Volgograd Region

March 18, 2026 20:05

• A court in Volzhsky has declared the "Russian Security Committee"* extremist.

  The Volzhsky City Court of the Volgograd Region has ruled to ban the "Committee for Security of Russia" (KOBR), an association of local residents who deny the collapse of the USSR.

March 18, 2026 19:25

• Telegram restrictions have impacted the work of residents of the Southern Federal District.

  Residents of the Rostov and Volgograd regions and Kalmykia reported that Telegram was often used for work-related communications, and existing restrictions created difficulties at work, while available workarounds weren't always effective. Some expressed a willingness to switch to domestic messaging apps, while others said they would continue using Telegram.

March 18, 2026 10:10

• Three soldiers from the Volgograd region were named as killed in the SVO.

  Vladimir Miroshnichenko, Alexey Tkachenko, and Vitaly Breusov from the Yelansky District were killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,725 ​​soldiers from the Volgograd Region have been officially recognized as killed.

March 17, 2026 16:00

• A contract soldier from Uryupinsk was killed in combat.

  Dmitry Yushkin was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,722 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

March 17, 2026 04:51

• A lawyer reported pressure on Igor Paskar in prison.

  Volgograd resident Igor Paskar, convicted of setting fire to a rug outside the FSB building in Krasnodar, was sent to solitary confinement three times before being declared a repeat offender and placed in a cell-type facility, his lawyer reported.

March 16, 2026 13:55

• The Volgograd prosecutor's office demanded that a regional Duma deputy pay almost 44 million rubles.

  The Volgograd Region Prosecutor's Office has filed a lawsuit to recover illegal income from the business activities of former deputy Stanislav Korotkov.

March 16, 2026 09:58

• Nine drones were shot down in three regions of the Southern Federal District.

  The Ministry of Defense reported six drones shot down in the Rostov region, two in the Volgograd region, and one in the Krasnodar region.

March 16, 2026 04:56

• Residents of a Volgograd village have secured a solution to the problem of organizing school transportation.

  Following complaints from residents of the Nedostupov village, the Zhirnovsky District Prosecutor's Office filed a lawsuit demanding that the villagers be provided with a school bus. The court upheld the lawsuit.

March 15, 2026 15:00

• A fighter from Zhirnovsk was killed in Ukraine.

  Sergei Pushkarev was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,721 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

March 15, 2026 12:03

• Volgograd City Hall reported on its inspection of the damaged high-rise building.

  Volgograd authorities are assessing the extent of damage to an apartment building following a drone attack overnight. The temporary shelter prepared for the attack is empty, the mayor's office reported.

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