Stavropol Region

March 28, 2026 12:05

• The FSB reported on the prevention of a terrorist attack in Stavropol.

  An attack on a security officer in Stavropol was thwarted; the suspect died in an explosion during his arrest, the security service reported.

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 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 11:45

• A barista from Stavropol received a lengthy prison sentence for attempting to poison military personnel.

  A coffee shop employee in Stavropol has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. According to investigators and the court, he poisoned soldiers' drinks in the interests of a terrorist organization.

March 26, 2026 22:00

• The Prosecutor General's Office demanded the seizure of more than 80 substations from Magomed Kaitov.

  In an anti-corruption lawsuit against Magomed Kaitov, the former head of the Interregional Grid Company of the North Caucasus, the Prosecutor General's Office demanded the confiscation of 81 transformer substations in Khasavyurt.

March 26, 2026 11:40

• A minister has been detained in Stavropol for allegedly abusing his authority.

  Law enforcement officials detained Ivan Kovalev, Minister of Energy, Industry, and Communications of the Stavropol Territory. He is suspected of participating in the leasing of land in Sochi, intended for student recreation, to businesses.

March 26, 2026 01:48

• Nikita Zhuravel's relatives expressed fears for his life.

  The family of former Volgograd student Nikita Zhuravel has not received any letters from him for three months, causing them to worry about his health and life.

March 25, 2026 19:56

• A Stavropol resident was convicted of participating in a terrorist organization.

  The Southern District Military Court sentenced a 35-year-old man to 18 years in prison for participating in a terrorist organization. According to investigators, he joined the banned organization while in prison.

March 25, 2026 03:10

• A man accused of plotting a terrorist attack in Stavropol has been convicted in Rostov-on-Don.

  The Southern District Military Court sentenced Andrei Balashov to 15 years in a maximum-security prison colony, accused of treason and plotting a terrorist attack in Stavropol Krai.

March 25, 2026 01:53

• A Kislovodsk resident was sentenced for posting LSR* leaflets.

  A military court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Kislovodsk resident Ilya Mezentsev to a long prison term, recognizing him as a member of the "Legion of Freedom of Russia"*.

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