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A new park in Makhachkala. Photo from Dzhambulat Salavov's Telegram channel https://t.me/DzhambulatSalavov/625

09:57, 16 November 2025

A report on the opening of a park in Makhachkala has raised questions for authorities.

Makhachkala authorities reported the opening of a new park and announced the addition of another. Commenters on Telegram also pointed out other locations they believe need improvement.

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08:57, 16 November 2025

A soldier from Mozdok received a prison sentence for evading military service.

A court in Kabardino-Balkaria sentenced Murad Khutiev to a prison term, finding him guilty of leaving his unit without permission during mobilization.

07:57, 16 November 2025

A contract soldier from the Volgograd region was killed in Ukraine.

Sergei Yemayev was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,498 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

06:58, 16 November 2025

Volgograd Airport has resumed operations.

Volgograd Airport has lifted restrictions imposed due to flight safety concerns.

05:59, 16 November 2025

Four districts of the Rostov region were in the zone of a drone attack.

Drone attacks were recorded in the Chertkovsky, Sholokhovsky, Tarasovsky, and Millerovsky districts of the Rostov region.

03:54, 16 November 2025

One of the victims of the drone attack in Volgograd has been hospitalized.

A woman injured in a drone attack in Volgograd was hospitalized with a broken shoulder and wounds from glass fragments. Two other injured people refused hospitalization. A fire in an apartment in one of the damaged high-rise buildings has been extinguished.

01:57, 16 November 2025

Three people were injured in a drone attack on Volgograd.

During a massive drone attack on Volgograd, four houses were damaged and three people were injured.

00:58, 16 November 2025

The Ministry of Defense reported the downing of drones over the Rostov region.

In four hours, air defense forces shot down 17 UAVs over the Rostov region, and 36 over Russia in total.

23:35, 15 November 2025

Human rights activists have demanded an investigation into the legality of the actions of Dagestani security forces.

Security forces regularly visit the home of Dagestani resident Vazir Bazanaev, who has been on the preventive medical records since 2013. The last time, they explained their actions by summoning Vazir's wife to the administration. Human rights activists have called on the prosecutor's office to investigate the legality of the security forces' actions.

22:44, 15 November 2025

Daudov reported on the number of fighters from Chechnya in the SVO zone

There are 14,000 fighters deployed from Chechnya in the military operation zone, said the head of the republic's government, Magomed Daudov.

21:44, 15 November 2025

Protest marches in Tbilisi continue amid the mobilization of security forces.

Security forces were deployed to the Georgian parliament building in the evening. Protesters marched through the city center, but encountered police cordons on several streets.

20:45, 15 November 2025

The hunger strike outside the Georgian parliament continues for 19 days.

Participants in a hunger strike by opposition members and activists demanding new parliamentary elections and the release of political prisoners have remained outside the Georgian parliament building for 19 days.

18:57, 15 November 2025

Two soldiers from the Astrakhan region were killed in the SVO zone.

Ivan Ananyev and Marat Dzhakiyayev were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 649 fighters from the Astrakhan region have been officially recognized as killed.

16:57, 15 November 2025

Participants of the Anapa beach race were held accountable.

Police deemed the actions of ATV riders who rode along Anapa's beaches a violation of the sea protection zone regulations. Authorities issued reports against the drivers for violating the emergency regulations imposed after the fuel oil spill.

14:58, 15 November 2025

A fighter from Dagestan was killed in a military operation.

Abdulmutalim Mutalimov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 1,670 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

A man with the flags of Georgia and the European Union. Illustration created by the Caucasian Knot using AI in the Copilot program.

13:58, 15 November 2025

Georgian opposition members have asked Western countries for support.

The opposition Coalition for Change called on the United States and European countries to abandon cooperation with the Georgian government, impose sanctions on the ruling party's leadership, and recognize the opposition as representatives of the Georgian people.

12:58, 15 November 2025

Two soldiers from the Volgograd region were killed in a military operation.

Andrey Romanenko and Maksim Konovalov were killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,497 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

Lawyer Zabil Gakhramanov. Photo: APA https://ru.apa.az/proisshestvie/zaderzan-advokat-zabil-gaxramanov-obnovleno-625354

10:59, 15 November 2025

A court in Ganja ruled that the ban on Gakhramanov's contact with his family was legal.

The Ganja City Court upheld the investigator's decision to ban lawyer Zabil Gakhramanov from contacting his family. The defense called the restriction of his rights unfounded and illegal.

10:00, 15 November 2025

17 drones were shot down in the Rostov region.

The Ministry of Defense reported 17 downed drones in the Rostov region, which became the only region in southern Russia where a drone attack was recorded overnight.

09:01, 15 November 2025

Drone attacks were recorded in two districts of the Rostov region.

The military shot down drones in the Sholokhov and Chertkovsky districts of the Rostov region.

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