North Caucasus

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 28, 2026 00:24

• Activists have restored the memorial plaque to Anna Politkovskaya for the eighth time.

  Another temporary plaque on the home of murdered Moscow journalist Anna Politkovskaya was destroyed on the morning of January 27. That afternoon, Yabloko activists installed a new memorial.

January 27, 2026 23:03

• Security forces discovered an illegal mining farm in Kabardino-Balkaria.

  A mining farm operating in Chegem, despite the ban on cryptocurrency mining in Kabardino-Balkaria, has been disconnected from the power grid.

January 27, 2026 22:43

• A Pyatigorsk resident has been sent to pretrial detention in connection with a terrorism financing case.

  Investigators in Stavropol suspect a local resident of providing financial support to members of a terrorist organization. A court ordered her remanded in custody.

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.

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