Dagestan

January 28, 2026 02:55

• Dagestan's Interior Ministry veterans have proposed police reform.

  A month ago, a group of public figures, including veterans of the Dagestan Ministry of Internal Affairs, sent a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin proposing strategic reform of the agency. They believe that only urgent reform can resolve the problem of corruption within the ministry. A month later, there has been no response to the letter.

January 28, 2026 00:58

• Animal rights activists have secured an inspection of a dog shelter in Derbent.

  The regional control center in Dagestan reported on an inspection of a dog shelter in Derbent. The shelter's administration assured a city hall official that they have everything necessary for the animals.

January 27, 2026 19:19

• Residents of Leninkent complained about a shortage of school places.

  Residents of the village of Leninkent reported that due to a shortage of space at the local school, they are forced to send their children to schools in Makhachkala. Furthermore, children are forced to cross the dangerous federal highway between Makhachkala and Buynaksk.

January 27, 2026 15:52

• A report on water supply to Makhachkala residents surprised Telegram users.

  The consequences of the water main break in Makhachkala have been cleared and water supply has resumed, the water supply operator reported. Commenters noted that water was still not restored to homes several hours after the announcement.

January 27, 2026 12:54

• A teacher from Makhachkala is suspected of torturing a student.

  A Makhachkala resident has become a suspect in a criminal case involving the torture of a child. According to sources, the suspect is a teacher who beat the student with a belt.

January 27, 2026 10:55

• Holocaust Remembrance Week was marked in southern Russia with educational events.

  Library and educational institution staff, as well as representatives of Jewish communities in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts, held lectures, meetings, and other informational events to mark Holocaust Remembrance Week.

January 27, 2026 04:57

• Another water outage in Dagestan has left residents confused.

  In Makhachkala, several districts have been without water for over a day due to a pipeline rupture. The authorities' promised restoration deadlines have long passed, but local residents say there is still no water. They wonder if such accidents are too common in Dagestan.

January 27, 2026 01:33

• During the week from January 19 to 25, one person was killed in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts.

  During the week of January 19–25, 2026, two casualties were recorded in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts of Russia: one person was killed and one was wounded. These are the results of the "Caucasian Knot" calculations based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

January 26, 2026 20:55

• A Dagestani official has been arrested in connection with a land fraud case.

  The Sovietsky District Court of Makhachkala sentenced the former head of the Rosimushchestvo territorial office in Dagestan to two months' detention. Investigators estimated the damage caused by the official's actions at 16.5 million rubles.

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