Astrakhan Region

February 03, 2026 09:10

• Residents of two villages in the Astrakhan region are without a crossing after a tugboat accident.

  Villagers living on an island in the Kamyzyak district were left without transportation after the tugboat service failed. Astrakhan inventors have long unsuccessfully proposed their design for inexpensive self-propelled ferries to the authorities, noted the head of the geographical society's branch.

February 02, 2026 16:18

• A suspect in the attempted arson of Akhtuba security forces' vehicles has been arrested.

  A resident of Akhtubinsk attempted to set fire to a high-voltage transformer and security forces vehicles.

February 02, 2026 08:56

• Seven drones were shot down in three regions of the Southern Federal District.

  Last night, the military shot down four drones in the Krasnodar region, two in the Rostov region, and one in the Astrakhan region.

February 02, 2026 05:53

• Illegal migrants were identified at a port in the Astrakhan region.

  During a raid at a port in the Trusovsky district, security forces discovered five illegal migrants who face deportation from Russia.

February 01, 2026 09:05

• A drone was shot down in the Astrakhan region.

  The military shot down one drone in the Astrakhan region, which became the only region in southern Russia where a drone attack was recorded last night.

January 30, 2026 15:25

• Two soldiers from the Astrakhan region were killed in a military operation.

  Dmitry Dryanin and Pavel Nikeshin were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 685 soldiers from the Astrakhan region have been officially recognized as killed.

January 30, 2026 13:25

• Authorities have officially acknowledged that more than 8,550 fighters from southern Russia were killed in the military operation.

  At least 4,213 fighters from the North Caucasus Federal District and 4,344 from the Southern Federal District have been acknowledged by authorities and security forces as killed during the military operation in Ukraine.

January 28, 2026 12:04

• A new drone attack has been recorded in two regions of the Southern Federal District.

  This morning, the military shot down two drones in the Astrakhan region and one in the Krasnodar region.

January 28, 2026 09:14

• The military shot down 30 drones in four regions of the Southern Federal District.

  Last night, 24 drones were shot down in the Krasnodar Krai, four in the Astrakhan Region, and one each in the Rostov and Volgograd Regions. Another nine drones were destroyed over the Sea of ​​Azov and the Black Sea.

January 27, 2026 10:55

• Holocaust Remembrance Week was marked in southern Russia with educational events.

  Library and educational institution staff, as well as representatives of Jewish communities in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts, held lectures, meetings, and other informational events to mark Holocaust Remembrance Week.

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