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More flood victims have been reported in Dagestan
Ecology
More flood victims have been reported in Dagestan
6 April 2026

Dagestan has been ravaged by catastrophic flooding, claiming yet more lives. In the village of Mamedkala, a girl and a child died after being rescued from a river following the dam breach of the Gejukha Reservoir. Earlier, in the village of Kirki, the body of a dead woman was found under the rubble of a house that collapsed due to a landslide.

In Dagestan, flooding is collapsing homes and structures, causing casualties
Ecology
In Dagestan, flooding is collapsing homes and structures, causing casualties
5 April 2026

In the village of Kirki in Dagestan, the body of a dead woman was found under the rubble of a house that collapsed due to a landslide. A man was also injured. This was reported by TASS, citing Zapir Gasanov, head of the Kaitag district.

The Republican Party of Armenia has proposed that the opposition unite and renounce cooperation with the government
Politics
The Republican Party of Armenia has proposed that the opposition unite and renounce cooperation with the government
5 April 2026

In Yerevan, the Republican Party of Armenia proposed signing a memorandum of unity among opposition forces and renunciation of cooperation with the current government. This statement was made by its chairman, former President Serzh Sargsyan, at the party congress.

Massive flooding has occurred again in Dagestan
Ecology
Massive flooding has occurred again in Dagestan
5 April 2026

Heavy rains have caused further flooding in Dagestan. They have flooded the streets of Makhachkala, including the area near the Primorskaya substation, as well as sections of the Kavkaz federal highway and roads in the Derbent district.

An Azerbaijani opposition figure has been expelled from Georgia and banned from entering for three years
Human rights
An Azerbaijani opposition figure has been expelled from Georgia and banned from entering for three years
5 April 2026

Georgian authorities have fined and expelled Azerbaijani opposition journalist Afgan Sadigov, banning him from entering the country for three years. The Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs stated that Sadigov's detention was due to insulting a police officer on social media, taking into account 62 previous administrative violations.

Armenia Threatens to Leave the CSTO and the EAEU
Politics
Armenia Threatens to Leave the CSTO and the EAEU
4 April 2026

Armenian Parliament Speaker Alen Simonyan suggested the country could leave the pro-Russian CSTO and EAEU alliances if Russia raises gas prices. However, he expressed hope that this would not come to pass, noting the productive dialogue between the countries' leaders.

Residents of flooded areas of Dagestan are being urgently vaccinated; mass water poisoning has been reported in Kaspiysk
Ecology
Residents of flooded areas of Dagestan are being urgently vaccinated; mass water poisoning has been reported in Kaspiysk
4 April 2026

Emergency vaccination against viral hepatitis A has begun in flood-affected areas of Dagestan. The regional office of Rospotrebnadzor (Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing) announced this, emphasizing that the measure was introduced due to the increased risk of infection spread in emergency zones.

Flood damage in Dagestan and Chechnya estimated at 1 billion rubles
Ecology
Flood damage in Dagestan and Chechnya estimated at 1 billion rubles
4 April 2026

The impact of flooding and waterlogging in Dagestan and Chechnya is preliminarily estimated at over 1 billion rubles. Speaking at a meeting in Dagestan, Yuri Chaika, the Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the North Caucasus Federal District, demanded that the republic's authorities promptly prepare and submit to the government commission documents substantiating the material damage.

In Russia, a Crimean Tatar battalion member was sentenced to 20 years
Human rights
In Russia, a Crimean Tatar battalion member was sentenced to 20 years
4 April 2026

A Russian court sentenced Ukrainian Armed Forces serviceman Seyran Asanov to 20 years in prison for serving in the Noman Çelebidžihan Crimean Tatar Battalion. This unit was previously designated a terrorist organization in the Russian Federation, according to the independent human rights project "Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial."

An Azerbaijani opposition figure accused the country's authorities of
Human rights
An Azerbaijani opposition figure accused the country's authorities of "vindictiveness"
3 April 2026

Ali Karimli, leader of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, commented on the Supreme Court of Azerbaijan's decision against Tofig Yagublu, calling it "an expression of hatred and vindictiveness." Karimli believes that the confirmation of the opposition figure's previously sentenced nine years in prison demonstrates that the country's authorities continue to act based on the principle of revenge. He also noted that historical experience demonstrates the ineffectiveness of regimes guided by such approaches.