Dagestan

May 30, 2026 11:12

• Gas supply to five Dagestani villages has been interrupted following a landslide.

  A landslide damaged a gas pipeline in the Buinaksk region, leaving residents of five villages without gas.

May 30, 2026 08:30

• Residents of 42 settlements in Dagestan were left without electricity.

  Residents in four districts of Dagestan were left without power. A short circuit in the power grid has been blamed for the outage.

May 30, 2026 02:10

• Security forces in Makhachkala did not release Prisyazhnyuk after his arrest ended.

  Kirill Prisyazhnyuk, after five days of administrative arrest in Makhachkala, was never released, and his wife, Sabikhat, was taken away for questioning after a search.

May 29, 2026 17:25

• Prisyazhnyuk's family reported that security forces attempted to break into their apartment in Makhachkala.

  Kirill Prisyazhnyuk, a former nationalist from St. Petersburg, was detained in Makhachkala and placed under administrative arrest for five days. His family was not informed of the reason for his arrest. His arrest expires today. Armed security forces are attempting to enter the apartment where his wife and children live.

May 29, 2026 15:36

• Dagestan authorities reported compensation payments to 32,000 flood victims.

  Over one billion rubles have been paid out in compensation to over 32,000 residents of Dagestan affected by the floods. The republic's authorities intend to attract federal funds for the repair of damaged homes and the construction of replacements.

May 29, 2026 08:36

• A Dagestani soldier was killed in Ukraine.

  Artum Gadzhiev from the Tabasaran district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially acknowledged at least 1,955 Dagestani servicemen killed in the conflict.

May 28, 2026 20:24

• A fighter from Dagestan was killed in the SVO zone.

  Albert Arslangereyev from the Babayurt district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially acknowledged at least 1,954 Dagestani servicemen killed in the conflict.

May 28, 2026 12:40

• The editor-in-chief of Sapa remains in custody despite the guarantees of colleagues.

  The Moscow City Court rejected the appeal against the arrest of Sapa editor-in-chief Alina Dzhikaeva. Following her arrest, at least three editors-in-chief of regional publications and the head of the regional branch of the Union of Journalists of Russia vouched for her.

May 28, 2026 00:55

• A Dagestani woman was convicted of financing ISIS*.

  A military court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Dagestani resident Albina Magomedova to a long prison term, finding her guilty of financing Islamic State* militants.

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