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09:59, 11 May 2026

Telegram users were outraged by assurances that the chemical smell on the streets of Anapa was safe.

The chemical odor on the streets of Anapa is related to construction work near Novorossiysk and poses no threat, the mayor assured in response to residents' complaints. Telegram users disagreed, however, with the strong gas odor and symptoms of poisoning indicating air pollution.

08:56, 11 May 2026

Tourists evacuated from Elbrus have been handed over to doctors.

Rescuers handed over two tourists who were stuck on the slope of Elbrus and suffered frostbite to doctors.

07:58, 11 May 2026

The court ruled that the ban on a contract soldier from Kaspiysk returning from the SVO zone was legal.

The appellate court ruled that the request of a contract soldier from Dagestan to return from the combat zone was lawful while his claim against the commander and head of the hospital was being considered.

06:59, 11 May 2026

A contract soldier from Ingushetia was killed in a military operation.

Vakha Yandiev from the Nazran district was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 194 fighters from Ingushetia have been officially recognized as killed.

05:54, 11 May 2026

Two people were detained in Tskhinvali for attacking police officers.

A traffic accident occurred in Tskhinvali, in which the participants attacked the police officers who arrived at the scene. They were placed in a detention center, where their colleagues and friends gathered and demanded their release. Security forces were forced to fire warning shots to disperse the crowd.

04:54, 11 May 2026

Unknown individuals damaged memorials at the graves of SVO participants in the Rostov region.

In the village of Tselina in the Rostov region, unknown individuals destroyed tombstones and broke crosses on the graves of participants in a special military operation.

03:55, 11 May 2026

Residents of a residential area in Makhachkala complained about the seizure of their houses.

In the DOSAAF neighborhood of Makhachkala, the homes and land plots of more than 500 families were seized due to a legal dispute between a Moscow company and a local businessman who had purchased the land from it. Residents held a meeting to appeal to the authorities for assistance.

02:56, 11 May 2026

Georgian journalist Mtivlishvili reported an attack

Journalist Gela Mtivlishvili claimed he was attacked by a hydroelectric power station lobbyist, injuring his face. Association of Small and Medium-Sized Hydroelectric Power Stations representative Georgiy Margebadze confirmed he was simply defending himself.

01:57, 11 May 2026

Rescuers are evacuating two tourists stranded on Mount Elbrus.

Two tourists stuck on the slope of Elbrus have sent out a distress signal and are being evacuated by rescuers.

Memorial plaques to slain soldiers. Screenshot from the Tabasaran District Administration's Telegram channel, May 10, 2026, https://t.me/novostitabasaran/20793

00:58, 11 May 2026

Two fighters from Dagestan were killed in a military operation.

Farkhat Tagirov and Aziz Makhmudov were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 1,923 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

00:00, 11 May 2026

The Day of Remembrance and Sorrow in Chechnya passed without large-scale events.

Events marking the Day of Remembrance and Sorrow in Chechnya were not large-scale; officials reported the distribution of meat from sacrificial animals in Grozny and Lugansk.

23:01, 10 May 2026

Mansur Movlaev's arrest has been extended.

A Kazakh court extended the pretrial detention of Chechen native Mansur Movlaev, who faces extradition to Russia, by two months. Neither Mansur nor his lawyers were present at the hearing.

Poster for the Day of Remembrance and Sorrow. Photo provided by a Caucasian Knot reader, https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/423128#item_comment_1580132

22:02, 10 May 2026

Commentators pointed out the formal nature of the day of remembrance and sorrow in Chechnya

The Day of Remembrance and Sorrow of the Peoples of Chechnya has effectively been reduced to mourning events for Ramzan Kadyrov's father; his image even appears on posters commemorating May 10. Meanwhile, commemoration of the victims of the deportation is merely a formality, as readers of the "Caucasian Knot" pointed out.

Stains on the beach in Chemitokvadzh. Video still: https://t.me/agentstvonews/15274.

21:02, 10 May 2026

Oil spills have been discovered on a beach in Sochi.

Black stains were found on the beach in the Lazarevskoye area, extending for approximately 200 meters. These are the consequences of oil pollution in the Black Sea in April, the ecologist noted.

20:00, 10 May 2026

Activists' appeals to destroy oak trees in Krasnodar have gone unanswered.

Residents of the Yubileiny microdistrict in Krasnodar complained about the destruction of trees in the "Oak Keeper's Meadow" (glade) without a response, the activist said. The lawyer emphasized that tree destruction is a criminal offense.

19:00, 10 May 2026

Participants in a march in Tbilisi demanded medical treatment for children.

A march in support of children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy took place in Tbilisi. Participants headed to the government administration building, where parents of the affected children had already spent 20 nights demanding modern treatment.

18:01, 10 May 2026

The circumstances of Muzaeva's disappearance are sufficient to verify the threat to her life.

The combined circumstances of Zukhra Muzayeva's disappearance—her sudden disappearance, lack of contact, and conflicting statements from her relatives—provide sufficient grounds to investigate the threat to her life. Cases of "honor killings" in Chechnya are extremely difficult to document, and requests for investigation into such crimes often result in denials of criminal proceedings.

17:02, 10 May 2026

A soldier from Belorechensk was killed in the SVO zone.

Dmitry Shafikin was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 843 soldiers from the Krasnodar Territory have been officially recognized as killed.

16:00, 10 May 2026

Volunteers asked for help cleaning Tuapse beaches.

Volunteers are cleaning up oil spills on beaches far from the center of Tuapse, but they need help. There's a shortage of both personnel for the cleanup and government assistance in removing the oil-soaked pebbles that have already been collected.

15:00, 10 May 2026

A draft law on ratifying a new treaty with South Ossetia has been submitted to the State Duma.

Vladimir Putin proposed that the State Duma ratify the agreement on deepening allied cooperation with South Ossetia, signed on May 9 in Moscow.

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