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00:42, 27 May 2026

Over 60 homes remain flooded in Ingushetia.

More than 20 homes and 48 surrounding areas remain in the flooded area in the Sunzhensky District of Ingushetia. In Karabulak, pumping water from flooded homes and yards has been completed.

23:55, 26 May 2026

Thousands of people marched through Tbilisi on Georgia's Independence Day.

A mass march organized by the Opposition Alliance in Tbilisi on Georgia's Independence Day was held under the slogan "For Victory, Together, Until the End!" Supporters of Georgia's European integration have been protesting in the capital for 545 consecutive days.

22:40, 26 May 2026

Police officers escaped punishment for falsifying the Yulduz Kurashova case.

A court in Khasavyurt found three Interior Ministry officers guilty of falsifying a criminal case against local resident Yulduz Kurashova, but released them due to the expiration of the statute of limitations. Two security officers were given suspended sentences for torturing Kurashova.

21:42, 26 May 2026

Volunteers have completed shoreline cleanup work in Gizel-Dere.

The volunteer group that spent two weeks cleaning up oil spills on the beach in Gizel-Dere has been disbanded. Further work will be carried out under the supervision of the local administration.

20:43, 26 May 2026

The ECHR awarded compensation to Azerbaijani activist Abdul Abilov.

The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has ruled that Azerbaijani blogger Abdul Abilov's rights to a fair trial have been violated and ordered him to pay €4,100 in compensation.

19:45, 26 May 2026

A Dagestani soldier was killed in Ukraine.

Rinat Musayev from the Rutulsky District was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially acknowledged at least 1,953 Dagestani servicemen killed in the conflict.

18:46, 26 May 2026

Armenia and the United States signed a strategic partnership charter.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan signed a charter establishing a strategic partnership between the two countries and initialed a framework agreement on the Trump Route project.

17:47, 26 May 2026

The cable car at the Elbrus resort has been suspended.

One of the cable cars at the Elbrus ski resort in Kabardino-Balkaria has been closed due to deteriorating weather conditions.

16:57, 26 May 2026

One of the political parties has dropped out of the election race in Armenia.

The progressive centrist party "Alliance" refused to participate in the parliamentary elections in Armenia; the Central Election Commission annulled its registration.

15:59, 26 May 2026

A soldier was convicted in Nalchik for leaving his unit.

A court in Nalchik sentenced Islam Shogenov to five years in prison, finding him guilty of leaving his unit without permission during mobilization.

15:03, 26 May 2026

Investigators have reviewed the charges against a blogger for comments about Pashinyan.

The charge against Artak Avetisyan, who called the Armenian Prime Minister a "traitor," has been reclassified from incitement to hooliganism.

Tofik Yagublu. Photo: https://1news.az/news/20250520062607263-Tofik-YAgublu-prigovoren-k-9-godam-lisheniya-svobody

14:08, 26 May 2026

Yagublu obtained a medical examination at a private clinic

Imprisoned opposition figure Tofig Yagublu, who suffers from pain, was allowed to undergo a specialized medical examination at a private civilian clinic. The politician's daughter expressed hope that the examination will lead to an accurate diagnosis and treatment for her father.

13:10, 26 May 2026

The convicted vice-governor of Kuban has disappeared in the SVO zone.

Former Kuban Vice Governor Sergei Vlasov, sentenced to 11 years in a maximum security penal colony five months ago, has gone missing in the military operation zone.

12:15, 26 May 2026

Train service between Baku and Tbilisi has resumed after a six-year hiatus.

The first passenger train from Azerbaijan in six years, whose land borders were closed at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, arrived in Tbilisi today.

11:12, 26 May 2026

Roads to three villages in Dagestan remain blocked.

Workers have cleared the road to 13 villages in the Charodinsky district, but residents of three villages in the Kurakhsky district remain without transport links.

10:14, 26 May 2026

A complaint against the verdict against Karabakh leaders has been filed with a Baku court.

The Baku Court of Appeal has accepted for consideration the appeal against the sentence of former leaders of Nagorno-Karabakh, who were sentenced to life and long prison terms.

Mikhail Selivanov. Screenshot of the Uryupinsk administration's publication https://t.me/urupino/26935

09:22, 26 May 2026

A contract soldier from Uryupinsk was killed in a military operation.

Mikhail Selivanov was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,791 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

A still from Afgan Sadigov's video address from Baku Airport. May 26, 2026. https://www.facebook.com/reel/986062497628689 (Meta, the company that owns Facebook, is banned in Russia).

08:25, 26 May 2026

Journalist Sadygov faces travel ban from Azerbaijan

Security forces prevented Afgan Sadygov from leaving Baku, a decision he called unfounded. The journalist's wife expressed concern that Azerbaijani authorities were planning to reopen his criminal prosecution.

IDPs awaiting transfer to Agdam. May 26, 2026. Photo: APA https://ru.apa.az/sotsium/v-agdam-otpravlena-ocerednaya-gruppa-pereselencev-653814

07:29, 26 May 2026

110 Azerbaijani families returned to Agdam

Today, 417 members of Azerbaijani families who fled the city during the Karabakh conflict returned to Agdam.

06:56, 26 May 2026

The case of the former head of Novocherkassk has reached court.

The case of former Novocherkassk mayor Yuri Lysenko, who is accused of accepting a bribe, has been referred to court.

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