In Dagestan, particularly in Makhachkala, a new wave of covert mobilization has begun, according to the partisan movement ...

Gunmen opened fire on places of worship in two cities of Russia’s southernmost Dagestan province on Sunday, killing at least 15 police officers and four civilians, including an Orthodox priest ...

The synagogue in Makhachkala was attacked by gunfire, there are no further details," the statement said. "At the same time, churches were attacked in Makhachkala and a priest was murdered in Derbent." ...

Amid Israel’s war on Gaza, Dagestan also made global headlines when on October 29, 2023, a crowd stormed Makhachkala airport to protest against the landing of a flight from Israel’s Tel Aviv.

Crowd storms Russian airport to protest flight from Israel. Authorities closed the airport in Makhachkala, the capital of the predominantly Muslim region of Dagestan, and police converged on the ...

Russia's Dagestan region was put temporarily on a high alert late on Tuesday after reports of an armed man in Makhachkala, one of the two cities in the North Caucasus region where gunmen killed 20 ...

On March 25, 2025, in Makhachkala, Russia, security footage captured a powerful gas explosion in a sixteen-story residential building on Gaptsakhskaya Street. The blast destroyed several ...

Makhachkala is located some 1,600 kilometers south of Moscow. The ministry said the gas station has been completely destroyed. "The service station and the canteen are burning on 500 square meters ...

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 ...

Quote: "This is not an isolated incident in Makhachkala – it is part of a widespread culture of hatred of other peoples in Russia, promoted by state television, experts and the authorities.. Over the ...

The Makhachkala airport was to remain closed until 3 am on Tuesday, Russia's civil aviation authority Rosaviatsia said. The response. Mr Melikov, during a press conference, ...

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