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Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Dies
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Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Dies
18 March 2026

Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II of All Georgia, the spiritual leader who led the Georgian Orthodox Church since 1977, has passed away. News of his death at the age of 93 was announced on March 17 from the intensive care unit of the Caucasus Medical Center.

A second teenager has been arrested in Adygea for setting a cell phone station on fire
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A second teenager has been arrested in Adygea for setting a cell phone station on fire
17 March 2026

A Maykop court has arrested another teenager allegedly involved in the arson of cell phone equipment. Investigators allege that a group of young people, acting on instructions from an unidentified person, set fire to the cell phone station. Although it was not completely destroyed, it was at risk of being disabled.

An Adygea resident was sentenced to 11 years in prison for involvement in the
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An Adygea resident was sentenced to 11 years in prison for involvement in the "Council of United Circassia"
17 March 2026

The Southern District Military Court sentenced Ibragim Nagoyev, a resident of Adygea, to 11 years in prison for involvement in the "Council of United Circassia." Russian law enforcement agencies consider the organization to be part of the banned "Anti-Russian Separatist Movement."

The head of Ingushetia and the country's authorities congratulated the republic on its accession to Russia
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The head of Ingushetia and the country's authorities congratulated the republic on its accession to Russia
17 March 2026

Federation Council Chairperson Valentina Matviyenko congratulated Ingushetia on the 256th anniversary of its accession to Russia, noting the "dynamic development" and growth of production in the republic, which she called "one of the main strongholds of our state in the North Caucasus."