Videos posted to social media purportedly show several fires burning in the city of Makhachkala amid active air raid alerts ...

Dagestan is among the few regions in Russia with a name recognized globally, thanks largely to a quote-turned-meme by UFC champion Islam Makhachev: “Send him two, three years to Dagestan and forget.” ...

Overnight on September 10, 2026, units of Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck the Makhachkala Commercial Seaport in the Republic ...

In this photo released by The Telegram Channel of the administration of the head of Dagestan Republic of Russia on Monday, June 24, 2024, the head of Dagestan Republic Sergei Melikov, center, embraces ...

Over the years, Russia's southern republic of Dagestan, located in the North Caucasus region, has been beset by extremist violence. This weekend, there was more bloodshed. Officials say five gunmen in ...

Russian online retailer Ozon's logistics hub in Makhachkala in Dagestan was on fire after a drone attack on Monday.

MOSCOW — More than 15 policemen and several civilians, including an Orthodox priest, were killed by armed militants in Russia’s southern republic of Dagestan on Sunday, its governor Sergei Melikov ...

On Nelli Radzhabova’s desk, a pile of materials was growing: hand-written accounts, complaints to local and federal authorities, flash drives with videos and photographs. Dozens of letters. All of it ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A Ukrainian official on Monday blamed the Kremlin's tightly controlled ...

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MOSCOW – Russia’s southern region of Dagestan held the first of three days of mourning Monday following an attack by Islamic militants who authorities say killed 20 people, mostly police, and attacked ...