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13:46, 25 June 2026

The names of the soldiers killed in the SVO zone from Kuban have been announced.

Korenovsky District authorities reported the presentation of posthumous awards to 14 soldiers. The total number of officially reported soldiers from Krasnodar Krai killed in the SVO zone is at least 863.

The fundraising campaign was launched on the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture.

12:46, 25 June 2026

Stories of torture victims in southern Russia highlight the importance of protecting their rights.

Torture victims and their families have been facing the consequences of violence for years, and court proceedings are also protracted, according to stories from victims in Kuban, Rostov Oblast, Dagestan, and other regions of southern Russia. A fundraising campaign for legal and psychological support for victims has been launched to coincide with International Day in Support of Victims of Torture.

10:47, 25 June 2026

The PACE call for the release of political prisoners came alongside an interest in dialogue with Baku.

PACE adopted a resolution, "Silencing Critical Voices in Azerbaijan," calling on Baku to release political prisoners, stop persecuting journalists and human rights defenders, and fulfill its obligations to the Council of Europe.

09:49, 25 June 2026

The resort season began amid the problem of pollution of the Tuapse region's coastline.

Environmentalists noted that traces of petroleum products are still found in certain areas of the coast of the Tuapse district of the Krasnodar Territory.

08:50, 25 June 2026

More than a dozen drones participated in the attack on the Rostov region.

Six districts of the Rostov region were attacked. Authorities reported no casualties.

07:51, 25 June 2026

Detained Azerbaijani activist Huseynov charged with hooliganism

Religious activist Samid Huseynov has been detained in Azerbaijan. He is believed to have been charged and placed under arrest for petty hooliganism. His associates link his arrest to the upcoming Ashura Day of Mourning.

06:53, 25 June 2026

An oil depot in the Krasnodar region caught fire after a drone attack.

In addition to the oil depot in Poltavskaya, a fire also broke out in a woodworking shop in Krasnodar.

05:56, 25 June 2026

Residents of the North Caucasus Federal District republics have noticed a rise in fuel prices.

Authorities in the North Caucasus regions have not announced gasoline sales limits, but have reported on measures to prevent shortages. The situation is most acute in Dagestan, where the most significant increase in gasoline prices has been observed.

04:46, 25 June 2026

The fuel crisis has forced Makhachkala residents to abandon car travel.

It's difficult to find a working gas station in Makhachkala, and long lines of cars form at the few operating stations. High gas prices are forcing people to save money and avoid trips, according to residents interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot."

03:47, 25 June 2026

Less than 20% of applicants received payments after the flood in Dagestan

The total amount of payments to residents of Dagestan affected by the floods has reached 1.9 billion rubles. More than 52,000 people received assistance, which is less than 20% of the total number of applicants.

02:48, 25 June 2026

A Sochi resident was fined for discrediting the military.

A Sochi court fined a local resident for discrediting the armed forces for writing on a banknote using a self-inking stamp. He was also jailed for ten days.

01:49, 25 June 2026

Lawyers considered it possible to release Murdiev from the prison

Chechen teenager Roman Murdiev is in quarantine in a Volgograd pretrial detention center, but his sentence expires within the next three weeks. His defense doesn't rule out the possibility that Murdiev could be released before reaching the Kamyshin Correctional Colony.

00:50, 25 June 2026

A soldier from the Rostov region was killed in Ukraine.

Vladimir Korsunov from the Proletarsky district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have named at least 900 Don soldiers killed there.

Protesters in Tbilisi expressed solidarity with convicted prisoner Nana Sander on the 574th day of uninterrupted protests. Photo: Levan Zazadze/ Facebook

23:52, 24 June 2026

Pro-European protests in Tbilisi have continued for 574 consecutive days.

Participants in the protest outside the Georgian Parliament on the 574th day of protests expressed solidarity with Nana Sander, who was convicted today in the case of the attempted seizure of the presidential palace in Georgia on October 4, 2025. Sander's lawyer reported that his client is in a grave psychological state.

23:16, 24 June 2026

Authorities attributed gasoline problems and rising prices in southern Russia to the rush

In Adygea, restrictions on gasoline sales have been introduced, while in the Volgograd Region and Kuban, authorities attribute the sales limits to increased demand and the retailers' own decisions. Social media users have questioned the need for the limits.

22:13, 24 June 2026

A case of fraudulent renovations to a rural school in Dagestan has reached court.

Investigators in Dagestan have completed a criminal investigation into the former general director of a construction company, who is accused of large-scale fraud during the renovation of a school in the village of Barshamai in the Kaitag district.

The condition of the asphalt after the oil rain near Tuapse. Screenshot from Zhora Kavanosyan's Telegram channel, https://t.me/ecozhora/7487.

21:17, 24 June 2026

An ecologist spoke about the consequences of oil rains for Kuban.

The "black rain" following the drone attack in Tuapse threatened the health of residents, the safety of crops, and the development of fish fry, the ecologist noted.

20:23, 24 June 2026

Four people have been convicted in connection with an attempted seizure of the presidential palace in Georgia.

The Tbilisi City Court sentenced Nana Sander to seven years in prison, while Abo Naveriani and Anton Uper received five years each. Mariam Mekantsishvili, who was fined, said she would continue to fight for all those convicted.

19:26, 24 June 2026

A court fined a Bataysk resident for calling for attacks on the Kremlin.

Kirill Skorik, a resident of Bataysk, was fined 400,000 rubles for publicly calling for terrorist activity. He was also disqualified from administering websites and internet channels for two years.

18:46, 24 June 2026

Associates called Chalabyan's arrest part of a policy of pressure on the opposition.

The court sentenced Avetik Chalabyan, coordinator of the Hayakve movement, to two months' detention on charges of plotting to obstruct the exercise of electoral rights. Specifically, this involved a visit abroad and meetings with business representatives to encourage Armenian citizens to vote for Karapetyan's party. The movement stated that Chalabyan's case fits perfectly into the pattern of repression.

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