Rostov Region

June 29, 2026 22:38

• A soldier from the Rostov region was killed in the SVO zone.

  Vitaly Gorunov from the Salsky District was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have named at least 911 killed Don military personnel there.

June 29, 2026 20:50

• A resident of Kaspiysk was convicted in a case of financing militants.

  The military court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced a resident of Dagestan, Bilal Gasanov, to nine years in prison for financing a terrorist organization banned in Russia, "Hayat Tahrir al-Sham".*

June 29, 2026 04:00

• The case of the beating of a cadet of the Shakhty Cossack Corps has been closed again.

  The investigation has once again ordered the termination of the criminal case regarding the beating of a cadet from the Shakhty Cossack Cadet Corps. The defense intends to appeal the decision.

June 28, 2026 11:32

• A soldier from Gukovo was killed in the SVO.

  Alexander Korobkin was killed in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 910 soldiers from the Rostov region have been officially recognized as killed.

June 28, 2026 00:58

• Two wounded remain in hospital after a drone attack on the Sambek Heights.

  Eight of the ten hospitalized visitors to the Sambek Heights museum complex, which was attacked by a drone, have been discharged, but two remain hospitalized, including a seven-year-old girl.

June 27, 2026 14:01

• 12 people were injured in a drone attack on a museum complex in the Rostov region.

  A drone attacked the Sambek Heights museum complex. 12 injured people were taken to the hospital, 10 of whom were hospitalized, the governor of the Rostov region reported.

June 26, 2026 21:49

• Three Ukrainians have been sentenced for plotting a terrorist attack in a Rostov pretrial detention center.

  The Rostov-on-Don Military Court sentenced Dmitry Papenko, Vladimir Makarenko, and Grigory Sinchenko to lengthy prison terms, finding them guilty of plotting a terrorist attack in a Rostov-on-Don pretrial detention center.

June 26, 2026 18:56

• A Kropotkin resident was convicted of plotting a terrorist attack on a railway.

  A military court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Kropotkin resident Ilya Saprunov to a lengthy prison term for plotting a terrorist attack on a railway.

June 26, 2026 09:36

• The International Day in Support of Victims of Torture reminded us of the need to protect the rights of victims.

  Authorities prefer to keep torture under wraps, and in cases that do come to light, it can take years to bring law enforcement officers to justice, according to stories from torture victims in southern Russia. The "26 Rubles Against Torture" campaign, timed to coincide with the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, has already raised over 800,000 rubles.

June 26, 2026 05:37

• The arrest of the former head of Rostov-on-Don has been extended.

  The Leninsky District Court of Rostov-on-Don extended the pretrial detention of former head of the Rostov-on-Don administration, Alexei Logvinenko, until September 23.

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