South Federal District

May 12, 2025 13:26

• Social media users criticize Maria Shukshina for supporting idea of renaming Volgograd

  Actress Maria Shukshina spoke out in favour of renaming Volgograd to Stalingrad. Users of her Telegram channel expressed different opinions on the issue. Meanwhile, many Volgograd residents have noted the city needs to solve a lot of problems and renaming the city is not the main one.

May 11, 2025 14:58

• Campaign outcomes in Seda Suleimanova’s support surpasses organizers’ expectations

  Activists have collected twice as many signatures as they had expected to the appeal addressed to the administration of Russian President in connection with the disappearance of Chechen native Seda Suleimanova. The campaign covered more than 20 Russian cities and found a response, including among residents of Dagestan, Ingushetia and Kuban (Krasnodar Territory).

May 09, 2025 19:00

• Resident of Stavropol Territory sentenced for preparing a terror act

  Alexander Bogdanov, a resident of the Stavropol Territory, has been sentenced to 18 years in a strict regime penal colony on charges of involvement in a terrorist organization and preparing a terror act.

May 07, 2025 14:14

• Lawyers explain mechanism for renaming Volgograd

  The official procedure for renaming Volgograd to Stalingrad, which President Putin “promised to think about,” involves a long sequence of bureaucratic steps, but can be implemented without a referendum.

May 06, 2025 18:10

• Fighters from seven regions of Southern Russia returned from Ukrainian captivity

  The 205 persons returned to Russia as part of a prisoners of war (POWs) exchange with Ukraine include servicemen from seven regions of the North-Caucasian and Southern Federal Districts (NCFD and SFD).

May 05, 2025 15:55

• Environmentalists alarmed by lack of information on condition of water and beaches in Anapa

  The authorities’ assurances about success in cleaning the beaches of Anapa, as well as the decision to close the beaches in the city, are not supported by research data, environmentalists claim. The lack of unbiased information provokes mistrust, and the closure of the beaches threatens the survival of small tourism businesses, entrepreneurs emphasize.

May 05, 2025 15:34

• Residents of Frolovo complain about environmental situation

  In the city of Frolovo, residents complained about severe environmental problems resulting from the operation of the electrometallurgical plant. The management of the plant claims that the environmental situation has improved, and the local authorities have expressed their concern. At the same time, one of the activists has been invited to the local police department to give an explanation.

May 04, 2025 18:00

• Eleven drones shot down in Rostov Region

  The Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported the interception last night of 11 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs or drones) over the Rostov Region.

May 03, 2025 23:17

• Emergency regime declared in Novorossiysk after drone attack

  Authorities of the city of Novorossiysk have declared the state of emergency after a drone attack. According to updated information, five people were injured as a result of the attack.

May 02, 2025 16:58

• Kuban environmentalists doubt statements on harmlessness of Black Sea fish

  The pollution with the spilled fuel oil (mazut) affects all marine life, but it is impossible to objectively define how poisoned the fish caught in the Black Sea is due to the absence of independent laboratories.

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