Russia

June 24, 2026 00:56

• A second Chechen resident has been charged under the article on searching for extremist materials.

  The Achkhoy-Martan Court in Chechnya received an administrative case against a local resident accused of searching for prohibited materials online. His case marks the fifth known instance of this statute being applied in Russia and the second in Chechnya.

June 23, 2026 23:19

• The ECHR found Russia responsible for the torture and death of Georgian prisoners of war.

  The European Court of Human Rights unanimously found Russia responsible for the murder of three and the torture of eight Georgian prisoners of war captured during the August 2008 war. The court ordered Moscow to pay compensation to the surviving soldiers and the families of the deceased.

June 23, 2026 22:26

• A Ukrainian living in Kuban has been accused of spying and directing drones to Tuapse.

  A military court in Rostov-on-Don will hear the case of an elderly Ukrainian citizen accused of espionage and financing terrorism. According to security forces, the man was involved in the attacks on "fuel and energy facilities" in Tuapse.

June 23, 2026 19:01

• A Yeysk resident has been accused of plotting a terrorist attack on a technical college.

  A military court in Rostov-on-Don will hear the criminal case of an alleged member of a terrorist organization accused of preparing an armed attack on an educational institution.

June 23, 2026 18:21

• The President of South Ossetia resigned to pursue a career in Moscow.

  After meeting with Vladimir Putin, Alan Gagloev was appointed his advisor and announced his resignation as President of South Ossetia.

June 23, 2026 16:52

• A Stavropol resident has been arrested in connection with a case involving financing extremists.

  Investigators in Stavropol have charged a young resident of the Izobilnensky district with involvement in an extremist organization and its financing.

June 23, 2026 04:56

• Two priests from Russian AAC churches were sent to Armenia for military training.

  During their stay in Armenia, priests from the Armenian Apostolic Church churches in Voronezh and Izhevsk were served summonses for 25 days of military training. They are unable to leave the country and are being sent to the training camp.

June 23, 2026 02:18

• A fundraising campaign has been launched for volunteers in Tuapse.

  The leader of the unregistered Rassvet party has initiated a fundraiser for volunteers who continue to clean up oil spills along the coastline in Tuapse.

June 22, 2026 05:55

• A Kuban resident was fined for discrediting the army.

  A court fined a resident of the Uspensky district of Kuban for a video featuring an extremist song, finding her guilty of discrediting the Russian Armed Forces.

June 22, 2026 04:56

• Kadyrov reported on the provision of financial assistance to immigrants from Palestine.

  Around 200 Palestinian displaced persons received 20,000 rubles each from the Akhmat Kadyrov Public Foundation. Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov announced the donation.

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