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Russian billionaire Samvel Karapetyan detained in Yerevan
Politics
Russian billionaire Samvel Karapetyan detained in Yerevan
18 June 2025

Armenian police detained the head of the Tashir Group of Companies, Russian citizen, billionaire Samvel Karapetyan. The day before, the police conducted a search in his house in Yerevan.

A criminal case has been opened against a Georgian musician who threw a Russian flag in Tbilisi
Politics
A criminal case has been opened against a Georgian musician who threw a Russian flag in Tbilisi
18 June 2025

After a certain chairman of the Council of Fathers of Russia Andrei Zgonnikov appealed to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, a criminal case was opened against Georgian musician Erekle Getsadze. Earlier, the head of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation Bastrykin ordered this to be done.

The Prosecutor General's Office has demanded that assets and property of the former Chairman of the Government of the Karachay-Cherkessia Republic be seized
Society
The Prosecutor General's Office has demanded that assets and property of the former Chairman of the Government of the Karachay-Cherkessia Republic be seized
17 June 2025

The Prosecutor General's Office has filed a lawsuit demanding that assets associated with the former Chairman of the Government of Karachay-Cherkessia Vladimir Kayshev be transferred to the state. He is currently under arrest.

Lamb production has increased in the North Caucasus
Economy
Lamb production has increased in the North Caucasus
17 June 2025

The regions of the North Caucasus Federal District produced 22.1 thousand tons of lamb in the first three months of 2025. This is 11.5% more than in the same period of 2024.

Patriarch Kirill reproached Schema-Abbot Gabriel for attempting to provoke an
Religion
Patriarch Kirill reproached Schema-Abbot Gabriel for attempting to provoke an "Orthodox-Islamic conflict"
17 June 2025

After a high-profile incident involving Schema-Abbot Gabriel and Deputy Chief of the Main Military-Political Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces Apti Alaudinov, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus' condemned the priest for his words about Muslims. According to the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, these statements were nothing more than an attempt to provoke an "Orthodox-Islamic conflict." He also called for "driving away" all those who, under the pretext of protecting Russian culture and the church, agitate for a fight against Russian Muslims.

Crimean Tatar political prisoner transported to Siberia
Human rights
Crimean Tatar political prisoner transported to Siberia
17 June 2025

Lenur Seidametov, a Crimean Tatar sentenced to 13 years, was transported from a prison in the Lipetsk region to IK-3 in the Amur region. The colony is located more than 8 thousand kilometers from Crimea. During the entire transfer, Seidametov was unable to send letters to his relatives.

In the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, a postal worker was convicted in the case of the brother of the head of Ingushetia
Society
In the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, a postal worker was convicted in the case of the brother of the head of Ingushetia
17 June 2025

A court in Cherkessk found the former head of the Ekazhevo post office in Ingushetia guilty of fraud and participation in a criminal organization. She was sentenced to 4.5 years. She is involved in a criminal case involving the former head of the federal postal service of Ingushetia, Magomed-Bashir Kalimatov. He is the older brother of the head of the republic, Kazbek Makhmud-Ali Kalimatov.

Ingushetia and the Karachay-Cherkess Republic took the last places in terms of population income
Economy
Ingushetia and the Karachay-Cherkess Republic took the last places in terms of population income
17 June 2025

The ratio of the median (average) income of the population of Ingushetia to the cost of a fixed set of goods and services is only 1.13, and a quarter of the population lives below the poverty line. The republic occupies the last, 85th place among the regions of the country in this indicator, according to RIA Novosti data.

Many beaches in Dagestan closed for swimming
Ecology
Many beaches in Dagestan closed for swimming
16 June 2025

Due to non-compliance with hygienic requirements for microbiological indicators, popular beaches in Makhachkala and Kaspiysk are closed for swimming. This decision was made by the Rospotrebnadzor Department for Dagestan.

A member of the
Human rights
A member of the "SVO" was sentenced to 9 years for accepting bribes from subordinates in Chechnya
16 June 2025

The Southern District Military Court sentenced the commander of a motorized rifle company Roman Cherkasov to 9 years in prison. He was found guilty of accepting bribes from subordinates for the opportunity to go on vacation.