South Federal District

March 28, 2026 20:00

• Tour operators have recorded an increase in demand for holidays in Anapa.

  Miracleon Beach, which has received new sand, will open on April 15. Demand for vacations in Anapa has already begun to grow, and tour operators have indicated that news of the beach opening will also drive up prices.

March 28, 2026 11:06

• The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has exceeded 8,950.

  At least 4,415 soldiers from the North Caucasus Federal District and 4,536 from the Southern Federal District have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.

March 28, 2026 10:08

• Two contract soldiers from the Astrakhan region were killed in combat.

  Yerbol Bisenov and Rustam Kulzhumurov from the Volodarsky district were killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 730 fighters from the Astrakhan region have been confirmed killed.

March 28, 2026 07:15

• A missile was shot down in the Rostov region.

  In the Rostov region, military personnel shot down a drone and a missile overnight. According to the governor, there were no injuries.

March 28, 2026 05:35

• The court refused to release Yevgeny Filippov under house arrest.

  The appellate court upheld the decision of a lower court that ordered the arrest of Krasnodar Krai Health Minister Yevgeny Filippov.

March 28, 2026 04:36

• A Donetsk resident is suspected of financing an extremist organization.

  A criminal case has been opened against a resident of the Rostov region who, in 2021, transferred money to the account of an organization designated as extremist.

March 28, 2026 02:38

• Minister Kovalev and his deputy were arrested in Stavropol.

  A court in Stavropol has remanded Ivan Kovalev, head of the regional Ministry of Industry and Trade, and his deputy, Nadezhda Pronskaya, to pretrial detention. The prosecutor's office demanded Kovalev's dismissal due to a loss of trust.

March 27, 2026 22:44

• A Krasnodar court upheld a denial of a rally against Telegram blocking.

  Krasnodar deputy Alexander Safronov failed to challenge in court the actions of city administration officials who initially approved a rally against the blocking of Telegram and then revoked their permission.

March 27, 2026 22:04

• Abandoned coffins near Rostov-on-Don have alarmed local residents.

  The coffins were spotted in a forest belt near the village of Ovoshchnoy, near Rostov-on-Don, just a few meters from the highway. According to one witness driving by, they weren't hidden, but rather, as if deliberately displayed in plain sight.

March 27, 2026 21:08

• A fighter from the Volgograd region was killed in Ukraine.

  Viktor Krasnoshchekov from Kamyshin was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,732 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

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