Rostov Region

December 21, 2025 17:44

• Hundreds of animal carcasses were discovered at a shelter near Rostov-on-Don.

  The bodies of approximately 200 animals were discovered at the Forgotten Hearts shelter in the Aksai district; only a few survived.

December 21, 2025 14:47

• A fan petition in support of the Rostov club has garnered 730 signatures.

  The Rostov hockey club announced its forced withdrawal from the Russian championship, citing a lack of funding from the regional Ministry of Sport. Fans called on the authorities to resolve the issue of the club's survival.

December 21, 2025 12:49

• The prosecutor's office found violations in the case of the demolition of a dilapidated building in Rostov-on-Don.

  The supervisory agency has remanded the case of the demolition of a dilapidated building on Kazakhskaya Street in Rostov-on-Don for further investigation. Galina Pivovarova, a former official accused of negligence, and her defense team have called the investigation's case baseless.

December 21, 2025 09:51

• The military shot down three drones in two regions of the Southern Federal District.

  Last night, two drones were shot down in the Volgograd region and one in the Rostov region, the Ministry of Defense reported. Restrictions imposed due to flight safety concerns have been lifted at Volgograd Airport.

December 21, 2025 01:51

• Part of Aksai was left without power due to a power line break.

  An accident occurred on a power line in the Rostov region, leaving several villages and part of Aksai without power, and some areas of the city also without water and heating.

December 20, 2025 17:54

• The former mayor of Volgodonsk has been arrested in connection with a fraud case.

  Yuri Marinenko, who headed Volgodonsk for a year, has been arrested on fraud charges. Investigators allege that in 2016, while serving as head of the city's Ministry of Internal Affairs, he illegally obtained low-income status and, using this status, obtained ownership of an apartment free of charge.

December 20, 2025 15:54

• Official losses in the southern part of Russia in the North-Eastern Military District zone exceeded 8,300

  At least 4,074 soldiers from the North Caucasus Federal District and 4,228 from the Southern Federal District have been recognized by authorities and security forces as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.

December 20, 2025 12:57

• Rostov judges declared their innocence during the closing arguments.

  A court in Krasnodar has concluded its closing arguments in the case of former Rostov Regional Court Chair Elena Zolotareva and her colleagues. The defendants pleaded not guilty to bribery.

December 20, 2025 07:59

• Two drones were shot down over the Sea of Azov.

  The Ministry of Defense reported that two drones were shot down overnight over the Sea of Azov.

December 20, 2025 04:58

• Doctors have banned Nikolai Nabiev from participating in the trial.

  The Southern District Military Court extended the pretrial detention of pensioners Nabiyev, Kuzovenko, and Zakharova, accused of creating an illegal armed group. However, the hearing was again disrupted because doctors prohibited Nabiyev, who had suffered a third heart attack, from participating in the trial.

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