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18:00, 13 May 2026

Access to eight villages in the mountains of Dagestan has been restored.

Road workers have restored transport links with eight villages in the Charodinsky District.

17:24, 13 May 2026

The Armenian Electoral Commission declared the participation of teachers and schoolchildren in election campaigning a violation.

The Electoral Commission reminded that involving public sector employees and schoolchildren in election campaigning is contrary to Armenia's Electoral Code. Representatives of the ruling party distanced themselves from the incident in Aragatsotn Province, but observers and the teachers themselves confirmed the violation.

16:25, 13 May 2026

Anna Minkova received a suspended sentence.

The court sentenced the former vice-governor of Kuban to a suspended prison sentence, finding her guilty of housing fraud but taking into account the presence of young children and her confession.

Teachers and students in the Aragatsotn region took part in the pre-election campaign. May 13, 2026. Video screenshot: https://news.am/ru/video/1034979

12:57, 13 May 2026

Teachers and schoolchildren are involved in the election campaign of Pashinyan's party.

Teachers and students in the Aragatsotn region today, instead of attending classes, participated in the election campaign of Armenia's ruling party. Employees of the House of Culture and school cleaners were also involved in supporting the authorities during their work hours.

11:58, 13 May 2026

A participant in the shootout between religious leaders in Ingushetia has been released from pretrial detention.

A court in Nazran has placed Ziaudin Yevloyev, who spent nearly 10 months in custody in connection with the shooting of religious leaders, under house arrest.

11:00, 13 May 2026

The number of injured in the drone attack in Kuban has increased.

A man injured in a drone attack in Taman required medical attention. The number of people injured in new drone strikes in the Krasnodar Krai has risen to two.

10:10, 13 May 2026

A fire at an Astrakhan plant occurred after an air strike.

A drone attack caused a fire at a fuel and gas plant in Astrakhan. According to the governor, there were no injuries.

Former internally displaced persons. May 13, 2026. Photo: APA https://ru.apa.az/sotsium/v-zangilan-i-selo-syukyurbeili-dzabrailskogo-raiona-otpravleny-ocerednye-gruppy-pereselencev-foto-650923

09:13, 13 May 2026

156 Azerbaijani families have returned to the former Karabakh conflict zone.

Today, 654 members of Azerbaijani families who fled the Karabakh conflict returned to the city of Zangilan and the Jabrayil region.

08:20, 13 May 2026

Destruction was reported in the Rostov region after a drone attack.

As a result of a drone attack, a private home and wind power installations were damaged in two districts of the Rostov region, and household utilities were damaged in the regional center.

Mansur Movlaev. Photo: Orda.kz https://orda.kz/chechenskogo-oppozicionera-otpravili-pod-arest-v-almaty-401794/

07:26, 13 May 2026

The extension of Movlaev's arrest has been appealed amid international outcry.

An appeal has been filed against the extension of Mansur Movlaev's extradition detention. He faces torture in Chechnya if extradited to Russian authorities. The Human Rights Committee and the UN Special Rapporteur called for the extradition of the Chechen native to be suspended.

06:28, 13 May 2026

A man was injured in a drone attack in a Kuban village.

A drone attack caused a fire at a plant in the village of Volna in the Temryuk district, injuring one person.

05:55, 13 May 2026

Residents of the Tuapse village need volunteer help to clean up oil spills on the beach.

Residents of the village of Gizel-Dere near Tuapse collected over 200 bags of oil-contaminated pebbles. They asked for volunteer help to completely clean up the coastal area.

04:48, 13 May 2026

Doctors reported on the condition of children injured in the shooting in the Gulkevichi District.

The condition of the primary school student and student who were injured as a result of shooting with an air pistol is assessed as satisfactory.

03:49, 13 May 2026

Residents of Anapa complained about the concealment of the cause of the chemical smell in the city.

Information about the source of the strong chemical odor that Anapa residents recently experienced is being concealed from the public. They say it's impossible to obtain an honest, independent air quality test.

02:50, 13 May 2026

Those involved in the attack on police officers have been arrested in Tskhinvali.

Two servicemen have been arrested for attacking law enforcement officers in South Ossetia. Their colleague, who came armed to the Ministry of Internal Affairs building to demand the release of his comrades, is wanted. Seven contract soldiers have been dismissed from the armed forces following the incident at the police building.

01:51, 13 May 2026

Kadyrov reported on the dispatch of the first pilgrims to the Hajj.

The first plane carrying pilgrims from Chechnya departed from Grozny airport to Saudi Arabia.

00:57, 13 May 2026

The mother of the arrested journalist faces a ban on leaving Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijani authorities have banned Dilruba Amanova, the mother of arrested Meydan TV journalist Aytaj Tapdyg, from leaving the country. She was twice prevented from leaving Azerbaijan, although after the first attempt, security officials assured her the ban had been lifted.

00:19, 13 May 2026

A fighter from Dagestan was killed in Ukraine.

Seymur Mirzabalaev from the Tabasaran district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially acknowledged at least 1,929 Dagestani servicemen killed there.

23:47, 12 May 2026

Protesters in Tbilisi congratulated Mzia Amaglobeli on his birthday.

The rally of supporters of Georgia's European integration on Rustaveli Avenue took place for the 531st consecutive day, despite heavy rain.

22:57, 12 May 2026

Journalists linked the beneficiaries of the Anapa beach opening to crime.

A kilometer-long stretch of beach in Vityazevo, excluded from the emergency zone by the mayor of Anapa, is used by three resorts owned by members of the same family. Their names have been mentioned by journalists in reports about bribery, a hostile takeover of a resort, and a contract killing.

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