Vladimir Putin's aide and former FSB Director Nikolai Patrushev stated that one of the reasons for the hostage deaths during the storming of the Dubrovka Theater Center in 2002 was the actions of the rescue services, which were supposed to provide assistance immediately after the operation. In an interview with Rossiyskaya Gazeta, Patrushev said that FSB units "worked professionally," but after the terrorists were eliminated, problems arose with providing medical care to the freed hostages.

Dagestani mixed martial artist Ramazan Gasanov, who holds the title of champion of the Kazakh NAYZA league, expressed dissatisfaction with the lack of support from authorities in the restoration of his home, which was damaged by a landslide.

Volunteers and emergency services personnel continued their search throughout the night for an 8-year-old boy near the village of Yandare in Ingushetia's Nazran District. As of the morning of June 16, the child's whereabouts, swept away by the Sunzha River, remain unknown.

The Investigative Department of Ingushetia has opened an investigation into the disappearance of a child. This afternoon, two young children, both born in 2018, were swimming in an unsafe area in the Sunzha River in the village of Yandare in the Nazran District.

According to the Ministry of Health, the Chechen Republic ranked first among Russian regions for the lowest smoking prevalence. As of May 2026, the smoking rate in the region was only 0.53%.

In France, six Georgian citizens received prison sentences ranging from 18 months to seven years on charges of stealing rare books by Russian writers from European libraries.

An Ingush resident was fined 500,000 rubles for publicly supporting terrorist activity through comments on a social media site. The case was investigated by the First Western District Military Court, based in St. Petersburg.

Two EMERCOM employees were killed in Grozny when a car drove into a fire station at high speed. Five more people were injured, the department's press service reported.

Restoration of the Mozdok-Kazimagomed main gas pipeline in Dagestan following a fire may take up to three days. Currently, some residents of Kizilyurt, as well as the Kizilyurt and Khasavyurt districts, are experiencing temporary gas supply interruptions.

Three explosions rocked a main gas pipeline in Kizilyurt, Dagestan. Information about the explosions was published on the website and Telegram channel of the regional Ministry of Emergency Situations.