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08:14, 28 March 2026

The case of a contract soldier from Vladikavkaz highlighted the problem of violations of the rights of military personnel.

A Vladikavkaz resident held a picket to demand the repeal of the sentence for leaving her son's unit, who was declared fit for service despite a spinal injury sustained at the training ground. Human rights activists called the return of soldiers who had not fully recovered a systemic practice.

07:15, 28 March 2026

A missile was shot down in the Rostov region.

In the Rostov region, military personnel shot down a drone and a missile overnight. According to the governor, there were no injuries.

06:34, 28 March 2026

A fighter from North Ossetia was killed in a military operation.

Vladislav Svyatunenko from the Mozdok district was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 578 fighters from North Ossetia have been officially recognized as killed.

05:35, 28 March 2026

The court refused to release Yevgeny Filippov under house arrest.

The appellate court upheld the decision of a lower court that ordered the arrest of Krasnodar Krai Health Minister Yevgeny Filippov.

04:36, 28 March 2026

A Donetsk resident is suspected of financing an extremist organization.

A criminal case has been opened against a resident of the Rostov region who, in 2021, transferred money to the account of an organization designated as extremist.

03:37, 28 March 2026

A protester in Yerevan has been charged with hooliganism.

A criminal case has been opened against activist Mikael Margaryan, who got into an altercation with National Assembly Speaker Alen Simonyan at a rally for relatives of missing soldiers.

02:38, 28 March 2026

Minister Kovalev and his deputy were arrested in Stavropol.

A court in Stavropol has remanded Ivan Kovalev, head of the regional Ministry of Industry and Trade, and his deputy, Nadezhda Pronskaya, to pretrial detention. The prosecutor's office demanded Kovalev's dismissal due to a loss of trust.

02:11, 28 March 2026

An ethnic Ingush man has been charged in Belgium with financing terrorism.

In Belgium, a prosecutor has requested a 15-year prison sentence for Ruslan Meyriev, a native of Vladikavkaz and an ethnic Ingush who was extradited from Sweden on charges of involvement in terrorism.

01:12, 28 March 2026

Participants in Baimuradova's funeral intend to erect a monument at her grave.

Activists who sought the burial of Chechen native Ayshat Baimuradova in Yerevan now face bureaucratic formalities involving the installation of a monument or tombstone at her grave. Baimuradova's death has changed the approach of Armenian security forces to refugees, the human rights activist noted.

00:40, 28 March 2026

A court in Nalchik has arrested a former military officer on charges of financing terrorism.

The Nalchik Garrison Military Court has remanded a former serviceman accused of eight counts of financing terrorism in custody for two months.

23:41, 27 March 2026

Activists on Rustaveli Avenue called on citizens to resist repression.

On the 485th day of uninterrupted protests, a Tbilisi court sentenced four participants in pro-European protests to administrative arrest. Participants in the rally outside the Georgian parliament told the authorities that "intimidation won't work."

22:44, 27 March 2026

A Krasnodar court upheld a denial of a rally against Telegram blocking.

Krasnodar deputy Alexander Safronov failed to challenge in court the actions of city administration officials who initially approved a rally against the blocking of Telegram and then revoked their permission.

22:04, 27 March 2026

Abandoned coffins near Rostov-on-Don have alarmed local residents.

The coffins were spotted in a forest belt near the village of Ovoshchnoy, near Rostov-on-Don, just a few meters from the highway. According to one witness driving by, they weren't hidden, but rather, as if deliberately displayed in plain sight.

21:08, 27 March 2026

A fighter from the Volgograd region was killed in Ukraine.

Viktor Krasnoshchekov from Kamyshin was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,732 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

20:40, 27 March 2026

A Kuban resident has disappeared after a series of administrative arrests.

Since February, the mother of Maxim Ovchinnikov from Anapa has been unable to find out the whereabouts of her son, who was detained by FSB officers in January.

19:49, 27 March 2026

A Dagestani woman was sentenced to prison for torturing her daughter.

A court in Dagestan found a local resident guilty of torturing her young daughter and sentenced her to five years in prison.

19:02, 27 March 2026

The practice of transporting prisoners explained the lack of information about Zhuravel's fate.

The situation with Nikita Zhuravel, whose parents have been unaware of his whereabouts for four months, is typical of the Russian system: the law does not guarantee prisoners the right to contact while being transported, and in the penal colony, Zhuravel faces the risk of further isolation, lawyers noted.

18:30, 27 March 2026

A soldier from North Ossetia was killed in the SVO zone.

Gennady Babiev from the Mozdok district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, at least 577 combatants from North Ossetia have been officially recognized as killed.

17:32, 27 March 2026

Residents of southern Russia reported difficulties due to internet problems.

Residents of the Volgograd, Astrakhan, and Kalmykia regions have experienced difficulties using mobile internet over the past week. At times, most websites and apps are unavailable, affecting communication with family and work. Some residents reported having to reduce their use of Telegram* and WhatsApp*.

16:59, 27 March 2026

A resident of Kabardino-Balkaria is suspected of promoting terrorism.

Investigators have convicted a teenager from the Baksan district of distributing materials justifying terrorist activity and ideology. He has been placed under house arrest.

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