Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov has revealed that he personally discussed the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway project with Vladimir Putin and obtained Russia's consent for its implementation before construction began. According to the Kyrgyz leader, without this decision, the Chinese side was not ready to start the project.
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov revealed in an interview with journalist Ali Toktakunov that Russia's consent was required to launch the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway project. According to him, the Chinese side indicated the need to take Russia's position into account.
A tragic road accident occurred in the Guria region of Georgia near the Gomismta mountain resort. On the evening of August 12, a minibus veered off the road and fell into a gorge, resulting in the deaths of four people and injuries to fifteen others.
Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Podrobno.uz. New flights from Tatarstan to cities in Uzbekistan will be launched in late August and early September, allowing passengers to fly directly from Kazan to Samarkand and Namangan.
At the Moscow offices of the newspaper Novaya Gazeta, the corridors are silent. There is an overwhelming sense of emptiness. "There is no newspaper anymore," former chief editor Dmitry Muratov tells me. He co-founded Novaya Gazeta more than thirty years ago, and it became the flagship for hard-hitting independent journalism in Russia, shining a light on human rights abuses and high-level corruption.
Tashkent, Uzbekistan – AN Podrobno.uz. The second freight train of the 'Slavic Caravan' project has arrived in Uzbekistan from Belarus. The 44-car train covered the route from Orsha-Vostochnaya station to Chukursay station in seven days.
The bodies of Uzbek citizens who died in a drone attack in Tatarstan were brought back to Uzbekistan on August 12, according to the Migration Agency.
Since the beginning of 2026, Russian customs officials have thwarted several attempts to illegally import exotic animals worth more than 5.5 million rubles. The confiscated items include rare birds and turtles. One of the largest incidents involved a shipment originating from Uzbekistan.
On the morning of August 10, a drone attack on Nizhnekamsk in Tatarstan killed 13 people, including one child. Another 75 people sought medical assistance. Among the victims are citizens of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.
At least 13 people have been killed in a Ukrainian drone strike on the Russian republic of Tatarstan, officials have said.
Attempts to recover the body of Russian climber Natalya Nagovitsyna, who died in August 2025 on Peak Pobeda in Kyrgyzstan, have once again been unsuccessful. The climbing season has ended until next year, as severe weather conditions have made the route inaccessible even for experienced teams.
▪️ Armenia is set to put the head of the country's ancient Apostolic Church and six other clerics on trial on allegations of defying a civil court order.