Activists in Moscow have installed a memorial plaque for the 21st time in honor of Anna Politkovskaya, who was murdered in 2006. The plaque, which reads, "Anna Politkovskaya lived in this house and was vilely murdered on October 7, 2006," has previously been destroyed by unknown assailants. Activists intend to continue restoring it until it remains in place forever.
Ingushetia ranks first in Russia for the lowest share of household expenses on housing and communal services (HCS). According to Rosstat, in 2024, the average family in the republic spent only 4.6% of its income on HCS.
Ingushetia is followed by Kabardino-Balkaria and Dagestan, where this figure is 6% and 6.2%, respectively. Chechnya is in 8th place (7.3% of family income), North Ossetia is in 12th (7.7%), Stavropol Krai is in 45th (9.2%), Karachay-Cherkessia is in 46th (9.3%).
At the same time, in other regions of the country, such as Buryatia, Magadan and Novgorod regions, HCS expenses are the highest and exceed 13%. Experts note that within the North Caucasus Federal District there is also a spread in housing and communal services costs: the lowest in Ingushetia, the highest in Karachay-Cherkessia (9.3%).