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22:01, 5 May 2026

A Dagestani soldier was killed in Ukraine.

Aidyn Khaibatov from Derbent was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 1,917 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

Rustam Nogmov. Photo: https://t.me/gazetayuga/9548

21:19, 5 May 2026

The killer of an elderly Nalchik woman avoided prison.

Rustam Nogmov, a former participant in the military operations in Ukraine and convicted of the murder of pensioner Nina Selezneva in Nalchik, has signed a contract with the Ministry of Defense and returned to the front.

20:37, 5 May 2026

Alexei Safonov's 20-year sentence was upheld on appeal.

After reconsidering the defense's appeal, the Supreme Court of Karachay-Cherkessia upheld the prison sentence of Alexei Safonov, former head of the Stavropol Krai traffic police department. He was sentenced in May 2025 to 20 years in a maximum-security penal colony for creating a criminal organization and accepting bribes.

19:50, 5 May 2026

Oil spills near Tuapse did not affect plans for the holiday season.

The consequences of the drone attacks on Tuapse, including oil pollution of the sea and beaches, have not affected resorts near the city, a tourism industry representative stated. Authorities reported cleaning up "localized emissions" on the coast.

19:20, 5 May 2026

A South Ossetian soldier was killed in Ukraine.

The funeral of Roman Gigolaev, killed in the war zone, took place in Tskhinvali. More than 50 combatants from South Ossetia were killed in the fighting in Ukraine.

18:31, 5 May 2026

Rescuers in Karachay-Cherkessia are searching for missing tourists from Astrakhan.

At least 15 rescuers are searching in Karachay-Cherkessia for two young women from Astrakhan who never returned from a mountain hiking trip. Their parents asked them to find them; contact with the hikers has been lost.

17:53, 5 May 2026

A resident of Ingushetia is suspected of rehabilitating Nazism.

A resident of the village of Dolakovo, whose social media comment attracted the attention of Center E operatives, is under investigation for “justifying the activities of Nazis.”

16:58, 5 May 2026

A Tuapse resident was fined for assessing losses at the front.

A court in Tuapse fined local resident Andrei Kuzmenko under the article on “discrediting the army” for saying that Russians “are not killed enough.”

16:02, 5 May 2026

A Georgian activist was fined for a social media post.

Activist Ia Melitauri was fined in Tbilisi for a post that mentioned a person's last name. Interior Ministry officials convinced the court that Melitauri insulted a police officer in her post.

Mudflow in the Kodori Gorge. Photo: https://uks-ra.ru/novosti/item/77-v-kodorskom-ushchele-soshel-sel-dvizhenie-ogranicheno

15:05, 5 May 2026

Access to the Kodori Gorge is restricted after a mudslide.

Abkhaz authorities have urged drivers to avoid traveling toward the Kodori Gorge, where traffic has been restricted following a mudslide.

14:08, 5 May 2026

A contract soldier from the Volgograd region was killed in a military operation.

Dmitry Vikhlyantsev from the Novoanninsky District was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,771 soldiers from the Volgograd Region have been officially recognized as killed.

13:10, 5 May 2026

Three suspects with links to terrorists were detained in Anapa.

Three Central Asians, whom security forces believe are recruiters for a terrorist organization in Syria, have been detained in Anapa.

12:12, 5 May 2026

Hürriyet's editor-in-chief denied extortion charges in court

Vugar Mamedov, editor-in-chief of the Hürriyet newspaper, told a Baku court that he was accused of extorting companies that advertised with the newspaper several years ago. The lawyer argued that the legal entities were wrongfully recognized as victims, but the court refused to dismiss the criminal case.

11:14, 5 May 2026

A report on the removal of petroleum products from the coast of Tuapse has raised questions for authorities.

Authorities reported that more than 18,500 cubic meters of oil-contaminated soil have been removed from the coast of Tuapse. Telegram users inquired about where the collected soil is being taken.

Screenshot of a post on the "Dub Khranitel UMR" Telegram channel: https://t.me/dub_UMR/1279

10:16, 5 May 2026

Residents of Krasnodar reported new cases of tree destruction on the embankment.

Several more oak trees planted by opponents of green space development have been destroyed on Rozhdestvenskaya Embankment in Krasnodar's Yubileiny District. Telegram users have sharply criticized those destroying the trees.

09:19, 5 May 2026

A fighter from the Astrakhan region was killed in Ukraine.

Muslim Zhumakhaev from the Kamyzyak district was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 735 fighters from the Astrakhan region have been confirmed killed.

08:21, 5 May 2026

Transport links to a mountain village in Dagestan have been restored.

Workers cleared the road to the village of Zhazhada in the Tlyaratinsky District, which had been blocked by a rockfall. There are no more blockaded settlements in Dagestan.

Broken windows. Illustration created by the Caucasian Knot using AI in the Copilot program.

07:23, 5 May 2026

A residential building was damaged in a missile attack in the Rostov region.

A rocket attack damaged a private home in the Kashar district. There were no injuries, and the residents are staying with relatives.

06:25, 5 May 2026

The arrest of the former deputy head of Pyatigorsk has been extended.

The court remanded former deputy head of Pyatigorsk Svetlana Marchenko, accused of abuse of office, in custody for two months.

05:26, 5 May 2026

Volunteers identified difficulties in cleaning Tuapse beaches from oil products.

Volunteers cleaning Tuapse's beaches of oil spills are particularly challenged by shortages of food and equipment, as well as respirators and bags. Women participating in the cleanup admitted they are not allowed into the most contaminated areas.

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