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17:46, 4 June 2026

The resort season in Anapa opened amid a stark contrast in coastal conditions. Some beaches are open and deemed safe, while others are closed due to erosion, unstable soil, and environmental risks. This "Caucasian Knot" report details which beaches are ready for visitors and which pose a risk.

17:30, 4 June 2026

An American preacher was expelled from the country for illegal missionary work in Tuapse.

A court in Tuapse fined US citizen Brian Tibbits 30,000 rubles and deported him from the country for illegal missionary work at the "Sea Wave" children's camp.

16:34, 4 June 2026

Armenia's Anti-Corruption Committee has announced plans to bribe voters on a large scale.

Two people were detained today in connection with a pre-election bribery case, one of whom is 18-year-old journalist Aram Davtyan from Gyumri. Law enforcement officials conducted searches today at the ARF Dashnaktsutyun office in Gyumri. Supporters of various parties are preparing to pay election bribes in the final days of the campaign, the Anti-Corruption Committee stated.

15:34, 4 June 2026

A fighter from Dagestan was killed in a military operation.

Gadzhimurad Abdullayev was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 1,961 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

Beach in Anapa. Photo: Yuri Ozarovsky https://vk.com/seaoz

14:34, 4 June 2026

The delay in opening beaches in Anapa has alarmed internet users.

Sand sifting from the Medical Beach to the Bimlyuk Sanatorium has been completed, the mayor of Anapa announced. Authorities promised to open all beaches by June 1, but commentators noted that most sandy beaches remain closed.

13:35, 4 June 2026

Almost half of the amount raised to support Zarema Musaeva has been raised.

Over 149,000 rubles were raised in three weeks to provide food parcels for Zarema Musayeva in the penal colony. This amount will cover three months of supplies. The fundraising effort is ongoing, and 300,000 rubles are needed to cover the remaining six months.

12:35, 4 June 2026

A cafe in Pyatigorsk has been suspended for 80 days following a mass poisoning.

Rospotrebnadzor (the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing) has identified violations of sanitary and epidemiological regulations at a café in Pyatigorsk, where 30 people were poisoned. The café has been suspended for 80 days.

11:35, 4 June 2026

56 people have been placed in temporary accommodation facilities due to the threat of flooding in Kuban.

Residents of the villages of Urma and Khankov-2 in the Slavyansky District were evacuated, as were residents of the village of Zapadny in the Krymsky District due to dam failures. Fifty-six people are in temporary accommodation centers.

07:44, 4 June 2026

A Volgograd resident accused of treason has been arrested.

A Volgograd resident is accused of collaborating with the Ukrainian armed forces and activating SIM cards used to send mass messages about terrorist threats.

05:47, 4 June 2026

A Stavropol resident is suspected of financing an extremist organization.

A money transfer to the account of an organization banned in Russia led to the criminal prosecution of a Stavropol resident.

04:48, 4 June 2026

Five soldiers from Tuapse were killed in Ukraine.

Dmitry Ibneev, Artur Kachkanyan, and three of their fellow countrymen from the Tuapse region were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have named at least 849 Kuban soldiers killed there.

03:49, 4 June 2026

A South Ossetian special forces commander escaped punishment for attempted murder.

The Rostov Garrison Military Court suspended proceedings in the case of the commander of the special forces of the Ministry of Defense of South Ossetia, Shalva Gabaraev, and he returned to the combat zone in Ukraine, accused of attempted murder and hooliganism.

02:50, 4 June 2026

Activists and environmentalists have criticized the condition of beaches in the Tuapse region.

Despite the official opening of the resort season, many beaches in the Tuapse district are not ready for safe recreation: the storm washed ashore with large amounts of debris and complicated the cleanup of oil spills, according to local residents, activists, and environmentalists.

01:51, 4 June 2026

A Maykop resident has been arrested in absentia in a terrorist case.

A court in Adygea has sentenced in absentia a resident of the republic suspected of involvement in two terrorist organizations banned in Russia.

00:52, 4 June 2026

Gagik Tsarukyan filed a lawsuit against Nikol Pashinyan.

Gagik Tsarukyan, leader of the Prosperous Armenia Party and former MP, has filed a lawsuit against Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan for the protection of his honor, dignity, and business reputation.

Protesters in Tbilisi. Screenshot of a photo by Mo Se from June 3, 2026, https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=4329101807404558&set=pcb.4329101960737876 (Meta, the company that owns the social network, is banned in Russia).

23:53, 3 June 2026

Supporters of Georgia's European integration have been protesting outside parliament for 553 days straight.

Supporters of Georgia's European integration protested for the 553rd day in a row. Those opposed to the government's policies also gathered outside the Constitutional Court in Batumi. Parents of children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy secured a meeting with the country's prime minister, but continued their protest demanding that their children receive medication.

23:18, 3 June 2026

207,000 people participated in the primaries in Dagestan amid reports of coercion and bribery.

Forcing public sector workers to participate in primaries has become commonplace throughout Dagestan. Promises of financial payments to voters, as reported by an activist from DagOgni, are an attempt by non-systemic candidates to circumvent administrative resources. A total of 207,000 people participated in the republic's primaries.

Mikael Badalyan. A still from a video from his Telegram channel, June 3, 2026, https://t.me/mikayelbad/47690.

22:28, 3 June 2026

Pro-Russian blogger Mika Badalyan is suspected of distributing election bribes.

Armenia's Anti-Corruption Committee has opened a criminal case against blogger Mikael Badalyan, who promised Armenian citizens living in Russia favors in exchange for participation in the upcoming National Assembly elections.

A still from a video message from residents of Krasyukovskaya, Rostov Oblast, to Alexander Bastrykin. Photo: Privet-Rostov / Telegram channel

21:34, 3 June 2026

Residents of a village in the Rostov region demanded that quarry development be stopped.

In the village of Krasyukovskaya in the Rostov region, local residents recorded a video message to the head of the Russian Investigative Committee asking him to stop the development of a sand quarry that could leave them without drinking water.

20:36, 3 June 2026

Residents of three villages in Kuban are being evacuated due to rising river water levels.

Residents of three settlements in the Krymsk district of Krasnodar Krai are being evacuated due to the partial overflow of the Kuban River over a dam near the village of Zapadny.

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