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08:00, 18 October 2026

A contractor from the Volgograd region was killed in battles.

Artem Nikulov was killed in combat operations in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1856 fighters from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

Mikhail Semenov. Photo from the personal archive of Mikhail and Ekaterina Semenov's family / https://t.me/endoflaw/4018

07:01, 18 October 2026

Mikhail Semenov has been sent to the punishment isolation cell.

The administration of the settlement colony considered the early rising of the convict from Tiberda, Mikhail Semenov, who was planning to go to the hospital, a violation of the regime.

05:59, 18 October 2026

19 fans were detained after the football match in Baku.

After the match between the football teams "Neftchi" and "Karabakh", police in Baku detained 19 fans suspected of attempting to provoke incidents.

04:55, 18 October 2026

The property of the former head of the rural settlement in Kuban has been seized for state revenue.

The Sever district court of the Krasnodar region satisfied the prosecutor's claim for the transfer to state revenue of the property of the former head of the Smolensk rural settlement, Sergey Bezuglov, amounting to more than 39 million rubles.

03:55, 18 October 2026

Irina Polishchuk challenged the verdict

An appeal from the former head of the administration of Zernograd, Irina Polishchuk, convicted of exceeding her authority, has been submitted for consideration by the Rostov Regional Court.

02:56, 18 October 2026

Ramiz Mehdiyev has been excluded from the "Yeni Azerbaijan" party.

At the meeting of the board of the "Yeni Azerbaijan" party, a decision was made to exclude the former head of the presidential administration, Ramiz Mehdiyev, who is accused of attempting a coup.

01:57, 18 October 2026

Analysts assessed Shchukin's call for businessmen to re-register their businesses in Dagestan.

Calls for large businessmen of Dagestani origin to re-register their businesses in the republic have been made before. However, against the backdrop of mass reductions in small and medium-sized businesses in the republic, this is unlikely, and it is also unclear what benefits they will receive, analysts said.

00:57, 18 October 2026

Four defendants in the case of terrorist acts in the Zaporizhzhia region were convicted in Rostov-on-Don.

The Southern District Military Court sentenced two citizens of Ukraine and two citizens of Russia, finding them guilty of committing terrorist acts against officials and law enforcement officers in the Zaporizhzhia region. One was sentenced to life imprisonment, three were sentenced to 25 years.

March in Tbilisi 17.10.26. Photo Publika https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1903792777686930&set=pcb.1903792937686914 (the activities of the Meta company, which owns the social network, are banned in Russia)

23:58, 17 October 2026

Participants of the march in Tbilisi protested against torture and the authorities' policies.

The slogans of the 44th march in Tbilisi as part of the ongoing 689th day of pro-European protests were "No to Torture" and "Georgia without Bidzina Ivanishvili."

23:00, 17 October 2026

The dismissal of the head of the regional industry and trade committee did not solve the problem with queues at gas stations.

Governor Andrey Bocharov dismissed the head of the committee for industrial policy, trade, and the fuel and energy complex of the Volgograd region, Vladimir Shkarupelov. Drivers complain about difficulties in purchasing AI-95 at gas stations.

Matanat Turan. Photo from Gulnara Ragimova's page. https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=3343509682703955&set=a.124160501305572

22:00, 17 October 2026

A participant in the protests against the restriction of hijab wearing in Azerbaijan has been arrested.

The court placed the activist of the National Front Party, Matanat Turan, who is a believer and wears a hijab, under house arrest, but the prosecutor's office appealed this decision and succeeded in placing Turan in a detention center. The persecution of Turan is politically motivated, the party believes.

21:00, 17 October 2026

A fighter from North Ossetia was killed in the special military operation zone.

Zaur Gagloev was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 594 fighters from North Ossetia have been officially recognized as killed.

20:00, 17 October 2026

The sappers of the Ministry of Emergency Situations neutralized 80 items in Chechnya in a month and a half.

The combined pyrotechnic unit of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia cleared more than 57 hectares of land in Chechnya from September 1 to October 17, reported the head of the republic.

19:00, 17 October 2026

Observers complained about violations during campaigning in the municipal elections in Armenia.

"Independent Observer" appealed to the Central Electoral Commission of Armenia regarding possible abuse of administrative resources by the governor of the Lori region, who used the administration's social media page for campaigning.

18:00, 17 October 2026

The condition of the sand on the beaches of Anapa has raised complaints from commentators.

The sand on the city beaches of Anapa has been washed away and partially carried out to sea, and restoration will require bringing sand back to the shore. The sand was washed away because the sand brought in by the authorities is not suitable for the shore, commentators pointed out.

17:00, 17 October 2026

Relatives considered the appeal against the penalty as the reason for Nozdrinov's placement in the punishment cell.

Colony staff placed Kuban journalist and blogger Alexander Nozdrinov in a punishment cell due to the shape of his cap. Relatives believe the real reason is the filing of a cassation appeal regarding the penalty.

The illustration was created by "Caucasian Knot" with the help of AI in the Copilot program.

16:00, 17 October 2026

Analysts pointed to a new round of pressure on "Ecological Watch".

The information campaign against the "Ecological Watch for the North Caucasus" has been ongoing for about two weeks and may be linked to the activation of security forces, analysts suggested. At the same time, the case of former "Ecological Watch" member Denis Matveev does not in itself indicate persecution for environmental activities, they believe.

15:18, 17 October 2026

A private from the Volgograd region was killed in the special military operation.

In Ukraine, Private Yuri Naumov was killed. Since the beginning of the special operation, at least 1855 fighters from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

14:49, 17 October 2026

Shahizyar Guseynova reported an attempt of re-arrest in Baku.

Civilians attempted to detain Shahizyar Guseynova, a participant in the protests under house arrest in Baku due to restrictions on wearing the hijab, when she went out with her children to the store during the time allowed by the investigator.

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13:51, 17 October 2026

The seriously ill resident of Baksana obtained subsidized medications through the prosecutor's office.

Doctors provided subsidized medications to a seriously ill resident of Baksana after the intervention of the prosecutor's office, the agency reported. Other residents of Kabardino-Balkaria, commenting on this report on social media, also complained about the problem of medication supply and demanded punishment for those responsible for violating patients' rights.

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