Rostov Region

March 21, 2026 08:25

• The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in the SVO has exceeded 8,900.

  At least 4,384 soldiers from the North Caucasus Federal District and 4,519 from the Southern Federal District have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.

March 21, 2026 07:25

• A drone attack was recorded in the Rostov region.

  Drones were shot down in nine districts of the Rostov region overnight and this morning. According to the governor, there were no injuries.

March 20, 2026 13:54

• A Rostov-on-Don resident was fined for a picket with a slogan about mobilized soldiers.

  Rostov-on-Don resident Yuri Bogachev was fined for holding a picket with a poster reading, "We are waiting for the mobilized to return home."

March 19, 2026 23:10

• A Tajik citizen was convicted in Rostov-on-Don for involvement in ISIS*.

  While serving his sentence in a penal colony in Stavropol, Alimardon Karimov swore an oath of allegiance to the leader of the Islamic State* terrorist organization.

March 19, 2026 21:33

• Residents of the Southern Federal District said access to whitelisted apps was problematic.

  During mobile internet outages, websites and apps that are allowed to be accessed are not always available, which, combined with problems with mobile communications, leads to significant problems, according to residents of southern Russia.

March 19, 2026 04:45

• The verdict in the case of the plot to blow up a court in Pyatigorsk has been confirmed.

  The court rejected the appeal of two Tajik citizens convicted in 2025 for plotting an explosion in the Pyatigorsk City Court building.

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 17, 2026 19:42

• A Novocherkassk resident is suspected of insulting religious feelings.

  The Novocherkassk Investigative Department has opened a criminal case against a local resident suspected of insulting the religious feelings of believers after an online post.

March 17, 2026 18:57

• An Abkhazian resident was sentenced for glorifying Shamil Basayev.

  A military court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Abkhazia resident Timur Agrba to a lengthy prison term after security forces discovered that his publications glorified Shamil Basayev.

March 17, 2026 11:08

• 38 drones were shot down in four regions of the Southern Federal District.

  During the night, the military shot down 28 drones in the Krasnodar region, six in the Rostov region, three in the Astrakhan region, and one in Adygea.

All articles