Dagestan

December 05, 2025 23:59

• Akhmad Batlukhsky's arrest has been extended.

  A court in Makhachkala has extended the detention of Dagestani religious figure Akhmad Batlukhsky, who was arrested on slander charges, by one month.

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 18:22

• A fighter from Makhachkala was killed in a military operation.

  Magomedali Kurbanov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 1,709 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

December 05, 2025 14:36

• Analysts have assessed the nature of the attack on security forces near Derbent.

  The lack of video footage of the attack on security forces at the Dzhemikent checkpoint raises questions, but the nature of the incident can hardly be considered an intensification of the gang underground, analysts noted. The attack could have been motivated by a personal conflict or what the attacker considered unfair demands from security forces, they believe.

December 05, 2025 13:40

• Flight delays occurred due to the suspension of operations at airports in southern Russia.

  Several flights were delayed at Makhachkala and Krasnodar airports due to flight restrictions in effect overnight and this morning. Residents of Grozny reported mobile internet outages amid reports of a drone attack.

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 12:59

• The case of the attack on police officers in Makhachkala has reached court.

  The Prosecutor General's Office of Dagestan has approved the indictment against Batal Magomedov for the attack on police officers in Makhachkala, which resulted in the deaths of two security officers. The case has been sent to the Southern District Military Court.

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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