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Сунжа is a location in Ingushetia, Russia, known for several tragic incidents involving children. An eight-year-old boy drowned in the river Сунжа while attempting to save a friend, with his body recovered after nearly two weeks of search efforts. Another incident involved a 16-year-old driving without a license and striking a child. The area has also seen environmental cleanup efforts following the collection of 700 bags of trash from the river's banks during a republic-wide initiative. Additionally, there were reports of planned terrorist activity related to an arson attack on an Orthodox c…

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In Chechnya, a car fell into the Sunzha River, one person died, another is being searched for — Вести
The Investigative Committee began an investigation due to the death of three people in a river in Chechnya — Коммерсантъ
In Chechnya, uncles rushed to save nephew who got caught in a whirlpool: all drowned — Вести
Teenager and two adults drowned in Sunzha River in Chechnya — Интерфакс
«112»: Two brothers drowned trying to save a teenager in Chechnya — Вечерняя Москва
In Ingushetia, a man killed a local resident he believed was a witch — Говорит НеМосква
«Cursed his brother»: Ingush resident shot neighbor over «sorcery» — РИАМО
Self-judgment over a man was carried out in Ingushetia, shooting him allegedly for black magic — Вести
In Ingushetia, three suspects in an attempted murder were detained — Вести
Case filed in Ingushetia over the murder of a man at his own home — Вести
Electricity to be cut off in several cities and villages in Ingushetia on July 22 — Вести
Murky waters of Sunzha: Among volunteers searching for a drowned child in Ingushetia, an infection outbreak. Only after a social media scandal did authorities 'discover' with surprise that sewage has been dumped into the river for decades — Новая газета Европа
A school and a park in Ingushetia will be named after a boy who died while saving a friend — Москва 24
About 700 bags of garbage collected during cleanup on the banks of the Sunzha River in Ingushetia — Вести
Body of 8-year-old boy found 10 km from disappearance site in a river in Ingushetia — Москва 24
Islamist sentenced to 16 years for preparing arson of a church in Ingushetia — Вести
Minor fatally hits boy with a 'Gazelle' in Ingushetia — Интерфакс
Teenage truck driver fatally hits a boy in Ingushetia — Москва 24
Details Emerge About the Family of an Eight-Year-Old Boy Who Drowned in a River in Ingushetia — Вечерняя Москва
Body of Missing Boy Found in Sunzha River in Ingushetia: How He Died Saving a Friend, Where His Body Was Discovered — Вечерняя Москва