Chechnya

December 05, 2025 23:33

• Lena Patyaeva has been released after being arrested for picketing Seda Suleimanova's fate.

  Seda Suleimanova's friend, Lena Patyaeva, was released from a special detention center in St. Petersburg after serving ten days in jail for picketing outside the police station where the Chechen native was handed over to her relatives.

December 05, 2025 19:21

• Human rights activists have identified a propaganda element in the new arrests in connection with the attack on Pskov paratroopers in Chechnya.

  New accusations of involvement in the 2000 attack on Pskov paratroopers in Chechnya have been routinely fabricated by security forces in recent years, but the appearance of a Ukrainian citizen and a Ukrainian serviceman among those arrested will be used for propaganda purposes.

December 05, 2025 10:00

• The Grozny City complex was damaged during a UAV attack threat.

  A fire broke out in one of the towers of the Grozny City complex, damaging the building's cladding. The video went viral during the closure of Grozny Airport due to the threat of a drone attack.

December 04, 2025 22:36

• A new group of fighters flew from Chechnya to the SVO zone.

  Another group of volunteers trained at the Russian Special Forces University departed from Grozny Airport for the military operation zone in Ukraine.

December 04, 2025 18:04

• The court arrested Magomed-Gadzhi Aidiev.

  The Kirovsky District Court of Makhachkala has remanded Magomed-Gadzhi Aidiev, former head of the Novolaksky District of Dagestan, in custody for two months. Investigators allege he illegally transferred 37 plots of land in villages that had not yet been established.

December 04, 2025 16:40

• Social media users have inquired about the source of Akhmat Kadyrov's charitable donations.

  Chechen Minister of Physical Culture and Sports Akhmat Kadyrov donated over 18 million rubles to the families of fire victims. Social media users wondered when he managed to earn such a large sum.

December 04, 2025 14:43

• The Supreme Court upheld the sentence of Nikita Zhuravel.

  Former Volgograd student Nikita Zhuravel's appeal against his treason conviction was dismissed.

December 04, 2025 11:59

• Three people have been arrested in connection with the attack on Pskov paratroopers in Chechnya.

  Rustam Murzagishiev, a resident of Karachay-Cherkessia, Ilkhom Shukurov, a resident of Tatarstan, and Chingiz Savchenko, a Ukrainian citizen, have been arrested on charges of armed rebellion, participation in a gang, and attempted murder of military personnel. Investigators believe they participated in the 2000 attack on Pskov paratroopers in Chechnya.

December 04, 2025 09:59

• Airports in southern Russia have resumed operations after a drone attack.

  Airports in Grozny, Magas, and Vladikavkaz have resumed operations without flight delays. At Volgograd Airport, a flight to Dubai and an arrival from Moscow were delayed.

December 04, 2025 04:25

• Rosaviatsiya has closed three airports in the North Caucasus.

  Airports in Grozny, Vladikavkaz, and Magas have been grounded for the third night in a row. A no-fly alert has also been declared in Dagestan, Kabardino-Balkaria, and Stavropol.

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