Russia

March 07, 2026 01:34

• The former prime minister of Karachay-Cherkessia has been accused of organizing a contract killing.

  A contract killing case, in which Vladimir Kaishev, the former head of the Karachay-Cherkessia government, is accused of organizing, has been filed with the Yessentuki City Court. The murdered man, Gennady Tanov, was a shareholder in a mineral water plant in which Kaishev also owned a stake.

March 06, 2026 22:35

• Crossing the border between Iran and Azerbaijan has been resumed.

  Azerbaijani border crossings have begun allowing trucks returning from Iran and heading back to the country. Dagestani trucks are also currently crossing the border.

March 06, 2026 20:58

• The Moscow City Court upheld Artemy Ostanin's sentence.

  The appeal against the sentence of Yeysk stand-up comedian Artemy Ostanin was rejected; his sentence was upheld.

March 06, 2026 03:55

• The prosecutor's office has appealed the verdict in the case of Ilya Afrosin's death.

  The prosecution has appealed the lenient sentence given to police officer Dmitry Korchagin, who was charged with the death of detainee Ilya Afrosin. Afrosin's family plans to seek compensation for emotional distress.

March 06, 2026 02:56

• A Kropotkin resident was convicted as a participant in a protest movement*

  A military court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Kropotkin resident Vladislav Suryadnov to a long prison term, finding him a participant in the “Russian Volunteer Corps”*.

March 06, 2026 02:05

• Ruslan Tsalikov has been placed under house arrest.

  A Moscow court has chosen a preventive measure for former First Deputy Minister of Defense, Vladikavkaz native Ruslan Tsalikov, who is accused of embezzlement and bribery.

March 06, 2026 00:22

• A North Ossetian soldier was killed in Ukraine.

  Artur Mozgovoy from the Mozdok district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, at least 562 combatants from North Ossetia have been officially recognized as killed.

March 05, 2026 23:29

• A Romanian citizen was convicted in Kuban in an espionage case.

  The Krasnodar Regional Court sentenced Romanian citizen Adrian-David Kercho to 15 years in prison for espionage on behalf of Ukraine. In December 2024, security forces detained him in Abkhazia, and in April 2025, the FSB announced his arrest in Sochi.

March 05, 2026 21:54

• Shoigu's former first deputy, Ruslan Tsalikov, has been detained.

  A criminal case of embezzlement has been opened against former Russian Deputy Defense Minister Ruslan Tsalikov, a native of Vladikavkaz. He faces up to 20 years in prison.

March 05, 2026 21:39

• Saraliev reported on a prisoner exchange with Ukraine.

  Two hundred Russian soldiers have been returned to Russia as part of a prisoner exchange with Ukraine, and two hundred Ukrainian prisoners of war have been transferred in exchange, according to State Duma deputy from Chechnya Shamsail Saraliev.

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