Russia

September 19, 2026 05:15

• Olga Shchekina is charged with violating the curfew.

  The puppet theater actress Olga Shchekina, who was kidnapped by unknown individuals while leaving a special detention center in Rostov-on-Don, is accused of violating the curfew in Donetsk.

September 19, 2026 04:15

• Members of the precinct electoral commissions in Sochi talked about the first day of voting.

  At the polling stations in Sochi, there was varying activity; however, a significant portion of voters voted early, noted members of the precinct electoral commissions. They pointed out that many voters do not see elections as a way to influence what is happening in the country.

September 19, 2026 03:15

• Astrakhan voters assessed the prospects for protest voting

  Residents of Astrakhan named the main problems in the region and the country as fuel shortages, poverty among the population, and rising prices, while they assessed the prospects for protest voting in the elections skeptically.

September 19, 2026 02:15

• Budget workers in North Ossetia spoke about the demands to ensure voter turnout in the elections.

  Employees of budget institutions in North Ossetia reported that the management is forcing them to participate in the elections and even send photo reports. Some residents believe that protest voting in these elections is impossible, while others are convinced that this is a way to express their dissatisfaction.

September 19, 2026 00:17

• Don voters spoke about the first day of voting

  At polling stations in Rostov-on-Don, there was a noticeable mass voting by budget employees on the morning of September 18, and the election commission reported a turnout of 25% only in the first half of the day. Residents of the Rostov region, surveyed by "Caucasian Knot", noted electoral apathy and do not believe in protest voting.

September 18, 2026 22:37

• Less than 33% of those affected by the spring floods in Dagestan received payments.

  The authorities of Dagestan reported on payments to nearly 89 thousand residents of the republic who were recognized as victims of the flooding. The total amount of payments reached 3.4 billion rubles.

September 18, 2026 20:47

• The police warned Volgograd activists against actions during the elections.

  In Volgograd, the police warned civil activists about the inadmissibility of actions during the elections. At some polling stations in the regional center today, there were queues of budget employees.

September 18, 2026 15:22

• Commentators supported Bzhinava against the backdrop of the criminal case due to publications about Basayev.

  The criminal case against the Abkhaz lawyer Irakli Bzhinava due to publications about Shamil Basayev is unfounded. Bzhinava is a decent person and a patriot of Abkhazia, stated some social media users. Other commentators reminded that Basayev organized terrorist attacks in Budyonnovsk, Moscow, and Beslan, and demanded not to justify him.

September 18, 2026 03:52

• Three residents of Volgograd apologized on camera for filming the results of the attack.

  Law enforcement officers detained two young men and a girl in Volgograd who filmed and published a video of the aftermath of an airstrike on one of the enterprises.

September 18, 2026 00:55

• Father and daughter from Irkutsk convicted in Rostov-on-Don for treason

  The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced a 19-year-old native of Irkutsk to seven years in prison for attempting to become involved in combat operations on the side of Ukraine. Earlier, the court sentenced her father to 18 years in a penal colony for treason.

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