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21:55, 31 July 2026

A resident of Yeysk has been detained for setting fire to electrical substations.

Law enforcement officers in the Krasnodar region detained a local resident who set fire to an electrical substation. During interrogation, the detainee stated that he had set fire to the substation equipment at least twice.

Frame Red Bridge in Dagestan over the Kara-Koysu River. Photo: Expert South / https://www.expertsouth.ru/news/v-dagestane-izza-ugrozy-obrusheniya-perekryli-dvizhenie-po-krasnomu-mostu/

21:03, 31 July 2026

Residents of mountainous Dagestan demanded to open traffic on the Red Bridge.

Residents of the mountainous regions of Dagestan demanded the urgent restoration of traffic across the Red Bridge, calling alternative routes a serious blow to everyday life. Shchukin responded to the appeal, instructing to switch the work on the crossing to "emergency mode."

20:42, 31 July 2026

A soldier from Dagestan was killed in Ukraine

Murad Aligadzhiev from Makhachkala was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have acknowledged at least 2054 combatants from Dagestan killed there.

19:58, 31 July 2026

One hundred Anapa beaches have been recognized as safe for vacationers.

Rospotrebnadzor issued permits for the opening of 100 beaches in Anapa. Another 12 beaches are undergoing examination.

Law enforcement officers detain suspects. July 31, 2026. Screenshot of the video https://t.me/mvdri/10800

19:08, 31 July 2026

A resident of Ingushetia is under investigation due to a comment on social media.

Law enforcement officers discovered a "positive assessment of the actions of militants" in a comment left on social media by a laborer from the village of Nesterovskoye.

Medical workers are providing assistance to the injured. The illustration was created by "Caucasian Knot" with the help of AI in the Copilot program.

18:36, 31 July 2026

The number of victims of the UAV attack in Volgograd has increased.

During the debris removal after the drone attack at the site of a residential building in the Krasnoarmeysky district of Volgograd, the body of a woman was found. Eight injured people have been hospitalized.

Queue at the gas station. Illustration created by "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program.

17:59, 31 July 2026

Queues formed at Volgograd gas stations after the nighttime drone attack.

After the drone attack on Volgograd, which also affected the oil refinery, queues have reappeared at gas stations.

An FSB officer detains a man. Illustration created by "Caucasian Knot" using the Copilot program.

17:42, 31 July 2026

The FSB detained a resident of the Rostov region on suspicion of treason.

Law enforcement reported the detention of an 18-year-old resident of Taganrog, who was planning a terrorist attack against Russian military personnel.

Seaweed on the beach in Anapa. Photo: Anton Bykov, Yuga.ru

17:02, 31 July 2026

Telegram users called for the removal of seaweed from the beaches of Anapa.

The beaches of Anapa are filled with seaweed, bloggers report. City authorities should monitor the condition of the beaches, commentators pointed out.

15:09, 31 July 2026

The memory of medical workers who died during the years of repression was honored in Tbilisi.

At the building where the Georgian Extraordinary Commission was located, those gathered read out the names of repressed medical workers.

14:09, 31 July 2026

Tightening legislation in Europe has created the risk of deportation for hundreds of Chechens.

Muslim Alkhazov's deportation to Russia has been appealed, but he remains at risk, along with hundreds of other refugees from Chechnya, due to tightened immigration laws in Europe, human rights activists noted. Unfair denials of asylum to Chechens in Europe have also increased because decisions regarding refugees' fate are made by security services without regard for the risks of returning to Chechnya, diaspora representatives emphasized.

13:09, 31 July 2026

A Russian woman recounts her four-year struggle for her child, who was taken to Armenia.

Alexandra has been trying for four years to secure the right to see her son, whom her ex-husband took to Armenia. An Armenian court designated her ex-husband as the sole guardian. Alexandra's appeals to the police and the guardianship authorities have been unsuccessful. Her lawyers have filed a lawsuit seeking the restoration of her parental rights.

Bahruz Gasanli. Photo: https://www.irfs.org/news-feed/отчет-инистора-словы-и-защитно/

11:54, 31 July 2026

A Ukrainian court has released an Azerbaijani opposition figure despite Baku's extradition request.

Opposition activist Bahruz Hasanli, detained in Ukraine at the request of Azerbaijani law enforcement, has been released by a Kharkiv court. PFPA members and the activist himself link the criminal prosecution to his political activities in Azerbaijan, arguing that the fraud charges are unfounded. The PFPA hopes that Ukrainian authorities will definitively deny the activist's extradition to Azerbaijan.

11:08, 31 July 2026

Security forces conducted a search of Narek Karapetyan's home.

This morning, security forces searched the home of Narek Karapetyan, a member of the Strong Armenia party who was elected to parliament. According to the politician, nothing was seized during the search. Investigators believe the search is related to the case of Karapetyan's fellow party member, Alik Aleksanyan, whose pretrial detention was extended for two months today.

10:23, 31 July 2026

Initiatives to protect Georgia's national values have drawn criticism from the opposition.

An initiative group has been created in Georgia to protect "national values," initiated by cultural figures. This is the second such initiative in recent days. The opposition believes such initiatives threaten a wave of violence.

09:23, 31 July 2026

A Rosgvardiya officer from Dagestan was killed in Ukraine.

Senior Sergeant Shikhakhmed Gadzhiev was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have acknowledged at least 2,053 combatants from Dagestan killed there.

08:21, 31 July 2026

Russian Railways declared its right to a refund of its investments if the concession agreement with Armenia is amended.

Oleg Belozerov, head of the holding, reported that Russian Railways was perplexed by the news of a possible fee for leasing Armenia's railway infrastructure. All rights and obligations of the parties are spelled out in the Concession Agreement, to which the Armenian government is also a party, he recalled.

07:25, 31 July 2026

Two soldiers from the Astrakhan region were killed in Ukraine.

Yuri Trofimov and Alexander Sopov from the Kamyzyak district were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 754 soldiers from the Astrakhan region have been officially recognized as killed.

Still from a video message from residents of the village of Natukhaevskaya to Bastrykin about resuming construction of the sports complex. Photo: Krasnodar News - CITY / Telegram channel

06:27, 31 July 2026

Residents of the Kuban region asked Bastrykin to complete the construction of the sports complex.

In the Krasnodar region, residents of the village of Natukhaevskaya appealed to the Chairman of the Russian Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, asking him to investigate the suspension of construction of a sports complex and hold those responsible accountable.

05:28, 31 July 2026

Five people were hospitalized after a drone attack in the Volgograd region.

Drones damaged an apartment building and a private home. Fires were reported at an industrial facility in the fuel and energy sector.

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Karabakh activists condemned Pashinyan for refusing to discuss the rights of refugees.

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