Residents of Ingushetia and Chechnya consume the least alcohol.

The North Caucasus republics, including Ingushetia and Chechnya, have the lowest alcohol consumption in the Russian Federation, according to the Ministry of Health.

According to the Unified Interdepartmental Information and Statistical System (EMISS), per capita alcohol consumption in Chechnya in April 2026 was only 0.02 liters of pure alcohol. In Ingushetia, this figure reached 0.63 liters, and in Dagestan, 0.9 liters.

According to Alexander Stavtsev, Vice President of the Association of Retail Market Experts, in the North Caucasus Federal District, "a significant portion of the population is Muslim, and this religion is intolerant of alcohol consumption."

The highest alcohol consumption rate was recorded in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug, where per capita consumption was 18.2 liters of pure alcohol. This figure is slightly lower in the Jewish Autonomous Region (14.76 liters) and Chukotka (14.17 liters). The average figure for Russia in 2025 was 8.06 liters of pure ethyl alcohol.

Последние новости
Ukraine attacked southern Russia: children died in Krasnodar, and Ozon warehouses were hit
Politics
Ukraine attacked southern Russia: children died in Krasnodar, and Ozon warehouses were hit
24 August 2026

Overnight into August 24, drones attacked several regions in southern Russia. The consequences were most tragic in Krasnodar: drone debris fell on a private children's center, killing two children and injuring seven other children and two adults. This was reported by Veniamin Kondratyev, the governor of Krasnodar Krai.

Friend of missing Chechen woman detained in Grozny after picket
Human rights
Friend of missing Chechen woman detained in Grozny after picket
23 August 2026

Elena Patyaeva—a friend of Seda Suleymanova, who disappeared three years ago after being forcibly returned from St. Petersburg to Chechnya—was detained in Grozny. On August 23, Patyaeva stood by the monument to journalists who died for freedom of speech, holding a sign that read: "I demand an investigation into the murder of Seda Suleymanova." This was reported by the human rights project "Slovo Zashchite" (Word for the Defense).

Azerbaijani Ambassador Says Russian Media Hinders Closer Ties Between Baku and Moscow
Politics
Azerbaijani Ambassador Says Russian Media Hinders Closer Ties Between Baku and Moscow
23 August 2026

Azerbaijan intends to continue developing relations with Russia, despite the deteriorating media narrative surrounding Baku in Russian outlets. Rahman Mustafayev, Azerbaijan’s Ambassador to Russia, stated this in an interview with RTVI.

Falling debris from Ukrainian UAVs sparks fires in southern Russia
Politics
Falling debris from Ukrainian UAVs sparks fires in southern Russia
23 August 2026

Wildfires broke out in the Rostov and Krasnodar regions due to falling drone debris. In the Rostov region, the railway overhead power line was also damaged, while in the Kuban region, three people—including two children—were killed in an attack the previous day.