South Federal District

December 19, 2025 19:37

• Lawyers and human rights activists pointed out the importance of publicity in connection with the pressure on the signatories of the petition in defense of Tuptsokova.

  Human rights activists and lawyers have stated that a combination of legal methods and public activism is needed to secure an investigation into the pressure exerted on those who signed the petition in defense of Larisa Tuptsokova. At the same time, they believe that informal pressure, including the dismissal of public sector employees, may continue.

December 19, 2025 17:40

• Putin ignored questions from residents of southern Russia during his direct line-up.

  Residents of southern Russia had hoped that their questions, voiced during the direct line with the president, would lead to solutions to pressing problems, but their requests were never aired. Specifically, questions about the opening of Anapa's beaches and a request from residents of the Yubileiny microdistrict in Krasnodar, recorded by about a thousand people, were not aired.

December 19, 2025 16:27

• Kondratyev succeeded in stopping the Sochi-Trabzon ferry.

  Following an appeal from the Governor of the Krasnodar Krai, Rosmorrechflot closed the Lider Line ferry service, which included the Seabridge ferry, scheduled to operate between Trabzon, Turkey, and Sochi. The governor attributed the inability to receive the ferry at the Sochi port to insufficient infrastructure.

December 19, 2025 14:27

• Belikov received a deportation notice from Georgia.

  Volgograd activist Nikolai Belikov, who participated in protests in Tbilisi, has been served with a deportation notice from Georgia with a five-year entry ban. He must leave the country by January 10.

December 19, 2025 13:30

• The hearing on the Kuban pensioners' case was disrupted due to the defendant's condition.

  The Rostov-on-Don Military Court was unable to hold a hearing in the case of Kuban pensioners accused of creating an illegal armed group because the condition of Nikolai Nabiyev, who was hospitalized with a third heart attack, worsened. The pensioners' families can no longer afford legal fees.

December 19, 2025 10:10

• Environmental and transport issues in southern Russia have become the subject of appeals to Putin.

  Ahead of Putin's direct line to the South, residents of southern Russia asked for help in addressing environmental, transportation, and utility issues. At least five collective appeals were addressed to Putin from the Krasnodar Region.

December 19, 2025 07:10

• Civilian facilities were damaged by drone strikes in the Rostov region.

  Rostov, Taganrog, and the Kuibyshevsky, Matveyevo-Kurgansky, and Rodionovo-Nesvetaysky districts were attacked last night. As a result, power lines were damaged.

December 19, 2025 06:19

• Residents of Bataysk filed 36 applications for financial assistance following the drone attack.

  Thirty-six applications for financial assistance were submitted to the Bataysk city administration by residents of the neighborhood damaged by a drone strike on the night of December 17-18.

December 19, 2025 04:48

• Krasnodar residents demanded the mayor's resignation over a road under their windows.

  Residents are protesting the authorities' plans to build a road near apartment buildings. They say that instead of addressing the problems of courtyards and street infrastructure, the administration is planning to reroute transit traffic into a residential area.

December 19, 2025 02:52

• A Sochi resident was sentenced to 13 years in prison for treason.

  The Krasnodar Regional Court sentenced a 72-year-old Sochi resident for treason. According to the court, the man voluntarily passed information about the situation on the Black Sea coast to Ukrainian intelligence.

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