Overview
- The Investigative Committee in Dagestan launched a procedural check after detecting online reports about the death of a 28-year-old woman in Derbent’s city hospital.
- The Derbent prosecutor’s office began a supervisory inspection to assess compliance with laws on protecting patients’ health.
- The Dagestan Health Ministry reported severe pneumonia as the cause of death and will conduct an expert review of the case with leading specialists.
- Relatives accuse medical staff of delayed and inadequate care, while regional Telegram channels claim multiple ambulance visits before hospitalization; these claims remain unverified.
- Authorities say they are establishing the circumstances of care and the medical causes, and no conclusions or charges have been announced.