Karachay-Cherkessia

May 26, 2026 05:58

• The Russian Supreme Court has filed an anti-corruption lawsuit against a judge from Karachay-Cherkessia.

  Materials for filing an anti-corruption lawsuit against Supreme Court Judge Albina Adzinova of Karachay-Cherkessia have been sent to the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation.

May 24, 2026 16:58

• A mobilized soldier from Karachay-Cherkessia was killed in a military operation.

  Valery Nechitailov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 196 fighters from Karachay-Cherkessia have been officially recognized as killed.

May 24, 2026 03:57

• Historians have assessed the memory of the Muhajirs in the Eastern Caucasus.

  The phenomenon of muhajirs in the Eastern Caucasus is less well-known than the mass deportation of the Adyghe, but for the peoples of the region, the number of those who left was significant. According to historians, the reasons for the migration of entire ethnic groups also varied slightly.

May 23, 2026 06:31

• The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has exceeded 9,150.

  At least 4,529 soldiers from the North Caucasus Federal District and 4,624 from the Southern Federal District have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.

May 22, 2026 16:20

• A fighter from Karachay-Cherkessia was killed in the SVO zone.

  Ilyas Karaketov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 195 fighters from Karachay-Cherkessia have been officially recognized as killed.

May 22, 2026 10:20

• Historians have assessed the extent of study of the Caucasian War in modern Russian scholarship.

  The Caucasian War has virtually disappeared from the academic agenda in Russia, but residents of the Caucasian republics retain interest, as evidenced by the demand for literature on this period. The politicization of the topic is reflected in the presentation of the material, which evolved in the late Soviet period.

May 22, 2026 07:20

• A resident of Karachay-Cherkessia has been convicted again of financing terrorism.

  Fatima Chotchaeva, a resident of the Malokarachaevsky district of Karachay-Cherkessia, was sentenced to eight years and six months in a general regime penal colony on charges of financing the armed group "Sabri Jamaat"*.

May 22, 2026 06:23

• Circassian activists in Istanbul were barred from laying a wreath at the Russian consulate.

  The commemorative event in Istanbul marking the 162nd anniversary of the end of the Caucasian War took place under strict restrictions: for the first time in many years, Circassian activists were prevented from entering the Russian Consulate General to lay a funeral wreath. Police also demanded that some banners be removed from the display.

May 21, 2026 19:05

• Participants in a rally in Cherkessk emphasized the need to preserve the memory of the Caucasian War.

  Preserving the memory of the victims of the Caucasian War serves as a reminder of the value of peace. The memorial events held on this day demonstrate the connection between the past and present of the Circassian ethnic group, according to participants in the rally in Cherkessk.

May 21, 2026 17:10

• Attempts to restrict the march in Nalchik drew attention to it

  Authorities in Kabardino-Balkaria are artificially restricting a march marking the end of the Caucasian War, but these bans and warnings are only serving to increase the number of participants, activists and human rights defenders say.

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