Kalmykia

July 20, 2025 20:53

• Military doctor from Kalmykia killed in SVO zone

  Oleg Bakanov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 151 fighters from Kalmykia have been officially recognized as killed.

July 17, 2025 20:44

• A fighter from Kalmykia was killed in a military operation

  Mergen Mankhadykov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 150 fighters from Kalmykia have been officially recognized as killed.

July 06, 2025 15:52

• Defense obtains results of examinations in case of death of teenager in Kalmykia

  The lawyer for the family of the deceased received the first results of the examinations in the criminal case about the death of a teenager in the village of Sadovoye only after a complaint was filed with the Kalmykia prosecutor.

July 03, 2025 05:57

• Over 6,950 soldiers from southern Russia confirmed killed in Ukraine

  Officials and security forces have publicly acknowledged that at least 3,479 fighters from the Southern Federal District and 3,473 from the North Caucasus Federal District were killed in the war zone in Ukraine.

June 03, 2025 18:35

• Analysts assess prospects for switching to new self-government model for regions of Southern Russia

  The switch to a single-level model of self-government is unfit for the republics of Northern Caucasus, as it breaks the established political alignments. However, even in the event of a transition to a new model, the negative effect for the republics of Southern Russia will be less than for other regions.

May 06, 2025 18:10

• Fighters from seven regions of Southern Russia returned from Ukrainian captivity

  The 205 persons returned to Russia as part of a prisoners of war (POWs) exchange with Ukraine include servicemen from seven regions of the North-Caucasian and Southern Federal Districts (NCFD and SFD).

March 31, 2025 21:49

• Muslims of Northern Caucasus regions celebrate Eid al-Fitr

  Muslims of all regions of Northern Caucasus, except Dagestan, celebrate the holiday of Eid al-Fitr. In Dagestan, Ramadan will end on March 31.

December 25, 2024 23:04

• Human rights defenders recall achievements of “Centre for Assistance to International Protection”

  The creation of the “Centre for Assistance to International Protection” organization 30 years ago was an important event for the development of human rights protection in Russia, and the “Centre” itself won hundreds of cases in the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) when defending people whose rights were violated.

November 12, 2024 23:37

• Underground singer from Saint Petersburg fined for song about sex with natives of Caucasus

  Singer Albina Sexova has been fined 10,000 roubles under the article on incitement of hatred.

November 04, 2024 21:50

• Sentence of Dagestani natives Atimagomedov and Kuramagomedov upheld despite torture applications

  The cassation instance has upheld the verdict to Magomed Atimagomedov and Daud Kuramagomedov, Dagestan natives, who were sentenced to life imprisonment for killing a colony employee in Kalmykia. The instance has treated the convicts' arguments about self-incrimination under torture as unconvincing.

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