North-Caucasian Federal District

May 29, 2026 20:03

• A fighter from Kabardino-Balkaria was killed in Ukraine.

  Sergeant Dmitry Drobot was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 399 soldiers from Kabardino-Balkaria have been officially recognized as killed.

May 29, 2026 19:10

• A native of Stavropol received a prison sentence in a case of ISIS financing*.

  A military court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Arsen Biymurzaev, a native of the Stavropol region, to ten years in prison, finding him guilty of collecting 2.7 million rubles to finance the activities of militants of an international terrorist organization.

May 29, 2026 17:25

• Prisyazhnyuk's family reported that security forces attempted to break into their apartment in Makhachkala.

  Kirill Prisyazhnyuk, a former nationalist from St. Petersburg, was detained in Makhachkala and placed under administrative arrest for five days. His family was not informed of the reason for his arrest. His arrest expires today. Armed security forces are attempting to enter the apartment where his wife and children live.

May 29, 2026 15:36

• Dagestan authorities reported compensation payments to 32,000 flood victims.

  Over one billion rubles have been paid out in compensation to over 32,000 residents of Dagestan affected by the floods. The republic's authorities intend to attract federal funds for the repair of damaged homes and the construction of replacements.

May 29, 2026 13:37

• Kungaev's death sparked debate about the fairness of Budanov's punishment.

  Social media users noted that Colonel Yuri Budanov's sentence for the kidnapping and murder of Elza Kungaeva was lighter than that of Yusup Temirkhanov, who killed Budanov, calling such court decisions unfair. They expressed condolences over the death of the girl's father, Visa Kungaeva.

May 29, 2026 08:36

• A Dagestani soldier was killed in Ukraine.

  Artum Gadzhiev from the Tabasaran district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially acknowledged at least 1,955 Dagestani servicemen killed in the conflict.

May 29, 2026 05:40

• A soldier was convicted in Nalchik for failing to report to his unit.

  A court in Nalchik sentenced Askhad Zambatov to five years in prison, finding him guilty of evading military service during mobilization.

May 29, 2026 03:42

• Zakharova accused Yerevan of "bending over to the EU" due to its lack of trust in Russian observers.

  Yerevan refused to see Russian citizens on the CIS observation mission for the parliamentary elections in Armenia. Moscow will take this "anti-Russian course" into account in its future work with Yerevan, the official spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry stated.

May 28, 2026 23:01

• Nine members of an extremist group have been convicted in Karachay-Cherkessia.

  The Cherkessk City Court convicted nine residents of Karachay-Cherkessia, finding them guilty of organizing and participating in an extremist group.

May 28, 2026 22:23

• The Deputy Prime Minister of Chechnya published a video with Belkisa Mintsayeva.

  Chechen Deputy Prime Minister Akhmed Dudayev published a short video featuring Belkisa Mintsayeva, who had been out of contact for a month and a half after being detained by security forces.

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