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10:47, 4 October 2026

An officer from Azov was killed in the military operation.

Lieutenant Dmitry Myshkin was killed in the SVO zone. Since the beginning of the special operation, at least 1021 fighters from the Rostov region have been officially recognized as killed.

The bridge in the village of Makhadyr. A frame from the video on the Gagra district administration's website.

09:49, 4 October 2026

Villagers in the Gagra district pointed out to officials the unresolved problem with the bridge.

The bridge over the river in the village of Makhadyr in the Gagra district of Abkhazia, which local residents use on their way to school and work, is in an emergency state, a local resident complained on social media. Other villagers, commenting on her complaint, noted that children have fallen from the bridge multiple times, and that the problem has not been resolved for a long time.

Drones and air defense. Illustration created by "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program.

08:57, 4 October 2026

The Rostov region was subjected to a massive drone attack.

Air defense forces neutralized about a hundred drones in Rostov-on-Don, Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, and in 12 districts of the Rostov region last night.

Participants of the protest in support of Georgy Davitadze. Rustavi, October 3, 2026. Photo: "Interpressnews" https://www.interpressnews.ge/ru/article/177942-u-penitentsiarnogo-uchrezhdeniia-no-6-v-rustavi-rodstvenniki-osuzhdennogo-georgiia-davitadze-provodiat-aktsiiu

07:59, 4 October 2026

Relatives of the convicted Davitadze held a protest in Rustavi.

Relatives of the convicted Georgy Davitadze, who accused the staff of the Rustavi prison of sexualized violence, demanded the full version of the surveillance camera recording to be made public.

06:58, 4 October 2026

A serviceman from the Volgograd region was killed in combat.

53-year-old Igor Strelykin from the Zhiranovsky district was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1843 fighters from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed in it.

Sochi Airport. Photo: https://sochi.ru/press-sluzhba/novosti/1359/175250/

05:59, 4 October 2026

Flight restrictions have been introduced at three airports in the Southern Federal District.

Restrictions have been introduced at the airports of Astrakhan, Volgograd, and Sochi today due to flight safety concerns.

04:55, 4 October 2026

Energy workers discovered a large mining farm in the Unzukul district.

Another illegal mining farm with 140 devices for cryptocurrency extraction was discovered by energy workers in the village of Maidan.

03:56, 4 October 2026

The Rostov court convicted a man for joining a terrorist organization.

The Southern District Military Court sentenced Alikhan Shaoev to ten years in prison, finding him guilty of voluntarily joining the ranks of the terrorist organization "Imarat Kavkaz"*.

02:57, 4 October 2026

The roads are blocked in five districts of Dagestan due to landslides and rockfalls.

In the Akhtynsky, Dakhadayevsky, Kaytagsky, Tlyaratinsky, and Charodinsky districts of Dagestan, traffic is blocked on six sections of roads due to rockfalls, landslides, and mudflows.

01:58, 4 October 2026

The developer suspected of fraud in Sochi signed a contract with the Ministry of Defense of Russia.

Muscovite Natalia Korobkova lost a large sum of money by investing it in real estate in Sochi. The developer, suspected of fraud, signed a contract with the Ministry of Defense of Russia, which led to the investigation being suspended. The prosecutor's office acknowledged that the investigator's decision was unfounded.

00:58, 4 October 2026

The sentence of the former head of the Yelansk district has been upheld.

The appellate court upheld the sentence of the former head of the Yelansk district, Dmitry Litvinov, who was convicted of fraud involving homes for orphans.

March in Tbilisi. Photo Mo Se from 03.10.26, https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=4454505191530885&set=pcb.4454507014864036 (the activities of the company Meta, which owns the social network, are banned in Russia)

23:59, 3 October 2026

Participants of the march against the actions of "Georgian Dream" demanded change.

On the 675th day of daily protests, a march took place under the slogan "Georgia against Ivanishvili." Participants voiced calls for the authorities to change the country's policy and release political prisoners. One of the marchers addressed visitors from Russia, urging them to behave decently.

23:00, 3 October 2026

Atamanchuk considered the refusal to review the appeal against his removal from the elections unlawful.

The candidate for the State Duma, who was nominated in Sochi by the "Yabloko" party, Vladimir Atamanchuk, received a ruling on the return of his appeal. The document was signed by the judge who previously canceled the candidate's registration for the elections. Atamanchuk and his lawyers believe the return of the appeal is illegal: it was sent by mail on time, but the judge ignored the date of dispatch to prevent the case from being reviewed.

22:00, 3 October 2026

Ecologists assessed the possibility of a connection between the case against Matveev and pressure on "Ecowatch".

The Council of the "Ecological Watch for the North Caucasus" excluded Denis Matveev from the organization after his arrest. However, although the case against Matveev is not related to environmental activities, it has been used for negative publications about the organization, whose activities irritate the authorities and security forces, believes the coordinator of "Ecowatch". The terrorism charges against Matveev have become a reason for hate against the organization, analysts agreed.

21:00, 3 October 2026

A native of Chechnya was fined in Kuban for performing prayers with fellow believers in his home.

The head of the peasant farm gathered fellow believers in his home in the Otradnensky district of Krasnodar Krai to conduct Friday prayers. The court deemed his actions illegal missionary activity and imposed a fine of 10,000 rubles.

20:00, 3 October 2026

A fighter from the Astrakhan region was killed in the military operation.

Albert Sitkaziev was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 764 fighters from the Astrakhan region have been officially recognized as killed.

19:00, 3 October 2026

The "Armenia" bloc called the political arrest of its member before the municipal elections.

The court arrested for a month in the case of bribing voters a representative of the "Armenia" bloc in Vanadzor, former candidate for the National Assembly Arthur Oganian. The prosecution began on the eve of the upcoming elections to the local self-government bodies of Vanadzor, the bloc indicated.

18:00, 3 October 2026

The bridge, which was being repaired after the floods, has been destroyed again in Dagestan.

The Red Bridge in the Gunib district has been destroyed due to prolonged rains and the discharge of water from the Gotsatlinsky Hydroelectric Power Station. This crossing is important for the residents of the mountainous areas. The authorities of Dagestan are considering the construction of a temporary bridge.

17:00, 3 October 2026

Users criticized the new sand on Anapa's beaches.

No complaints about the quality of sand and water from Anapa were received in the summer; the beaches after being replenished with new sand are absolutely safe, said the head of Rospotrebnadzor. Commentators believe the new sand is unsuitable for beaches.

Train at the Murtazovo station. Frame from the video of the press service of the Investigative Committee.

16:00, 3 October 2026

The number of injured in the attack on the convoy in the train at the Murtazovo station has risen to four.

Two of the four victims of the attack by an inmate on the guards in the train near the Murtazovo station in Kabardino-Balkaria are in serious condition, while the other two are in moderate condition.

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