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Andranik Tevanyan. Still from 7or TV video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKOdOCEVJiY

09:26, 23 May 2026

The leader of the Mother Armenia party was detained with the approval of the Central Election Commission.

Security forces detained Andranik Tevanyan, chairman of the Mother Armenia party and a candidate for parliament from the Prosperous Armenia party. Prior to this, the prosecutor's office convinced the Central Election Commission to approve the criminal prosecution of the candidate.

Mine Action Agency staff conduct training for new residents of Khojavend. May 22, 2026. Photo: APA https://ru.apa.az/sotsium/sostoyalos-ocerednoe-pereselenie-v-gorod-xodzavend-653217

08:27, 23 May 2026

17 Azerbaijani families returned to Khojavend

Sixty-five members of Azerbaijani families who fled the city during the Karabakh conflict returned to Khojavend. They were given keys to their apartments and warned about the mine danger.

07:29, 23 May 2026

A drone attack was recorded in two districts of the Rostov region.

Last night, the military shot down drones in the Matveyevo-Kurgan and Tarasovsky districts. According to the governor, there were no injuries.

Russian military. Still from a Defense Ministry video: https://t.me/mod_russia/53966

06:31, 23 May 2026

The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has exceeded 9,150.

At least 4,529 soldiers from the North Caucasus Federal District and 4,624 from the Southern Federal District have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.

Vladimir Galka. Photo by Kristina Romanova for the "Caucasian Knot"

05:36, 23 May 2026

The court refused to return a plot of land to a Sochi Cossack.

Sochi Cossack Vladimir Galka was unable to successfully pursue a court case to regain ownership of a plot of land he had farmed for 30 years, which had been confiscated by the authorities.

04:38, 23 May 2026

Sochi officials refused to acknowledge their inaction on a complaint about the introduction of censorship in a kindergarten.

A hearing has begun on Sochi teacher Elena Baranetskaya's administrative lawsuit against officials from the city's Department of Education and Science for refusing to hold a kindergarten principal accountable for censoring parent chats.

03:39, 23 May 2026

A court in Rostov-on-Don found a resident of Gorlovka guilty of treason.

The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Gorlovka resident Vladislav Gamzin to 17 years in prison, finding him guilty of treason and calls for terrorist activity.

02:40, 23 May 2026

Two people were injured in a drone attack in Novorossiysk.

Drone debris fell on the grounds of an oil depot in Novorossiysk. Two local residents were injured during the air strike and were hospitalized. A private home was damaged in Anapa.

02:30, 23 May 2026

Movlaev's defense explained the purpose of his appeal to the European Parliament.

The UN Human Rights Committee's position on the case of Chechen native Mansur Movlayev does not preclude his extradition from Kazakhstan to Russia. Movlayev's extradition would violate international law, and his appeal to the European Parliament is intended to convey to the Kazakh authorities the political consequences of such a move.

01:57, 23 May 2026

Activists called on the head of the pretrial detention center to ensure the protection of the rights of Kuban pensioners.

A group of activists and human rights defenders wrote letters to the head of Rostov-on-Don's Pre-Trial Detention Center No. 1, where Kuban pensioners Zakharova, Kuzovenko, and Nabiyev are being held, asking for medical care and adequate conditions.

00:58, 23 May 2026

Artur Osipyan went on a hunger strike demanding an apology from Pashinyan.

Karabakh activist Artur Osipyan, arrested in Yerevan, has declared a hunger strike in a pretrial detention center, demanding an apology from Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan for the insults he suffered. Observers believe Osipyan's prosecution is politically motivated, as he has not broken the law.

00:34, 23 May 2026

A fighter from South Ossetia was killed in Ukraine.

South Ossetian resident Ruslan Gazzaev was killed in the combat zone. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially acknowledged at least 97 South Ossetian servicemen killed there.

23:53, 22 May 2026

Protesters in Tbilisi expressed solidarity with journalists and sick children.

Participants in a rally outside the Georgian parliament on the 541st day of continuous protests demanded the release of political prisoners and funding for the purchase of medications for children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

A video from the FSB's Public Relations Center, published on the TASS Telegram channel.

23:21, 22 May 2026

The FSB reported a foiled explosion in Novorossiysk.

A suspect in preparing to blow up an energy facility has been detained in Novorossiysk.

23:03, 22 May 2026

The case of a teenager from Adygea's comments has reached court.

The Adygea Prosecutor's Office has submitted to court the case of a teenager from Adygea, who is accused of justifying terrorism due to his comments on social media.

22:20, 22 May 2026

An aggressive advocate of "women's morality" has been brought to trial in Chechnya.

A resident of Chechnya's Vedensky District beat up a man who had come to a stadium with his wife, saying that women shouldn't be in public places. When he was taken into police custody, he also struck a security officer.

21:51, 22 May 2026

A Jehovah's Witness* from Gukovo has been released from prison.

Vladimir Popov, 59, was released after spending nearly six years in prison on extremism charges. One of the six convicted Jehovah's Witnesses* from Gukovo remains in prison.

21:14, 22 May 2026

Rospotrebnadzor has suspended the import of Armenian mineral water "Jermuk."

20:31, 22 May 2026

A Dagestani resident has been accused of publicly justifying terrorism.

Statements made in public in 2024 have become the basis for criminal prosecution of a resident of Dagestan's Derbent district. The man faces up to five years in prison.

19:57, 22 May 2026

The home of a Tuapse resident with many children fell into disrepair after a fire at an oil refinery.

For three weeks, the authorities failed to provide assistance to Tuapse resident Anastasia Guchapsheva in repairing her home, which caught fire during a fire at an oil refinery in late April. The condition of the buildings, which were not properly dried out, only worsened during this time.

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