North Caucasus

March 21, 2026 21:19

• Makhachkala residents did not notice a drop in prices after the end of Ramadan.

  There has been no noticeable decline in food prices in Makhachkala since March 21. Many stores are closed for Eid al-Fitr, and others are not receiving fresh milk or bread, residents said.

March 21, 2026 17:19

• A fighter from Stavropol was killed in a military operation.

  Alexander Koshechko was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially recognized at least 921 soldiers from Stavropol as killed.

March 21, 2026 15:19

• Orphans from Kabardino-Balkaria spoke about years-long housing waiting lists.

  Court decisions to provide housing to orphans in Kabardino-Balkaria are not being enforced, and the amount of the voucher is insufficient to purchase an apartment, according to orphans who have been on the waiting list for over 10 years. One of those on the waiting list won a court order compensating the rent, but the republic's Ministry of Education filed an appeal.

March 21, 2026 11:23

• Two fighters from Stavropol were killed in Ukraine.

  Vladimir Chaplygin and Alexey Makarenko from the Aleksandrovsky District were killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 920 soldiers from the Stavropol Krai have been officially recognized as killed.

March 21, 2026 08:25

• The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in the SVO has exceeded 8,900.

  At least 4,384 soldiers from the North Caucasus Federal District and 4,519 from the Southern Federal District have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.

March 21, 2026 06:27

• A fighter from Khasavyurt was killed in a military operation.

  Yakub Aidimirov was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,869 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

March 21, 2026 05:28

• Ingushetia's Deputy Minister of Property has been arrested in connection with a major theft case.

  The court has remanded the Deputy Minister of Property and Land Relations of Ingushetia, who is suspected of embezzling nearly 580 million rubles as part of a group, in custody for more than a month.

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