Kalmykia

November 12, 2026 19:33

• Mobilized from Kalmykia killed in Ukraine

  Oleg Dentelinov from Elista was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, authorities and security forces have acknowledged at least 274 fighters from Kalmykia as killed.

November 11, 2026 20:31

• A contractor from Kalmykia was killed in the Belgorod region.

  Vladimir Mukhametov from Gorodovikovsk was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, authorities and security forces have acknowledged at least 273 fighters from Kalmykia as killed.

November 11, 2026 00:38

• Drivers in Kalmykia called the decrease in gasoline prices insufficient.

  There is no longer a gasoline shortage at gas stations in Kalmykia, but fuel prices have not returned to pre-crisis levels and remain prohibitively high for many residents of the republic, drivers stated.

November 09, 2026 23:29

• Mobilized from Kalmykia killed in Ukraine

  Roman Sharayev from the Ketchenerovsky district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, authorities and security forces have acknowledged at least 272 fighters from Kalmykia as killed.

November 08, 2026 20:00

• The decrease in gasoline prices in southern Russia was the result of cheaper fuel at private gas stations.

  Rosstat reported a decrease in prices for automotive fuel in 61 regions of Russia, with the largest drop in gasoline prices observed in Kalmykia and Kabardino-Balkaria. This refers to a decrease in prices at private gas stations, where prices were significantly inflated during the period of shortage; no significant changes occurred at federal gas stations, local residents reported.

November 07, 2026 12:51

• Lawyers pointed to the consequences of mitigating punishment for blood revenge.

  Murders motivated by blood revenge should be classified as committed out of personal animosity, as a separate provision of the Criminal Code creates inequality before the law. Excluding blood revenge from the qualifying characteristics would contribute to the spread of vigilantism, lawyers surveyed by "Caucasian Knot" pointed out.

November 06, 2026 22:48

• A resident of Kalmykia has been convicted of financing terrorism.

  A resident of Kalmykia has been sentenced to a long prison term, whom investigators called a "follower of radical ideology." The court found him guilty of transferring money to a member of a terrorist organization.

November 06, 2026 06:05

• The number of killed fighters from southern Russia in Ukraine has reached 10 thousand.

  At least 4969 fighters from the North Caucasus Federal District and 5031 from the Southern Federal District have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.

November 02, 2026 14:36

• The FSB reported the prevention of terrorist acts in southern Russia.

  In the Volgograd region and other areas, FPV goggles for controlling drones with explosives hidden inside, intended for Russian servicemen under the guise of humanitarian aid, were seized, reported the FSB.

October 31, 2026 12:50

• Problems with access to free treatment in Elista's hospitals have given rise to criticism of the Ministry of Health of Kalmykia.

  Appointments with a therapist in Elista have to be waited for up to a month, and free CT and MRI examinations – up to a year, a local resident complained on social media. Other residents of Elista, commenting on his complaint, also spoke about the long wait for doctors and the need to pay for medications and treatment out of their own pockets. They criticized the Ministry of Health for problems in medical institutions.

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