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00:59, 29 October 2026

The name of the killed soldier from the Astrakhan region has been announced.

Junior Sergeant Pavel Mineev from the Yenotaevsky District was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 765 fighters from the Astrakhan region have been officially recognized as killed.

Mouth of the Anapka. Photo https://t.me/Roman_eco/2447?single

00:01, 29 October 2026

The dam for transporting sand to the Anapa beaches has been dismantled.

The temporary crossing built for filling the beaches of Anapa with imported sand, which were affected by an oil spill, has been dismantled, and at the same time, the mouth of the Anapka River was cleaned.

23:10, 28 October 2026

A resident of Armenia faced a refusal in Moscow to initiate a case regarding the illegal abduction of children.

The law enforcement agencies denied Armenian citizen Angelika Tsivinskaya the initiation of a case regarding the illegal abduction of children by their father; the decision will be appealed.

Participants of the protest on Rustaveli Avenue on the 700th day of continuous actions. Photo Netgazeti / Facebook*.

22:45, 28 October 2026

Protesters in Tbilisi marked the 700th day of continuous actions

Protesters gathered in the center of Tbilisi marked the 700th day of continuous actions with a musical performance, striking drums 700 times. The European Court of Human Rights has begun reviewing the case regarding the pre-trial detention and forced psychiatric examination of activist Nino Datashvili.

One of the baobabs on the warehouse premises in South Africa. Screenshot photo by Tony Carnie for Daily Maverick, https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-25-baobab-trees-seized-in-durban-ship-warehouse-probe/

21:46, 28 October 2026

The transportation of baobabs to Georgia has been blocked by South African authorities amid a criminal case.

South African authorities seized five baobabs from a shipping company intended for shipment to Georgia; a criminal case is being investigated. Several years earlier, eight trees imported from Kenya to Georgia died. The administration of the dendrological park created by Bidzina Ivanishvili accused the opposition of creating delays that led to the death of the baobabs.

21:38, 28 October 2026

A contractor from Kalmykia was killed in Ukraine.

Kona Mulaev from the Sarpinsky district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, authorities and security forces have acknowledged at least 271 fighters from Kalmykia as killed.

20:40, 28 October 2026

Residents of four villages in Dagestan were left without water after an accident on the water pipeline.

As a result of a major breakthrough of the main water pipeline, residents of four settlements in the Karabudakhkent district: Manaskent, Zelenomorsk, Ullubiyau and Achchisu will be without water supply from October 29 to 31.

19:49, 28 October 2026

The conditions for the detention of Chechen residents at Tbilisi airport contradicted the laws.

Three natives of Chechnya, detained without explanation at Tbilisi airport, were deported back on return flights after several days, not being allowed to travel to Russia. The conditions of their stay in the transit zone, as described by the detainees, contradict Georgian laws, noted a lawyer.

19:00, 28 October 2026

13 fighters from the Volgograd region have been named as killed in Ukraine.

In the Kalachyovsky district, awards were presented to the families of 13 servicemen killed in combat operations in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1873 fighters from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed in it.

18:30, 28 October 2026

Two brothers were convicted in Stavropol for a case of labor slavery.

The Kochubeyevsky District Court of the Stavropol Territory sentenced two brothers to seven and six years of imprisonment. They were accused of using the slave labor of a resident of Adygea for one and a half years.

17:59, 28 October 2026

The Krasnodar activist received a second fine for a comment about the gasoline situation.

A native of Dagestan, Kurban Magomedrasulov, has been sentenced again to a fine of 30,000 rubles for a comment under a publication about the fuel shortage in the Krasnodar region. The activist does not consider himself guilty of insulting the authorities.

17:33, 28 October 2026

A native of Chechnya is suspected of justifying terrorism

Investigative authorities in Chechnya have initiated a criminal case against a native of the republic, having found justification for terrorist acts in the video he published.

16:58, 28 October 2026

Residents of three districts in Dagestan were left without electricity after the accident.

The supply of electricity to 13 settlements in the Kizilyurt, Tarumov, and Khiv districts has been interrupted due to short circuits in the power grids.

15:59, 28 October 2026

The residents of Makhachkala demanded to strengthen control over the restoration of the philharmonic building.

The destruction of the bas-relief during the reconstruction of the historical building of the Dagestan Philharmonic has alarmed activists; officials promised to restore the facade elements. The residents of Makhachkala deemed it necessary to tighten control over the progress of the work.

15:50, 28 October 2026

The authorities named the killed fighter from the May District in the special military operation.

Vladimir Nazarov was killed in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the special operation, at least 490 fighters from Kabardino-Balkaria have been officially recognized as killed.

15:20, 28 October 2026

The condition of Sukhum's road infrastructure has given rise to criticism of the authorities.

At night on Ardzinba Street in Sukhum, drivers hit a deep pothole, which poses a threat of accidents, a driver complained on social media. Other residents of Sukhum, commenting on his complaint, said they had repeatedly damaged their cars by hitting the potholes. They also criticized officials for not restoring the asphalt after utility work.

Shepherd. Photo: https://www.instagram.com/p/De9Ddd3kePW/ belongs to the company Meta, whose activities are banned in Russia.

14:32, 28 October 2026

The version of Yashar Kasimov's accidental crossing of the border is questioned.

The version that Yashar Kasimov allegedly accidentally crossed the border of Armenia and that he is an Azerbaijani shepherd seems implausible because he was without sheep, social media users stated. They pointed to the humane treatment of Kasimov, who was subsequently returned to Baku by Yerevan.

13:35, 28 October 2026

The insurer stated in court that it lacked some materials in the case of the sunken tankers near Anapa.

The Arbitration Court of the Krasnodar Territory postponed the consideration of the claim for compensation of expenses for eliminating the consequences of the tanker crash in the Kerch Strait. The insurer requested the postponement, citing the absence of some documents in the case.

12:37, 28 October 2026

Most families with children in Chechnya lack two salaries to rent housing.

Most families with two working adults and two children in Chechnya lack the income to rent a two-room apartment and cover everyday expenses, analysts noted. They estimated the necessary monthly income for such a family at nearly 125,000 rubles.

Bus station in Alagir. Photo: https://yandex.ru/maps/

11:40, 28 October 2026

The shortage of buses and minibuses has complicated the journey for passengers from the Alagir and Right Bank districts to school and work.

There is a lack of public transport on the routes to the Alagir district and the villages of Stary Batako and Tsalyk in the Right Bank district of North Ossetia, which forces passengers to wait a long time for buses that arrive overcrowded, local residents complained on social media. Other locals, commenting on their complaint, mentioned waiting for minibuses for 40-50 minutes and demanded an increase in the number of buses and the return of minibuses to problematic routes.

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