North-Caucasian Federal District

April 17, 2026 23:58

• Kokov announced a change in waste management company amid complaints from residents.

  The authorities of Kabardino-Balkaria have refused to renew the regional waste management company Ecologistika, which has been the subject of numerous complaints from residents. Meanwhile, at least one tender to select a new contractor failed due to a lack of bids.

April 17, 2026 21:05

• Officials in Tyrnyauz are under investigation after complaints from residents of a high-rise building.

  Tyrnyauz administration staff ignored complaints from residents of an apartment building whose walls were covered in mold and mildew due to roof leaks.

April 17, 2026 18:11

• The case against the deputy mayor of Karachayevsk, who had been in hiding for eight years, has reached court.

  Karachayevsk Deputy Mayor Alibek Karaketov, who had been on the international wanted list for eight years in connection with embezzlement, was arrested in March. His assets have been seized, and the case, charged under four articles of the Russian Criminal Code, has been sent to court.

April 17, 2026 17:30

• Residents of flooded areas of Dagestan await a response to their requests for assistance.

  Authorities visited flood-damaged homes to assess the damage, and applications for assistance were submitted, according to residents of the affected areas of Dagestan. Two social media users reported that despite the commission documenting the damage, they were refused compensation.

April 17, 2026 11:30

• A man accused of murder over a land dispute in Ingushetia has been acquitted.

  A jury acquitted Adam Balayev, a resident of the village of Muzhichi in the Sunzhensky District of Ingushetia, of the murder of two people over a land dispute.

April 17, 2026 10:29

• Residents of Dagestan have submitted 190,000 applications for flood assistance.

  The task force has received over 190,000 requests for various types of assistance from residents of flood-affected areas of Dagestan. 120 homes remain in the flooded area.

April 17, 2026 09:30

• An explosion near garbage bins in Vladikavkaz killed one person.

  An explosion occurred while garbage containers were being loaded in Vladikavkaz, killing a utility worker. The waste containers are located near warehouses where a fireworks explosion occurred a week ago.

April 17, 2026 06:34

• A native of Chechnya faces deportation from Lithuania.

  Lithuanian officials denied a residence permit extension to a Chechen native who had legally resided in the country for over 20 years. He was warned that he faced deportation.

April 17, 2026 04:40

• A Stavropol resident has been convicted of recruiting for ISIS.

  A military court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Stavropol native Dalil Adzinov to a long prison term, finding him guilty of recruiting for the Islamic State*.

April 17, 2026 03:41

• A second defendant in the Gedzhukh dam breach case has been arrested.

  A court in Makhachkala placed the general director of one of the Derbent sparkling wine factory's divisions, which operated the Gedzhukh Reservoir, under house arrest.

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