 April 2026

Volunteers in the Temryuk district have collected over 6,000 tons of sand and fuel oil since the start of their work.

Volunteers from the Dolphins headquarters received a certificate from the Temryuk District Civil Defense and Emergencies Department detailing the results of their work since December 2024 in responding to the fuel oil spill. They collected over 6,000 tons of oil-contaminated mixture, 120 tons of fat mixture, and rescued over 500 birds.

02:50, 8 April 2026

The prosecutor's office has demanded lengthy prison sentences for top managers of Kuban's Gazprom.

Closing arguments have concluded in the case against the former executives of Gazprom Gas Distribution Krasnodar, including former Kuban Legislative Assembly deputy Alexey Rudnev. They are accused of bribery. The prosecutor requested sentences ranging from 16 to 22 years.

01:51, 8 April 2026

A court in Krasnodar has confiscated Andrei Korobka's assets.

The property of Kuban Vice-Governor Andrei Korobka, his relatives, and associates, totaling over 10 billion rubles, was confiscated by the state. The court also dismissed the arrested official from his post.

00:52, 8 April 2026

A resident of Adygea extinguished the Eternal Flame and was put under investigation.

A resident of the village of Giaginskaya in Adygea has been accused of desecrating military graves by extinguishing the eternal flame at the "Mass Grave" memorial.

23:57, 7 April 2026

Pro-European protests in Tbilisi have continued for 496 consecutive days.

On the 496th day of continuous protests outside the Georgian parliament, a solidarity rally for deported Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Sadigov continued. One activist repeated the symbolic burning of portraits of dictators that Sadigov periodically staged on Rustaveli Avenue.

23:35, 7 April 2026

Residents of Mamedkala spoke about the situation in the disaster zone.

Power and communications have been restored in the village of Mamedkala, which was flooded after a dam burst, but the situation remains dire, local residents said.

22:52, 7 April 2026

The Dagestan Ministry of Transport has advised motor carriers not to travel to Iran.

A representative of the Dagestan government in Iran reported an extremely unfavorable situation for road transport operators in Iran.

Detention center. Photo by Elena Sineok, Yuga.Ru.

22:08, 7 April 2026

Natives of the Caucasus declared a hunger strike in a Taganrog pretrial detention center.

Ten Muslim prisoners in a Taganrog pretrial detention facility refused food and water in protest against the systematic violation of their rights.

21:14, 7 April 2026

The deputy head of Anapa is suspected of abuse of office.

The Anapa City Court has issued a lenient pretrial detention order for Anapa Deputy Head Natalia Ryabokon, who is accused of abuse of office.

20:39, 7 April 2026

Kabardino-Balkaria sent 150 tons of humanitarian aid to Dagestan.

Kabardino-Balkaria sent several shipments of humanitarian aid to residents of Dagestan affected by flooding. Four Russian regions and Abkhazia also reported assistance to Dagestanis affected by the disaster.

19:47, 7 April 2026

A Cherkessk resident has been accused of extremism and calls for terrorism.

Security forces detained a man in Cherkessk whose comments containing "anti-Russian statements" attracted the attention of counter-extremism operatives.

Flooding in Dagestan. April 2026. Photo: Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia for the Republic of Dagestan

18:48, 7 April 2026

Up to 1.5 million Dagestanis were affected by the flooding.

Over 800 socially significant facilities have been damaged by flooding in Dagestan, with approximately 1.5 million residents affected by the emergency. The republic's emergency level has been upgraded from regional to federal amid forecasts of a third wave of floods.

17:51, 7 April 2026

Kuban Vice Governor Andrei Korobka has been arrested in connection with a multi-million dollar bribe.

A court in Krasnodar has remanded Deputy Governor of Kuban Andrei Korobka in custody for two months on charges of fraud. During a search of his home, law enforcement officers seized nearly 1 billion rubles in cash in various currencies, and the official's total assets are estimated at 10 billion.

16:53, 7 April 2026

The death toll from the floods in Dagestan has risen to six.

The body of an elderly woman missing for three days has been found in Mamedkala. The pensioner is the sixth victim of the devastating flood.

15:55, 7 April 2026

The ECHR found the ban on Ismayilova's departure from Azerbaijan to be a violation.

The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg ordered compensation for Khadija Ismayilova's unlawful ban on leaving Azerbaijan. The journalist's defense team called the ECHR decision an important precedent in disputes over travel restrictions.

14:53, 7 April 2026

The number of people affected by the flood in Dagestan has exceeded 6,200.

More than 6,200 people were affected by flooding in Dagestan, with more than 700 people in temporary accommodation centers, the regional governor reported.

13:56, 7 April 2026

Residents of Chechnya reported on the consequences of the flood.

The floodwaters in Chechnya have already receded, and people are rebuilding their homes with the help of fellow villagers and authorities, local residents said.

12:54, 7 April 2026

33 Azerbaijani families returned to Khojavend

Today, 142 members of Azerbaijani families who fled the Karabakh conflict returned to Khojavend. The number of displaced persons returned to the city has reached 904.

11:57, 7 April 2026

A fundraising drive for residents of Dagestan has been announced in Kabardino-Balkaria.

The Muslim Administration called on residents of Kabardino-Balkaria to bring items and food to collection points for those affected by the floods in Dagestan.

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