First grain shipment from Russia to Armenia via Azerbaijan
For the first time, a shipment of Russian grain has been dispatched from the Volgograd region to Armenia via railway transit through Azerbaijani territory.
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Train derails Russia’s Volgograd Region, over 100 people injured
Dozens of people have been injured as a train and a Kamaz truck collided in southwestern Russia’s Volgograd Region on Monday. Up to 100 people were feared injured when a passenger train derailed. Eight cars of the …
Major hurricane heading towards Volgograd
The hurricane will bring heavy downpours, thunderstorms, hail and strong winds, rescuers warn
Freight train cars derailed near Volgograd
Freight train cars were derailed at the Kotluban station in Russia’s Volgograd region due to the intervention of unauthorized persons, the press service of the Volga Railway reported. "Today, as a result of the …
Plane en-route to Moscow makes emergency landing in Volgograd
Siberia Airlines flight to Moscow made an emergency landing in the Volgograd Airport
Medical helicopter crashes in Volgograd Region
A medical helicopter crashed in the Volgograd Region, killing one person, regional emergency services said Tuesday. "A medical helicopter crashed, one crew member died," TASS cited the emergency service representative as …
Putin to celebrate anniversary of Battle of Stalingrad victory in Volgograd
Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Volgograd, where events will be held today to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Red Army’s victory in the Battle of Stalingrad, which was a turning point of the Great Patriotic War. …
Volgograd and Makhachkala to be connected by direct flights
Regular flights will take off from Volgograd to Makhachkala, press secretary of the Makhachkala airport, Sapura Magomedova informed. "On November 30, Makhachkala airport will take the first direct regular flight from Volgograd. …
Сonflict near Volgograd shopping center escalates into fight with shooting
Today, three people were hospitalised after the shooting near a shopping center in Volgograd, the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the Volgograd region informed. The conflict erupted this …
FSB discovers cache of weapons in Russia’s Volgograd region
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FDB) has discovered an arms cache in the Volgograd region, the FSB said in a statement on Thursday. "Officers of the FSB branch in the Volgograd region discovered a cache of firearms …
Small plane crashes near Russia's Volgograd
An SP-30 ultralight aircraft crashed this morning in Russia’s Volgograd region, killing the pilot, the press service of the Southern investigative department for transport of the Russian Investigative Committee said. "This …
Russia's Southern Military District holds sudden combat readiness check
Almost 6000 troops have been alerted in military units in Russia’s Southern Military District in a sudden combat readiness check, the press office of the district said. "The commander of forces in the district has ordered to …
Heat waves to stay in Russian regions for another week
‘‘Forty-degree heat will continue in some regions of Russia for another a week,’’ the head of Roshydromet situation center, Yury Varakin, stated. He stressed that the …
‘Battle for the Caucasus’ quest takes place all over Russia
The ‘Victory Volunteers’ movement has organized a special historical quest on the eve of the anniversary of the beginning of one of the most important battles in the Great Patriotic War – the Battle for the Caucasus. The quest …
It is important for us to understand what is going on in regions, Senator Popova
A member of the Federation Council Committee on Social Policy, the senator from the Volgograd Region, Elena Popova, speaks about the federal law on additional measures of the social support of citizens and criteria of targeting and …
Elena Popova on development of a new Social Code
Senator from the Volgograd Region, a member of the Federation Council Committee for Social Policy, Elena Popova, visited Vestnik Kavkaza. She spoke about development of a new Social Code which was aimed at regulation of effectiveness of …
Senator Elena Popova to visit Vestnik Kavkaza
The senator of the Volgograd Region, Elena Popova, will visit the studio of Vestnik Kavkaza on February 11 at 11:00 (MSK). The main topic of discussion will be 'Social assistance and criteria of …
36 apartments damaged in explosion in Volgograd
The head of the Dzerzhinsky district of Volgograd, Sergei Tatsiya, said that as a result of a gas explosion at 47 Cosmonauts' Street, 36 apartments, in which about 100 people were living, were damaged. Now the residents of the evacuated …
Double explosion in Volgograd: three apartments of apartment building collapse
Today in Volgograd, on 47 Cosmonauts Street, three apartments and part of the outer wall of an apartment building have collapsed, presumably due to a gas explosion. The Ministry of Emergency Situations reported six victims, three of them are …
North Ossetia and the Volgograd region to be engaged in inter-ethnic cooperation
Today in Volgograd an agreement was signed on transnational cooperation between the Volgograd Region Committee for Nationalities and Cossacks and the Ministry of National Relations of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania. …