Volgograd Region

September 06, 2026 19:00

• The death of a pensioner from the Volgograd region in line for gasoline outraged commentators.

  A 77-year-old man from the Kikvidzensky district died in line at a gas station. Authorities have created conditions under which buying fuel becomes a trial, commentators pointed out.

September 05, 2026 21:00

• Queues for gasoline in the Volgograd region have turned into hours-long waits.

  In Volgograd, drivers are spending the night in queues at gas stations, some are parking their cars at non-operational gas stations in hopes that gasoline will be delivered there. Residents reported having to cut back on trips for both personal and work matters. Authorities report on measures taken that "are gradually yielding results."

September 05, 2026 19:00

• The absence of real competition for seats in the State Duma from the Volgograd region is due to the predictability of the outcome.

  The elections for deputies in the State Duma in the Volgograd region lack intrigue — apart from the United Russia party, two of whose members have previously held deputy seats, the other candidates are not conducting active campaigns, analysts believe.

September 04, 2026 21:51

• Volgograd drivers are allowed not to wear seat belts while waiting at gas stations.

  The State Traffic Inspectorate in the Volgograd region will not fine drivers who do not wear seat belts while waiting at gas stations; such rulings based on violations recorded by cameras will be canceled upon request.

September 03, 2026 23:40

• Alexey Sevastyanov was fined for attempting to address the gasoline situation in Volgograd.

  The Volga court fined activist and lawyer Alexey Sevastyanov 10,000 rubles for participating in the recording of a video address to Alexander Bastrykin regarding the gasoline situation in the region.

September 03, 2026 20:47

• The lawyer described the conditions of Roman Melnychenko's detention in the SIZO as torturous.

  Lawyer Dmitry Sotnikov reported the use of torture against lawyer and human rights activist Roman Melnychenko, who is being held in the SIZO-5 of the city of Leninsk in the Volgograd region. Roman's chronic illnesses have worsened, and he is not receiving medical assistance. The lawyer's complaint is being considered by the regional FSIN.

September 02, 2026 19:05

• The call to record an appeal to Bastrykin regarding the gasoline situation in Volgograd resulted in a fine.

  Calls for an unauthorized rally were recognized as a message on social media about recording an appeal to Bastrykin at a gas station in Volgograd. Activist Natalia Kuzmina was fined 20,000 rubles, and she intends to appeal this decision.

September 02, 2026 18:05

• Nagavkin was sent to the punishment cell less than two months before the end of his sentence.

  In the Kamyshin colony, human rights defender Igor Nagavkin was placed in a punishment cell for 15 days. In October, Nagavkin's sentence for theft expires.

September 01, 2026 13:46

• The new school year has begun in southern Russia amid a shortage of places in schools.

  More than two million schoolchildren sat down at their desks on September 1 in schools in the southern regions of Russia, where the problem of a shortage of places and a second shift persists. Local officials used this date to report on the opening of new schools. In North Ossetia, the start of the school year has been postponed due to events commemorating the victims of the terrorist attack in Beslan.

September 01, 2026 04:54

• Two residents of Volgograd were fined for reposting publications from a project recognized as a foreign agent.

  A court in Volgograd fined two local residents 30,000 rubles for publishing materials from the project "Watch in Volgograd," recognized by the Ministry of Justice as a foreign agent.

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