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06:28, 13 May 2026

A man was injured in a drone attack in a Kuban village.

A drone attack caused a fire at a plant in the village of Volna in the Temryuk district, injuring one person.

05:55, 13 May 2026

Residents of the Tuapse village need volunteer help to clean up oil spills on the beach.

Residents of the village of Gizel-Dere near Tuapse collected over 200 bags of oil-contaminated pebbles. They asked for volunteer help to completely clean up the coastal area.

04:48, 13 May 2026

Doctors reported on the condition of children injured in the shooting in the Gulkevichi District.

The condition of the primary school student and student who were injured as a result of shooting with an air pistol is assessed as satisfactory.

03:49, 13 May 2026

Residents of Anapa complained about the concealment of the cause of the chemical smell in the city.

Information about the source of the strong chemical odor that Anapa residents recently experienced is being concealed from the public. They say it's impossible to obtain an honest, independent air quality test.

02:50, 13 May 2026

Those involved in the attack on police officers have been arrested in Tskhinvali.

Two servicemen have been arrested for attacking law enforcement officers in South Ossetia. Their colleague, who came armed to the Ministry of Internal Affairs building to demand the release of his comrades, is wanted. Seven contract soldiers have been dismissed from the armed forces following the incident at the police building.

01:51, 13 May 2026

Kadyrov reported on the dispatch of the first pilgrims to the Hajj.

The first plane carrying pilgrims from Chechnya departed from Grozny airport to Saudi Arabia.

00:57, 13 May 2026

The mother of the arrested journalist faces a ban on leaving Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijani authorities have banned Dilruba Amanova, the mother of arrested Meydan TV journalist Aytaj Tapdyg, from leaving the country. She was twice prevented from leaving Azerbaijan, although after the first attempt, security officials assured her the ban had been lifted.

00:19, 13 May 2026

A fighter from Dagestan was killed in Ukraine.

Seymur Mirzabalaev from the Tabasaran district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially acknowledged at least 1,929 Dagestani servicemen killed there.

23:47, 12 May 2026

Protesters in Tbilisi congratulated Mzia Amaglobeli on his birthday.

The rally of supporters of Georgia's European integration on Rustaveli Avenue took place for the 531st consecutive day, despite heavy rain.

22:57, 12 May 2026

Journalists linked the beneficiaries of the Anapa beach opening to crime.

A kilometer-long stretch of beach in Vityazevo, excluded from the emergency zone by the mayor of Anapa, is used by three resorts owned by members of the same family. Their names have been mentioned by journalists in reports about bribery, a hostile takeover of a resort, and a contract killing.

22:27, 12 May 2026

Villagers in North Ossetia complained about the quality of their drinking water.

Residents of the villages of Kora-Ursdon and Karman-Sindzikau in the Digorsky District of North Ossetia filed complaints with authorities regarding the quality of their drinking water. Complaints to various authorities, including the district prosecutor's office, have gone unanswered.

21:39, 12 May 2026

Human rights activists have launched a fundraising campaign for Zarema Musaeva.

Human rights activists are raising 300,000 rubles to purchase medications and nutritional products for Zarema Musayeva. This amount will provide the political prisoner with everything she needs for six months.

20:59, 12 May 2026

The court refused to request testimony from a security officer in the Kardashov murder case.

A witness in the case against Chechen security officials Aziev and Yusupov, who spirited Alexei Kardashov, the manager of a Khasavyurt pharmacy, from Dagestan to Chechnya, told the court he remembers nothing. Kardashov's mother's lawyers requested the witness's testimony in the pharmacist's murder case, but the court refused.

20:29, 12 May 2026

The arrest of the former Minister of Construction of North Ossetia has been extended.

The Leninsky District Court of Vladikavkaz extended the pretrial detention of former North Ossetian Construction Minister Konstantin Morgoev, who is accused of abuse of power, for one month.

19:50, 12 May 2026

The French Parliament called for sanctions against Ivanishvili and his entourage.

The French National Assembly adopted a resolution calling for sanctions against the Georgian authorities for violating fundamental human rights, restricting freedom of expression, and using disproportionate force against peaceful demonstrators.

19:12, 12 May 2026

Investigators conducted searches in the Makhachkala administration.

A new criminal negligence case has been opened against Makhachkala officials responsible for the city's road infrastructure due to the lack of barriers on the October Revolution Canal.

18:24, 12 May 2026

A court in Karachay-Cherkessia confiscated the property of former Minister Bugayev.

The Cherkessk City Court seized 22 properties and three cars from Dmitry Bugayev, former Minister of Property and Land Relations of Karachay-Cherkessia. He was also ordered to pay over 64 million rubles.

17:33, 12 May 2026

Two soldiers from Dagestan were killed in Ukraine.

Baru Abdusalamov and Abdulgamid Saidgasanov from the Tabasaran district were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have publicly named at least 1,928 Dagestani combatants killed there.

A still from an electric car owner's protest in Batumi. Photo: Batumelebi / https://batumelebi.netgazeti.ge/news/615854/

16:38, 12 May 2026

Entrepreneurs have threatened the Batumi administration with round-the-clock protests.

Electric car rental operators have announced a 24-hour protest outside the Adjara government building due to the ban on their use on Batumi Boulevard.

15:56, 12 May 2026

The Constitutional Court refused to consider Napso's complaint.

The court refused to review the constitutionality of the provision of the law under which Kuban State Duma deputy Yuri Napso was prematurely removed from office for absenteeism.

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