Astrakhan Region

July 16, 2025 05:56

• A mobilized soldier from the Astrakhan region was killed in Ukraine

  Oleg Pavlov was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 564 fighters from the Astrakhan region have been officially recognized as killed in it.

July 03, 2025 05:57

• Over 6,950 soldiers from southern Russia confirmed killed in Ukraine

  Officials and security forces have publicly acknowledged that at least 3,479 fighters from the Southern Federal District and 3,473 from the North Caucasus Federal District were killed in the war zone in Ukraine.

July 01, 2025 19:47

• A soldier from the Astrakhan region was killed in Ukraine

  Oleg Gorovoy from the Chernoyarsk region was killed in combat. Since the start of the Russian operation in Ukraine, the authorities have publicly named at least 554 servicemen from the Astrakhan region killed there.

June 03, 2025 18:35

• Analysts assess prospects for switching to new self-government model for regions of Southern Russia

  The switch to a single-level model of self-government is unfit for the republics of Northern Caucasus, as it breaks the established political alignments. However, even in the event of a transition to a new model, the negative effect for the republics of Southern Russia will be less than for other regions.

May 27, 2025 19:55

• Four residents of Southern Russia detained as members of Basaev's gang

  Detentions of suspects in the attack of Basaev’s and Khattab's militants on Russian militaries in 1999 and 2000 were conducted in Dagestan, Ingushetia, Astrakhan Region and Stavropol Territory. The suspects – Radjab Khasaev, Arsen Koldasov, Batyr Arsanov and Rasul Takhtamirov – have been arrested.

May 27, 2025 13:50

• Astrakhan residents demand to repair monument to victims of political repressions

  In their appeal, residents of Astrakhan have demanded from the city police to identify the persons responsible for damaging the monument to victims of political repressions and find out whether the damage was inflicted as a result of act of vandalism or whether it resulted from poor-quality repairs to the monument by a contractor. The Astrakhan residents call on government officials to ensure the restoration of the pedestal.

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).

April 19, 2025 23:17

• Vitaly Zhuravlyov’s new case sent to court

  Vitaly Zhuravlyov, a resident of Akhtubinsk, has been charged with two episodes of repeated discrediting of the Russian Armed Forces for his comments posted on a social network.

April 19, 2025 21:44

• Believer from Astrakhan returned to penal colony unit after 20 days in punishment cell

  Anna Safronova, a Jehovah’s Witness* from Astrakhan, who complained about cruel treatment in a penal colony in Stavropol, has been released from a punishment cell. The administration of the penal colonies often uses placement to punishment cell specifically in relation to prisoners who are believers.

April 18, 2025 23:58

• Vitaly Zhuravlyov, accused of discrediting Russian Army, declared political prisoner

  Human rights defenders have recognized Vitaly Zhuravlyov, a resident of the Astrakhan Region, convicted under the article on repeated discrediting the Russian Army, as a political prisoner and demanded that his criminal prosecution be stopped and he be released.

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