Astrakhan Region

September 10, 2026 18:40

• The tarot reader from Astrakhan was fined for demonstrating extremist symbols.

  The Lenin District Court of Astrakhan fined a tarot reader one thousand rubles under the protocol for demonstrating extremist symbols. According to the court, the reason was photos and videos with a pentagram and an image of Baphomet on "VKontakte."

September 08, 2026 16:58

• The court in Astrakhan sentenced blogger Magomeddibirov to a term in the colony

  A blogger from Dagestan, Magomeddibir Magomeddibirov, has been sentenced to two years in a settlement colony after a road conflict with handball coach Georgy Zaikin.

September 08, 2026 05:08

• The tourist was rescued in the mountains of Adygea.

  A resident of Astrakhan fell in the mountains of Adygea and sustained serious injuries; he was evacuated by helicopter.

September 04, 2026 01:01

• The Cassation Court postponed the consideration of Grigory Melkonyants' case.

  The Second Cassation Court returned the case of the co-chairman of the "Voice" movement* Grigory Melkonyants to the Basmanny Court of Moscow. Lawyer Oskar Cherdzhiev filed a petition for Melkonyants to be transferred to Moscow to familiarize himself with the materials of the criminal case.

September 03, 2026 10:45

• The sentence of two Astrakhan teenagers in the case of sabotage has caused a dispute on social media.

  The sentence of the Astrakhan Regional Court handed down to a schoolboy and a first-year student for treason and sabotage has sparked discussion among Instagram users.

September 03, 2026 09:46

• Evacuated residents of Akhtubinsk have been given permission to return home.

  Residents of evacuated houses in Akhtubinsk, Astrakhan region can return to their apartments, as the fire from the burning wagon with liquefied gas has been extinguished.

September 01, 2026 06:52

• Brothers from the Astrakhan region were killed in the special military operation.

  Yuri Vazhenin and Oleg Vazhenin from the Privolzhsky District were killed in a military operation in Ukraine. Since its beginning, at least 761 fighters from the Astrakhan region have been officially recognized as killed.

August 29, 2026 11:47

• The authorities have recognized at least 9650 fighters from southern Russia as killed in Ukraine.

  At least 4798 fighters from the North Caucasus Federal District and 4852 military personnel from the Southern Federal District have been officially recognized as killed in the special operation in Ukraine.

August 28, 2026 18:33

• Instagram users debated the justification of the fine for the Chechen man for praying on the road.

  The fine for the Chechen man who prayed on the road under repair is justified, some Instagram users believe. Other commentators felt that the courts and law enforcement selectively approach the issue, criminalizing the prayer specifically. There are cases of illegal persecution of Muslims for performing prayer in public places, which are defined as missionary activity; such fines can and should be challenged all the way to the Supreme Court, the lawyer is convinced.

August 27, 2026 16:44

• A road worker from Chechnya was fined for public prayer in Astrakhan.

  A road worker from Chechnya was fined 5,000 rubles for performing a prayer right during the marking of a public road.

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