Kalmykia

May 21, 2026 05:53

• A native of Azerbaijan was convicted in Rostov-on-Don for financing terrorism.

  The Southern District Military Court sentenced a native of Azerbaijan to a long prison term, finding him guilty of financing militants.

May 19, 2026 22:50

• Two soldiers from Kalmykia were killed in Ukraine.

  Maxim Chernyavsky and Andrey Kashirsky from the Maloderbetovsky district were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 227 combatants from Kalmykia have been officially recognized as killed in Ukraine.

May 10, 2026 12:06

• Air traffic with cities in southern Russia has been fully restored.

  Flight restrictions imposed at airports in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts following the drone strike on the Rostov-on-Don air traffic control center have been lifted.

May 10, 2026 04:11

• The Ministry of Transport reported the resumption of some international flights through southern Russia.

  Russian airlines operating international flights began flying through the Rostov air traffic control zone after the regional air traffic control center was suspended on May 8 due to a drone attack.

May 09, 2026 13:40

• The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has exceeded 9,100.

  At least 4,494 soldiers from the North Caucasus Federal District and 4,607 from the Southern Federal District have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.

May 08, 2026 15:46

• Airports in southern Russia have resumed operations.

  Airports in Astrakhan, Vladikavkaz, Volgograd, Gelendzhik, Grozny, Krasnodar, Makhachkala, Magas, Mineralnye Vody, Nalchik, Sochi, Stavropol, and Elista are ready to handle flights, Rosaviatsia reported.

May 08, 2026 10:46

• Airports in southern Russia have suspended operations following the attack on Rostov-on-Don.

  Operations at 13 airports have been suspended after a drone struck the regional air traffic control center in Rostov-on-Don. Private homes and industrial facilities were damaged in the Rostov region.

May 07, 2026 21:49

• A priest was attacked in the Elista Cathedral.

  A man with a knife attacked Archpriest Anatoly Sklyarov in the Kazan Cathedral, wounding him. The diocese described the attacker as "mentally ill."

May 07, 2026 07:41

• The military reported downing UAVs over five regions of the Southern Federal District.

  A large-scale drone attack was recorded in the Rostov region. Residents of Sochi, Sirius, and Adler heard a series of explosions.

May 04, 2026 05:55

• Two North Caucasus republics are among the regions with the highest road traffic fatality rates.

  Karachay-Cherkessia and Kabardino-Balkaria are among the regions of Russia where road traffic fatalities exceed the national average.

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