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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
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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
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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.

Construction of houses for disaster victims has begun in Chechnya
Ecology
Construction of houses for disaster victims has begun in Chechnya
3 April 2026

Construction of houses for people left homeless by the natural disaster that struck the republic in late March has already begun in Chechnya. Work is underway in the village of Novy Benoy in the Gudermes District, where individual houses are already being erected, while foundations are being poured in other areas, and necessary utilities are being installed.

In Dagestan, over 3,000 homes were damaged by the floods: compensation per person will amount to approximately 15,000 rubles
Ecology
In Dagestan, over 3,000 homes were damaged by the floods: compensation per person will amount to approximately 15,000 rubles
3 April 2026

Over 43,000 residents of Dagestan affected by the floods have submitted applications for payments. However, approximately half of these applications (24,000) will not be processed because the applicants did not provide an address. This prevents the payment of 15,675 rubles from being awarded to each affected person.

In the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, another serviceman was sentenced to a lengthy prison term for deserting his unit
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In the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, another serviceman was sentenced to a lengthy prison term for deserting his unit
3 April 2026

Serviceman Ruslan Murzakayev was sentenced by the Nalchik Garrison Military Court to five years in a general regime penal colony for prolonged absence without leave.

In Dagestan, the alleged organizers of the Makhachkala airport pogrom have been sentenced
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In Dagestan, the alleged organizers of the Makhachkala airport pogrom have been sentenced
3 April 2026

The Supreme Court of Dagestan sentenced three people in absentia to lengthy prison terms (ranging from 15 to 19 years in a maximum-security prison) for organizing mass riots at Uytash Airport in Makhachkala in October 2023.

Former Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Dagestan Loses Apartments and Cars Worth Half a Billion Rubles
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Former Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Dagestan Loses Apartments and Cars Worth Half a Billion Rubles
3 April 2026

A Moscow court has confiscated property worth 533 million rubles from former Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Dagestan Rufat Ismailov following a lawsuit filed by the Prosecutor General's Office.

Over 3,000 homes damaged by flooding in Chechnya
Ecology
Over 3,000 homes damaged by flooding in Chechnya
2 April 2026

Preliminary results of the flooding that occurred in late March 2026 have been released in Chechnya. According to current data, the disaster affected over 3,000 homes, over 100 of which were completely destroyed.