North Caucasus

December 17, 2025 18:19

• The leaders of a Kalmyk prison colony received lengthy sentences in the case of a terrorist cell

  Pavel Bataev and his deputy Artur Tsamaev, accused of organizing a terrorist group on the territory of a correctional facility, received 22 and 24 years in prison.

December 17, 2025 17:59

• Kadyrov's representatives in Europe have been legalized in Germany as refugees

  Chechens Timur Dugazayev and Khusein Agayev, having received German citizenship as refugees, maintained contact with Kadyrov's inner circle and represented his interests in Europe, and also made numerous trips to Chechnya. Dugazayev returned to the republic after the imposition of US sanctions, but Agayev remains in Germany.

December 17, 2025 11:54

• The court has authorized the seizure of the homes and cars of detained Ingush tax officials

  The Moscow District Court granted the Prosecutor General's Office's request to forfeit the homes and foreign cars of Magomed and Ilyas Kushtov, employees of the Ingush Federal Tax Service, suspected of abuse of power resulting in multimillion-dollar damages.

December 17, 2025 08:56

• Residents of a Dagestani village complained of regular power outages

  Regular power outages and low voltage in the electrical grid are creating problems for residents of the Dagestani village of Verkhneye Kazanishche, and appeals to the authorities have been unsuccessful.

December 17, 2025 01:45

• The defense and family reported that Yemkuzhev's case is being delayed

  The Rostov-on-Don Military Court has extended the pretrial detention of Kazbek Emkuzhev and five other Nalchik residents accused of forming a terrorist organization by three months. Hearings in the case have been intermittent and constantly postponed.

December 16, 2025 23:50

• Those accused of murdering the editor-in-chief of Chernovik are insisting on overturning the sentence

  Lawyers for those convicted in the murder of Khadzhimurad Kamalov, editor-in-chief of the Dagestani newspaper "Chernovik," are appealing the cassation ruling of the Military Collegium of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, which upheld their sentence.

December 16, 2025 21:35

• Analysts have named the recipients of Kadyrov's statement about a new prison term

  Ramzan Kadyrov's statements about his intention to participate in the 2026 Chechen presidential elections are primarily addressed to those elites who expect his resignation, and he has no need to negotiate with the Kremlin.

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