North Caucasus

August 13, 2026 01:56

• Nine people became victims of the accident involving a tourist boat in Dagestan.

  A tourist boat sank in the Sulak Canyon after colliding with a rock, one passenger died. Eight other passengers required medical assistance.

August 13, 2026 00:57

• The names of two killed soldiers from Dagestan in Ukraine have been announced.

  Mail Shikhsefiyev and Abdurakhim Kardanov from the Akhtynsky district were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have acknowledged at least 2071 servicemen from Dagestan killed there.

August 12, 2026 23:59

• Makhachkala residents were not satisfied with the explanations for the power outages.

  Residents of the Makhachkala neighborhood "New City" gathered today on Kammaeva Street, demanding electricity. The authorities soon reported the resumption of electricity supply, explaining the outages were due to an accident. Outages occur every evening, and after residents' protests, they are trying to attribute them to an accident, commentators were outraged.

August 12, 2026 23:19

• Two people were detained in Dagestan in connection with the terrorist case.

  The suspects in planning a terrorist act were detained in Dagestanskie Ogni and Kayakent.

August 12, 2026 20:21

• A resident of Chechnya has been convicted for calls to violence against the head of state.

  Magomed Bortiev from the village of Mayrtup has been sentenced to six years in a general regime colony for calls to extremist activities and propaganda of terrorism. According to the investigation and court version, he also posted calls for violent actions against the head of state.

August 12, 2026 19:08

• A resident of Stavropol has been sentenced to a long term for financing terrorism.

  The Southern District Military Court sentenced resident of Kislovodsk Alexander Bazhenov to 10 years in prison for financing the "Islamic State"*.

August 12, 2026 18:11

• A state of emergency has been declared in the Gergabil district of Dagestan after heavy rains.

  A regional state of emergency has been declared in the settlements of Aymaki, Gergabil, Kikuni, Kurmi, and Khvartikuni. The head of the district has been recommended to ensure the implementation of measures to eliminate the consequences of the emergency situation.

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