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19:01, 14 June 2026

A protester outside the Armenian Central Election Commission has gone on a hunger strike.

Cries of "Shame" greeted the official parliamentary election results outside the Armenian Central Election Commission building. World boxing champion Israel Akopkokhyan went on a hunger strike, demanding new elections.

Central Election Commission meeting. Still from Yerevan Today broadcast, June 14, 2026, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4ivjau8Dzo&t=8s

18:01, 14 June 2026

After a recount of votes, Prosperous Armenia does not enter parliament.

Armenia's Central Election Commission announced the final results following the recount, showing Prosperous Armenia received 3.893% of the vote, failing to pass the parliamentary threshold. The Central Election Commission is also considering re-voting at three polling stations where the results were annulled. Opposition supporters gathered outside the Central Election Commission building.

17:01, 14 June 2026

The condition of Anapa's beaches has become the main issue among commentators.

The beach at the Kavkaz residential complex, where the oil spill video was filmed, continues to be replenished with new sand. Telegram users are asking Anapa bloggers about the beach's condition. The mayor's office reported increased sand sifting.

16:01, 14 June 2026

Two soldiers from the Astrakhan region were killed in a military operation.

Rinat Temirbulatov and Alexey Cherkasov were killed in the military operation. Since its beginning, at least 746 fighters from the Astrakhan region have been officially recognized as killed.

15:01, 14 June 2026

The opposition called on supporters to come to the Central Election Commission of Armenia before the announcement of the election results.

Strong Armenia, Prosperous Armenia, and the Armenia bloc have called on their supporters to gather at the Central Election Commission building this evening. The CEC will announce the final election results and decide on appeals to invalidate the election and hold re-votes at polling stations where the results were annulled.

14:01, 14 June 2026

A contract soldier was convicted in Chechnya for evading military service.

A military court in Grozny sentenced contract soldier Idrisov to six years in prison, finding him guilty of leaving his unit without permission.

Abdulmumin Gadzhiev. Photo by "Caucasian Knot."

13:48, 14 June 2026

Chernovik has come out in support of its editor, Abdulmumin Gadzhiev.

The editors of the Dagestani newspaper "Chernovik" stated that they continue to consider Abdulmumin Gadzhiev, who was sentenced to a lengthy prison term on charges of financing terrorism, innocent. Gadzhiev's colleagues recalled that today marks seven years since his arrest.

Screenshot of the post https://www.instagram.com/p/DZflicFoR43/ (the activities of Meta (the owner of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp) are banned in Russia)

12:49, 14 June 2026

Residents of Dagestan demanded a response from authorities and human rights activists to the Magomeddibirov case.

Authorities, human rights activists, and lawmakers must pay attention to the case of blogger Magomeddibir Magomeddibirov, residents of Dagestan stated, commenting on social media about the blogger's complaint that he has been held in an Astrakhan pretrial detention center for six months following a traffic incident.

Screenshot of the post https://www.instagram.com/p/DZiJpBNEeMC/?img_index=1 (the activities of Meta (the owner of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp) are banned in Russia)

11:50, 14 June 2026

Villagers in Abkhazia have been trying to resolve their water supply problem for eight years.

The village of Naush in the Gulrypsh district has been without water for eight years, and appeals to the authorities have yielded no results, villagers complained. Residents of Abkhazia, commenting on their appeal on social media, called on officials to resolve the issue.

10:52, 14 June 2026

A fighter from Prokhladny was killed in a military operation.

Igor Litvinenko from Prokhladny was killed in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the special military operation, at least 405 servicemen from Kabardino-Balkaria have been officially recognized as killed.

Roadworks. Photo from the Rostov Region Governor's Telegram channel - https://t.me/Yuri_Slusar/5284

09:53, 14 June 2026

Yuriy Slyusar's report on tourism development drew criticism from Donetsk residents.

Governor Yuri Slyusar reported on road repairs to tourist sites in the Rostov Region. Local residents, commenting on his Telegram post, urged the regional governor to prioritize road conditions in populated areas.

Special operation in Ukraine. Screenshot from video https://function.mil.ru

08:54, 14 June 2026

The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has reached 9,250.

At least 4,586 soldiers from the North Caucasus Federal District and 4,664 from the Southern Federal District have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.

07:57, 14 June 2026

Five fighters from Kabardino-Balkaria were killed in Ukraine.

Alexey Bagishev, Vyacheslav Astafyev, Zamir Kokayev, Zaur Kokov, and Sergey Bavin have been killed in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 404 fighters from Kabardino-Balkaria have been officially recognized as killed.

Residents of the village of Vozrozhdenie are installing a bridge across the river. Still from video: https://t.me/typodar/61193

06:58, 14 June 2026

Residents of Gelendzhik independently restored the bridge across the river.

Residents of the village of Vozrozhdenie in Gelendzhik independently restored a bridge across the river that had been washed away by floodwaters. Commentators on Telegram criticized officials for their indifference to the residents' problems.

05:59, 14 June 2026

A contract soldier from Rostov-on-Don reported pressure from his command.

During a court hearing on his case for being absent from his unit for more than four hours, contract soldier Alexei Urlik alleged illegal actions by his fellow soldiers and pressure from his command.

05:00, 14 June 2026

Kuban authorities filed a lawsuit against the Taganrog aircraft plant.

Krasnodar Krai authorities have demanded that the Taganrog Aviation Scientific and Technical Complex named after G.M. Beriev pay nearly 10 million rubles for the lease of the land.

04:00, 14 June 2026

An illegal mining farm was discovered in the village of Untsukul.

In the village of Untsukul, power engineers discovered an illegal mining farm with 111 cryptocurrency mining devices.

03:01, 14 June 2026

An agreement has been reached to restore housing damaged by a drone attack in Rostov-on-Don.

A development company has committed to restoring apartments in a high-rise building in Rostov-on-Don's Leventsovsky district that were damaged during a drone attack in January.

02:01, 14 June 2026

23 Azerbaijani citizens have been repatriated from Syria.

The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry reported on the repatriation of seven women and 16 children from Syria.

01:02, 14 June 2026

Human rights activists are concerned about the fate of Selima Ismailova.

For nearly three years, there has been no news about the condition of Selima Ismailova, who was detained at a Moscow airport and forcibly taken to Chechnya. Human rights activists from the Marem group have expressed concern about her fate.

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