North Ossetia-Alania

June 12, 2026 05:44

• A North Ossetian soldier was killed in Ukraine.

  Alik Dobrochinsky from the Mozdok district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 588 fighters from North Ossetia have been officially recognized as killed.

June 10, 2026 01:57

• A Moscow court has extended Alina Dzhikaeva's arrest.

  The arrest of Sapa editor-in-chief Alina Dzhikaeva has been extended for another month.

June 03, 2026 07:02

• The number of combatants from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has exceeded 9,200.

  At least 4,550 soldiers from the North Caucasus Federal District and 4,652 from the Southern Federal District have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.

May 30, 2026 10:13

• A soldier was convicted in Nalchik for leaving his unit.

  A court in Nalchik sentenced Valery Tyshchenko to a prison term, finding him guilty of leaving his unit without permission during mobilization. A month earlier, the soldier had already been convicted on a similar charge.

May 28, 2026 12:40

• The editor-in-chief of Sapa remains in custody despite the guarantees of colleagues.

  The Moscow City Court rejected the appeal against the arrest of Sapa editor-in-chief Alina Dzhikaeva. Following her arrest, at least three editors-in-chief of regional publications and the head of the regional branch of the Union of Journalists of Russia vouched for her.

May 27, 2026 03:28

• A Dagestani coach has reported a difficult situation within the Russian Wrestling Federation.

  The Russian Wrestling Federation, headed by Mikhail Mamiashvili, has accumulated numerous problems, and athletes are facing pressure for not receiving fair compensation and support, stated Dagestani wrestling coach Magomed Guseinov in an address to the Russian president.

May 25, 2026 20:39

• A North Ossetian resident was fined for insulting a state symbol.

  In Vladikavkaz, a local resident was fined 90,000 rubles for offensive comments about Russia's national symbol.

May 24, 2026 03:57

• Historians have assessed the memory of the Muhajirs in the Eastern Caucasus.

  The phenomenon of muhajirs in the Eastern Caucasus is less well-known than the mass deportation of the Adyghe, but for the peoples of the region, the number of those who left was significant. According to historians, the reasons for the migration of entire ethnic groups also varied slightly.

May 23, 2026 06:31

• The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has exceeded 9,150.

  At least 4,529 soldiers from the North Caucasus Federal District and 4,624 from the Southern Federal District have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.

May 21, 2026 02:52

• A native of North Ossetia has been accused of teaching terrorism after returning from Syria.

  A military court in Rostov-on-Don is hearing the case of Olesya Bichenova, a native of North Ossetia, who left for Syria with her husband and subsequently spent several years in a refugee camp there.

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