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18:56, 25 June 2026

Archbishop Mikael Ajapahian's house arrest has been lifted.

An appeals court in Armenia has lifted the house arrest of Archbishop Mikael Ajapakhyan, Primate of the Shirak Diocese, but left his travel ban in place. The archbishop's case has been transferred to the Shirak Regional Court of First Instance.

18:30, 25 June 2026

Volunteers reported the completion of the cleanup of the shore near the village of Volna.

About four kilometers of coastline along the village of Volna—from Cape Zhelezny Rog to the port of Taman—have been completely cleared of emissions, trash, and pollution. The recently opened beaches of Veselovka are also clean, according to the Dolphins headquarters.

17:47, 25 June 2026

An Ingushetia resident was convicted of concealing information about terrorists.

The Nazran District Court fined 32-year-old Adam Kotiev 25,000 rubles for failing to report the involvement of acquaintances who attacked a traffic police post on the border between Ingushetia and North Ossetia in the spring of 2023 in a terrorist organization.

16:49, 25 June 2026

Armenia's Prosecutor General's Office has requested that Tsarukyan's parliamentary immunity be revoked.

The Prosecutor General's Office of Armenia has submitted a petition to the Central Electoral Commission to strip Gagik Tsarukyan, leader of the Prosperous Armenia Party, of parliamentary immunity.

15:48, 25 June 2026

A split in the Sochi branch of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation resulted in injuries and a police report.

Former Communist Party of the Russian Federation member Viktor Smirnov was forcibly prevented from entering the party's Sochi branch after an intra-party conflict escalated into a physical confrontation. He sustained injuries and filed a police report.

14:46, 25 June 2026

Lukoil gas stations in the Volgograd region have reduced fuel supplies.

Starting today, Lukoil gas stations in the Volgograd region will sell no more than 20 liters of gasoline per customer.

14:40, 25 June 2026

Experts questioned the legality of the refusal to release a resident of Kabardino-Balkaria with tuberculosis.

The defense has legal grounds to challenge the decision of the Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria, which left local resident Temirlan Fargiev in custody, as his case contains evidence of violations of the law and human rights.

13:46, 25 June 2026

The names of the soldiers killed in the SVO zone from Kuban have been announced.

Korenovsky District authorities reported the presentation of posthumous awards to 14 soldiers. The total number of officially reported soldiers from Krasnodar Krai killed in the SVO zone is at least 863.

The fundraising campaign was launched on the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture.

12:46, 25 June 2026

Stories of torture victims in southern Russia highlight the importance of protecting their rights.

Torture victims and their families have been facing the consequences of violence for years, and court proceedings are also protracted, according to stories from victims in Kuban, Rostov Oblast, Dagestan, and other regions of southern Russia. A fundraising campaign for legal and psychological support for victims has been launched to coincide with International Day in Support of Victims of Torture.

10:47, 25 June 2026

The PACE call for the release of political prisoners came alongside an interest in dialogue with Baku.

PACE adopted a resolution, "Silencing Critical Voices in Azerbaijan," calling on Baku to release political prisoners, stop persecuting journalists and human rights defenders, and fulfill its obligations to the Council of Europe.

09:49, 25 June 2026

The resort season began amid the problem of pollution of the Tuapse region's coastline.

Environmentalists noted that traces of petroleum products are still found in certain areas of the coast of the Tuapse district of the Krasnodar Territory.

08:50, 25 June 2026

More than a dozen drones participated in the attack on the Rostov region.

Six districts of the Rostov region were attacked. Authorities reported no casualties.

07:51, 25 June 2026

Detained Azerbaijani activist Huseynov charged with hooliganism

Religious activist Samid Huseynov has been detained in Azerbaijan. He is believed to have been charged and placed under arrest for petty hooliganism. His associates link his arrest to the upcoming Ashura Day of Mourning.

06:53, 25 June 2026

An oil depot in the Krasnodar region caught fire after a drone attack.

In addition to the oil depot in Poltavskaya, a fire also broke out in a woodworking shop in Krasnodar.

05:56, 25 June 2026

Residents of the North Caucasus Federal District republics have noticed a rise in fuel prices.

Authorities in the North Caucasus regions have not announced gasoline sales limits, but have reported on measures to prevent shortages. The situation is most acute in Dagestan, where the most significant increase in gasoline prices has been observed.

04:46, 25 June 2026

The fuel crisis has forced Makhachkala residents to abandon car travel.

It's difficult to find a working gas station in Makhachkala, and long lines of cars form at the few operating stations. High gas prices are forcing people to save money and avoid trips, according to residents interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot."

03:47, 25 June 2026

Less than 20% of applicants received payments after the flood in Dagestan

The total amount of payments to residents of Dagestan affected by the floods has reached 1.9 billion rubles. More than 52,000 people received assistance, which is less than 20% of the total number of applicants.

02:48, 25 June 2026

A Sochi resident was fined for discrediting the military.

A Sochi court fined a local resident for discrediting the armed forces for writing on a banknote using a self-inking stamp. He was also jailed for ten days.

01:49, 25 June 2026

Lawyers considered it possible to release Murdiev from the prison

Chechen teenager Roman Murdiev is in quarantine in a Volgograd pretrial detention center, but his sentence expires within the next three weeks. His defense doesn't rule out the possibility that Murdiev could be released before reaching the Kamyshin Correctional Colony.

00:50, 25 June 2026

A soldier from the Rostov region was killed in Ukraine.

Vladimir Korsunov from the Proletarsky district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have named at least 900 Don soldiers killed there.

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