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20:59, 11 September 2026

The court canceled the registration of the Sochi candidate from "Yabloko" Atamanchuk.

The Krasnodar Regional Court canceled the registration of Vladimir Atamanchuk as a candidate for the State Duma in the South single-member district No. 54. The basis was an election material that the plaintiff considered extremist.

Alesker Mammadli. Photo: Report.az https://report.az

20:14, 11 September 2026

Alesker Mammadli's relatives are concerned about the results of his examination in the pre-trial detention center.

Ultrasound examination revealed changes in the health status of the founder of Toplum TV and media expert Alesker Mammadli, but his results are insufficient for a full assessment, his relatives stated. The family insists on additional diagnostics involving specialized specialists.

Refueling at Mamayka along the highway to Dagomys. Photo by Kristina Romanova for "Caucasian Knot".

19:21, 11 September 2026

Krasnodar drivers talked about the difficulties in buying cheap gasoline.

At gas stations of large chains in Krasnodar, gasoline costs between 66–75 rubles per liter, but you have to stand in line, while at some private gas stations fuel costs more than 100 rubles and you can save time. In Sochi recently, you don't have to spend much time waiting in line for fuel.

Beach in Anapa. September 11, 2026. Photo: https://t.me/anapa_grazhdan/17443

19:05, 11 September 2026

Activists called for planning the preparation of Anapa's beaches for the new season.

Before winter, the beaches of Anapa, after being filled with sand containing a lot of clay, should be plowed, or better yet, the sand should be completely replaced with more suitable material for the coast, activists believe.

18:21, 11 September 2026

A sticker with the Instagram* logo led a villager in Dagestan to a fine.

The Kaitag District Court fined a resident of the village of Madzhalis for a sticker with the symbols of the banned Instagram*, which she posted six years ago to advertise a store.

17:24, 11 September 2026

The Gagloev party supported Kambolov in the presidential elections of South Ossetia.

Marat Kambolov is capable of ensuring the consolidation of society and sustainable socio-economic development, said the "Nykhas" party, calling for support for him in the presidential elections in South Ossetia.

16:59, 11 September 2026

The woman from Makhachkala was fined for transferring money to the FBK*.

The Lenin District Court of Makhachkala sentenced a local resident to a fine of 350,000 rubles, finding her guilty of financing extremist activities due to a donation of 386 rubles to the Anti-Corruption Foundation*.

16:00, 11 September 2026

The supply of flowers from Armenia to Turkey was disrupted due to delays at the border.

The Turkish side delayed the customs clearance of a batch of flowers, resulting in their disappearance. Suppliers believe that the Armenian authorities' policy on export development is not yielding results.

15:00, 11 September 2026

The fine for the Rostov farmer for a fire caused by a UAV attack has become a dangerous precedent.

The fine imposed on a Rostov farmer for a fire caused by a fallen UAV outraged his colleagues. Farmers in southern Russia are already facing problems with grain sales and high production costs, and shifting the blame for the consequences of military actions onto them is absurd, noted farmers and agricultural producers.

14:00, 11 September 2026

The PACE rapporteur called the sentence against Anar Mamedli politically motivated.

The PACE rapporteur on political prisoners, Azadeh Rojan, and the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O'Flaherty, pointed out the political motivation behind the sentence against the head of the Election Monitoring and Democracy Training Center, Anar Mamedli. They called on the Azerbaijani authorities to immediately release the human rights defender and review the sentence handed down to him.

13:00, 11 September 2026

Lawyers called the absence of an elevator in the Makhachkala hospital a violation.

The absence of an elevator in the three-story building of the Makhachkala clinic, where a patient had to be carried down the stairs, contradicted the law.

12:04, 11 September 2026

The homes of residents of the Rostov region were damaged after the airstrike.

As a result of the airstrike, 10 private houses were damaged in the Millerovsky district. In total, more than 90 drones and missiles were destroyed overnight in the Rostov region.

11:06, 11 September 2026

The case of the underage sons of Bagirzade has reached the court.

The Baku court received the case of the two sons of the convicted leader of the "Muslim Unity" movement, Taleh Bagirzade. The defense was deprived of the opportunity to prepare for the hearing, as they did not receive the indictment.

10:11, 11 September 2026

Two people were injured in a rocket attack in Volgograd.

As a result of the rocket attack, apartment buildings in Volgograd were damaged, and two injured individuals were hospitalized. A temporary accommodation point has been opened for the residents of the damaged houses.

Grozny City Duma. Photo: City Duma website https://grozgorduma.ru/2018/04/09/%d0%bf%d0%be%d0%b3%d0%be%d0%b4%d0%b0-%d0%bd%d0%b0-%d0%b4%d0%b2%d0%be%d1%80%d0%b5-%d0%bf%d1%80%d0%b5%d0%ba%d1%80%d0%b0%d1%81%d0%bd%d0%b0%d1%8f-%d0%b8-%d1%80%d0%b0%d1%81%d0%bf%d0%be%d0%bb%d0%b0%d0%b3/

09:26, 11 September 2026

Grozny residents considered the candidates' election campaign to be sluggish.

Preparation for the elections to the Grozny City Duma is not accompanied by candidate campaigning, residents reported. According to analysts, no real competition is expected in these elections.

08:24, 11 September 2026

A fighter from Ingushetia was killed in Ukraine

Ilyas Tsechoev from the Malgobek district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 212 fighters from Ingushetia have been officially recognized as killed.

Journalist Tornike Razmadze. Photo: TV Pirveli / https://tvpirveli.ge/ka/siaxleebi/politika/134937-tornike-razmadze-romelsats-simonianis-ginebis-gamo-sjian-ombudsmens-pozitsiis

07:25, 11 September 2026

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia has opened a case against the journalist after a comment about Simonyan.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia has initiated an administrative case against journalist Tornike Razmadze for an obscene statement on social media. The law enforcement agency claims to be defending the honor of Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, but the activist insists that the reason was a comment directed at Kremlin propagandists Margarita Simonyan and Vladimir Solovyov.

06:26, 11 September 2026

The number of damaged apartments from the drone attack in Novorossiysk has exceeded 570.

Damage has been recorded in 576 apartments and 76 private houses after a drone attack on Novorossiysk on the night of September 9. 1232 people have applied for compensation.

Today, 154 members of Azerbaijani families returned to the village of Shukyurbeyli. Screenshot from Report photo dated 10.09.26, https://report.az/ru/vnutrennyaya-politika/v-selo-shukyurbejli-dzhebrailskogo-rajona-otpravilas-ocherednaya-gruppa-pereselencev2a

05:23, 11 September 2026

25 Azerbaijani families returned to the Jebrail district

Today, 154 members of Azerbaijani families returned to the village of Shukyurbeyli, who left the Jebrail district during the Karabakh conflict.

04:24, 11 September 2026

Margiev stated about the coercion of his brother to withdraw his testimony.

Police Colonel Viktor Margiev stated that his brother Alan was forced to withdraw his testimony against the accused Khocha Gabarayev a year after his abduction. The court session, to which Margiev timed his publication, did not take place.

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