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13:56, 5 November 2025

The Supreme Court of Azerbaijan found the number of arguments for Bakhtiyar Hajiyev's innocence too great.

Azerbaijan's Supreme Court has postponed its decision on activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev's appeal of his conviction, citing additional time needed to consider "numerous defense arguments."

13:00, 5 November 2025

Tourists stranded in the mountains of Karachay-Cherkessia have been evacuated.

Rescuers evacuated a group of tourists trapped in the mountains after a mudslide to Cherkessk.

11:04, 5 November 2025

Three children remain hospitalized after a mass poisoning in Dagestan.

Three of six children who were hospitalized with symptoms of intestinal infection have been discharged from the Kazbekovsky District Hospital.

Shoreline cleanup in Tuapse. Photo from Sergey Boyko's Telegram channel https://t.me/glavatuapseregion/4299

10:06, 5 November 2025

A report on the aftermath of the Tuapse drone attack has alarmed Telegram users.

Following the drone attack on the port of Tuapse, the shoreline was cleaned of fuel oil, and no oil spills were found, the district head reported. Telegram users expressed concerns that the fuel oil spill would worsen the oil pollution along the Kuban coast.

09:06, 5 November 2025

Eight drones were shot down in the Rostov region.

The Ministry of Defense reported that eight drones were shot down overnight in the Rostov region.

08:08, 5 November 2025

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

Rafik Suyunchaliev was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 638 soldiers from the Astrakhan region have been confirmed killed.

06:25, 5 November 2025

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

The military shot down drones in the Kamensky, Verkhnedonsky, Chertkovsky, and Konstantinovsky districts of the Rostov region.

05:26, 5 November 2025

An Azerbaijani resident has been accused of treason.

The case of Shokhrat Mammadov, accused of treason and espionage, was submitted to the Baku Military Court.

04:26, 5 November 2025

The case of General Kirillov's murder has reached court.

The Second District Military Court has received a case regarding the murder of Igor Kirillov, the head of the radiation, chemical, and biological defense forces, and his assistant. The defendants include two natives of Ingushetia and a Russian citizen born in Baku.

03:27, 5 November 2025

Analysts commented on the Sukhum Electoral Commission's statement about voter bribery.

The authorities are trying to demonstrate the opposition's impotence in the Sukhum local government elections, but the opposition is simply preparing for the parliamentary elections. Meanwhile, the entire city is plastered with posters of pro-government candidates who aren't above bribing voters with "improvement" projects.

02:28, 5 November 2025

Tumso* ridiculed Mezhiev's justifications before Berl Lazar

The translation of Chechen Mufti Salakh Mezhiyev's words about Jews, which Russia's chief rabbi relied on, is completely correct, and the attempt to deny these statements after the post was removed from the official mouthpiece's website is ridiculous and absurd, the blogger pointed out.

00:53, 5 November 2025

The fight against xenon headlights has revealed the scale of the accident problem in Chechnya.

No manufacturer installs xenon bulbs in car headlights, but home-made installations are common among car owners, which degrades the quality of headlights and increases the risk of accidents. The Chechen security forces' campaign to confiscate these bulbs demonstrates the widespread nature of the problem in the republic.

23:11, 4 November 2025

More than 20 tourists are trapped in the mountains of Karachay-Cherkessia after a mudslide.

A mudflow blocked the dirt road to the Yuzhnaya Cave in the Urupsky District of Karachay-Cherkessia, trapping vacationers with children in the area around the cave.

Protesters on the roadway of Rustaveli Avenue, November 4, 2025. Still from Publika video.

22:14, 4 November 2025

Protesters on Rustaveli Avenue were detained after the road was cleared.

Police in Tbilisi forced protesters to leave the roadway on Rustaveli Avenue near the parliament building, after which they began detaining demonstrators at the site of the protest and near the metro.

21:24, 4 November 2025

Two fighters from Dagestan were killed in Ukraine.

Ilgam Azayev and Gasan Kazbekov were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 1,658 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

20:50, 4 November 2025

Ruben Vardanyan has refused a public defender.

At a court hearing in Baku, former Nagorno-Karabakh State Minister Ruben Vardanyan rejected his appointed lawyer, Emil Babishov, after he declined the services of a defense attorney under an agreement.

19:52, 4 November 2025

The criminal prosecution of Larisa Tuptsokova has alarmed human rights activists.

The case against Larisa Tuptsokova could set a precedent for the prosecution of others who have collaborated with the Tbilisi cultural center, although the charges against the journalist are unfounded. Signatories of the petition in her defense noted Tuptsokova's significant contribution to the preservation of her native language.

19:27, 4 November 2025

The European Commission has considered Georgia a nominal candidate for EU membership.

The European Commission has published its enlargement report for 2025. According to the document, Georgia has made no progress toward joining the European Union and its candidate status remains in name only.

18:42, 4 November 2025

Residents of a village in Ingushetia complained about the lack of public utilities.

Residents of Ozdoeva Street in the village of Plievo in the Nazran District are without access to utilities, and authorities are ignoring their requests for assistance. The Investigative Committee of Ingushetia has launched a preliminary investigation.

17:45, 4 November 2025

Protesters in Yerevan demanded an investigation into the murder of Aishat Baimuradova.

Around two dozen people took part in a mass picket in Yerevan dedicated to the murder of Chechen native Ayshat Baimuradova. Armenia must provide state protection to women who fled Chechnya and other North Caucasus regions, activists stated.

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