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01:53, 10 November 2026

Astrakhan drivers considered the prices at gas stations to be inflated.

There are no longer queues at gas stations in Astrakhan, and the overall tension due to fuel shortages has decreased, but gasoline prices have not returned to pre-crisis levels, drivers surveyed by "Caucasian Knot" stated.

00:55, 10 November 2026

Russian soldiers were detained in Gyumri after attacking a Ukrainian.

Two Russian servicemen from a base located in the Armenian city of Gyumri have been arrested in a case involving the beating of a citizen of Ukraine.

Protesters outside the Parliament of Georgia, November 9, 2026. Photo: Giorgi Mumladze / Facebook*

23:56, 9 November 2026

Pro-European protests continue in Tbilisi for 712 days.

Citizens of Georgia gathered in the center of Tbilisi for the 712th evening in a row, demanding to return the country to a pro-European political course. The Secretary of the Security Council of Russia, Sergey Shoigu, in turn, praised the "Georgian Dream" for its cooperation with Moscow.

23:29, 9 November 2026

Mobilized from Kalmykia killed in Ukraine

Roman Sharayev from the Ketchenerovsky district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, authorities and security forces have acknowledged at least 272 fighters from Kalmykia as killed.

22:49, 9 November 2026

Social media users accused Drobyshevsky of imperial chauvinism.

The words of Russian anthropologist Stanislav Drobyshevsky about the construction of infrastructure in the former Soviet republics distort reality and demonstrate imperial chauvinism, commentators noted on Facebook**. Drobyshevsky is wrong when he speaks contemptuously about freedom, noted a human rights activist.

21:50, 9 November 2026

The collegium approved the prosecution of the judge from Sochi for bribery.

The Supreme Qualification Collegium of Judges of Russia has received consent to initiate a criminal case against the former judge of the Lazarevsky District Court of Sochi, Sergey Bogdanovich. He is suspected of receiving a bribe on a particularly large scale.

20:52, 9 November 2026

The master of the landfill on Mount Shchelba was fined for polluting nature.

The court in Novorossiysk fined the landfill master of LLC "Terra-N" Vladimir Demin for violating regulations that led to environmental pollution. This landfill received some contaminated sand after the oil spill in the Kerch Strait.

The book "Salikhat." Photo: https://www.instagram.com/p/DTDsZwVjG_e/ belongs to the Meta company, whose activities are banned in Russia.

19:56, 9 November 2026

The novel about women in Dagestan has been withdrawn from sale in Russia after complaints.

Natalia Yeletskaya's book "Salikhat," which tells about the situation of women in Dagestan, has been removed from the publisher's website and major book services. The author of the novel was accused of creating a "negative image" of the republic.

18:57, 9 November 2026

The dispatcher of the water utility is accused in the case of water supply interruptions in Kaspiysk.

Long interruptions in water supply in January in Kaspiysk were related to the fact that the dispatcher of the water utility did not pass the information to the emergency team, investigators stated.

18:34, 9 November 2026

A resident of Adygea was convicted for participating in an extremist organization

The court sentenced a resident of Adygea to two years and three months in a strict regime colony, who, while already serving a sentence in a correctional facility, participated in an organization banned in Russia.

18:04, 9 November 2026

A resident of the Rostov region has been sentenced to a long term in a case of sabotage.

The court sentenced Yegor Retinsky to 18 years in a penal colony, finding him guilty of arson of a railway relay cabinet and a cellular communication tower in the Rostov region.

17:33, 9 November 2026

The case of the deputy head of Anapa for exceeding official powers has reached the court.

According to the case materials, Natalia Ryabokon, serving as the deputy head of the administration, instructed subordinate heads of 87 municipal educational institutions to conclude contracts for security exclusively with one organization. The criminal case has been sent to court.

17:03, 9 November 2026

Social media users urged punishment for the security forces involved in the incident with Fatima Alieva.

Users on Facebook* called for punishment of Moscow police officers who used force against Dagestani native Fatima Alieva and tore off her hijab during her detention. Other participants in the discussion suggested that the police were drawn to her specifically because of her Muslim headscarf.

16:05, 9 November 2026

A fighter from the Volgograd region was killed in Ukraine

Anton Tkachenko from the Zharnovsky district was killed in combat operations in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1884 fighters from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed in it.

15:07, 9 November 2026

The new power outage schedules in Chechnya have caused complaints from residents about year-round interruptions.

Power outages lasting up to eight hours are planned in several areas of Chechnya and Grozny, reported "Chechenenergo". Residents of the republic, commenting on the outage schedule on social media, complained about constant power interruptions, including in settlements not mentioned by the energy providers. They demanded a solution to the problem of power outages, which, according to them, has persisted throughout the year.

15:00, 9 November 2026

Commentators doubted the information about the torture of opponents of hijab restrictions in Azerbaijan.

The words of human rights activist Arzu Abdulla that supposedly in colony No. 17, believing prisoners were tortured for their protest against hijab restrictions, are not supported by evidence, and the claims themselves may be exaggerated, said social media users. Parents of schoolgirls who are not allowed to attend classes due to wearing hijabs have begun to seek opportunities for distance learning, however, the authorities of Azerbaijan do not recognize this form of education.

14:34, 9 November 2026

The number of villages without power due to accidents in Dagestan has increased to 89.

Due to accidents on power lines, 89 villages in nine districts of Dagestan remain without electricity, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported.

13:36, 9 November 2026

The school's administration in Tbilisi abandoned its closure after protests from students and parents.

Today, the students of Tbilisi School No. 42 continued their studies in its former building, but with a changed schedule and a reduced number of class hours. Earlier, the administration planned to close the school from November 9, but abandoned this decision after students and their parents held several protests.

12:38, 9 November 2026

Residents of Plievo have attracted officials' attention to the gas pipeline problem.

The head of the Nazran district visited the repaired section of the gas pipeline in Plievo, where a person was injured in a gas explosion earlier, and took personal control of the work, the authorities reported. Earlier, residents of Plievo recorded a collective video appeal to the head of Ingushetia, in which they complained that they could not get the local officials to pay proper attention to the repair of the gas pipe after the explosion.

11:41, 9 November 2026

The name of the fighter killed in the special military operation from the Uruppsky district has become known.

Roman Ignatov was killed during a military operation. Since the beginning of the special operation, at least 210 fighters from Karachay-Cherkessia have been officially recognized as killed.

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