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04:56, 9 March 2026

Drone wreckage found in four districts of Kuban

Drone debris, shot down at various times, was found in Anapa, Sochi, the Abinsky District, and Krymsk. Some of the drones damaged homes and infrastructure.

03:57, 9 March 2026

Mothers of missing soldiers held a rally in Yerevan.

Mothers of missing servicemen held a rally outside the government building in Yerevan, once again demanding that the authorities find their sons.

02:58, 9 March 2026

Pezeshkian denied Iran's involvement in the UAV incident in Azerbaijan.

During a telephone conversation with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated that Iran had nothing to do with the UAV attack on Nakhchivan and emphasized that the incident would be investigated.

01:59, 9 March 2026

Eleven drones were shot down over southern Russia.

Over the course of three hours, air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 34 fixed-wing UAVs, including eight over Kuban, two over Rostov Oblast, and one over Adygea.

01:00, 9 March 2026

Viktor Margiev's wife has reported a new round of pressure.

After the picket, the wife of police colonel Viktor Margiev met with the president of South Ossetia, who promised to ensure the family's safety. However, the pressure on the Margievs' son, who is forced to do an internship in Tskhinvali, has not ceased, she said.

00:00, 9 March 2026

Future conscripts from the North Caucasus Federal District have not noticed any changes in the conscription rules.

Since the beginning of the year, conscription has formally become year-round, and failure to appear at the military registration and enlistment office after receiving an electronic summons leads to restrictions on rights. However, these measures are currently rarely enforced. In Chechnya, Dagestan, and Ingushetia, there are virtually no Alternative Civil Service personnel, according to human rights activists. Prospective conscripts reported that the changes have not yet directly affected them.

23:00, 8 March 2026

A promise of tough measures for rising prices during Ramadan in Chechnya has sparked controversy on social media.

Despite official reports of raids on stores and markets, prices in Chechnya are only rising during Ramadan, and the promise of harsh measures for those raising prices has surprised social media users.

Protesters outside the Georgian parliament. Screenshot from Publika photo from March 8, 2026, https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1700617584671118&set=pb.100041686795244.-2207520000 (Meta, the company that owns the social network, is banned in Russia).

22:00, 8 March 2026

Supporters of Georgia's European integration have held protests for the 466th day in a row.

A daily rally demanding the release of political prisoners and fair elections took place outside the Georgian Parliament. Supporters of European integration gathered on Rustaveli Avenue for the 466th consecutive day.

Beach work. Screenshot of a photo by Yuri Ozarovsky from March 8, 2026, https://t.me/MoreOz/118365?single.

21:00, 8 March 2026

A blogger reported on the final stage of filling the Anapa beach with imported sand.

At Miracleon Beach in Vityazevo, sand leveling is nearing completion, and samples will be taken afterward, a blogger reported. Commenters expressed hope that the samples will meet beach reopening standards.

20:00, 8 March 2026

Four fighters from Dagestan were killed in Ukraine.

Magomedkamil Kurbanov, Arsen Dzhafarov, Magomedemyn Shikhmaysurov, and Isa Ikhlazov were killed in the military operation in Ukraine. Since its beginning, at least 1,843 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

19:00, 8 March 2026

A Chechen resident was fined for searching for extremist materials.

The Naursky Court in Chechnya sentenced local resident Isa Magamadov to administrative penalties for searching for extremist materials.

18:00, 8 March 2026

Fatima Movlamli went on a hunger strike in pretrial detention.

Journalist Fatima Movlamli, arrested in the Meydan TV case, went on a hunger strike in protest against the ban on in-person meetings between her and her colleagues and their families.

17:00, 8 March 2026

A fighter from the Rostov region was killed in a military operation.

Andrei Kalinichenko was killed in combat. The number of fighters from the Rostov region killed in the military operation has reached at least 871.

16:00, 8 March 2026

Protesters in Georgia called for the release of female political prisoners.

A rally in support of female political prisoners, including Anastasia Zinovkina and Mzia Amaglobeli, took place outside the women's prison in Rustavi.

Participants in a protest in Nalchik on March 8, 2026. Photo by a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

15:00, 8 March 2026

Participants in a rally in Nalchik shared memories of their return from exile.

A memorial service was held in Nalchik to commemorate the victims of the deportation of the Balkar people, which took place 82 years ago. Participants recalled how their families rushed to return to their homelands when the ban on leaving their places of exile was lifted.

A woman at the border crossing from Iran to Azerbaijan. Photo: APA https://ru.apa.az/vneshnyaya-politika/iz-irana-cerez-azerbaidzanskuyu-granicu-do-six-por-evakuirovany-1873-cheloveka-obnovleno-1-639771

14:00, 8 March 2026

The number of Azerbaijani citizens evacuated from Iran has exceeded 300.

Since the start of hostilities in Iran, 1,873 people, including 309 Azerbaijani citizens, have been evacuated across the border of Azerbaijan.

13:01, 8 March 2026

A fire at an oil depot in Armavir has been extinguished.

Specialists extinguished a fire that broke out at an oil depot in the Krasnodar region as a result of a drone attack.

12:02, 8 March 2026

Two soldiers from Ingushetia were killed in a military operation.

Israfil Shaukhalov and Movsar Kartoyev from the Malgobek district were killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 185 fighters from Ingushetia have been officially recognized as killed.

11:02, 8 March 2026

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

Last night, the military shot down drones in the Astrakhan, Rostov, and Volgograd regions and in the Krasnodar Territory.

Participants in a memorial rally for the victims of the deportation of the Balkar people. March 8, 2024. Video still from the "Khasanya Official" Telegram channel https://t.me/khasanya_official/1574

10:03, 8 March 2026

Residents of Kabardino-Balkaria celebrate the 82nd anniversary of the deportation.

Today, Kabardino-Balkaria marks the 82nd anniversary of Stalin's deportation of the Balkar people to Kazakhstan and Central Asia.

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