diff --git a/src/components/admin/ColoredItemCombobox.tsx b/src/components/admin/ColoredItemCombobox.tsx
index 3d187b3..41fea37 100644
--- a/src/components/admin/ColoredItemCombobox.tsx
+++ b/src/components/admin/ColoredItemCombobox.tsx
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ interface ColoredItemComboboxProps {
   value: ColoredItem | null;
   onChange: (item: ColoredItem | null) => void;
   onCreateNew: (name: string, color: string) => Promise<ColoredItem>;
+  onDelete?: (item: ColoredItem) => Promise<void>;
   placeholder?: string;
   isLoading?: boolean;
   colors?: string[];
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ export function ColoredItemCombobox({
   value,
   onChange,
   onCreateNew,
+  onDelete,
   placeholder,
   isLoading = false,
   colors = DEFAULT_COLORS,
@@ -48,6 +50,7 @@ export function ColoredItemCombobox({
   const [search, setSearch] = useState('');
   const [newColor, setNewColor] = useState(colors[0] ?? '#00e5a0');
   const [isCreating, setIsCreating] = useState(false);
+  const [deletingId, setDeletingId] = useState<number | null>(null);
 
   const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const searchInputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
@@ -137,6 +140,30 @@ export function ColoredItemCombobox({
     }
   }, [search, newColor, isCreating, onCreateNew, onChange, haptic]);
 
+  const handleDelete = useCallback(
+    async (e: React.MouseEvent, item: ColoredItem) => {
+      e.stopPropagation();
+      if (!onDelete || deletingId !== null) return;
+
+      haptic.buttonPress();
+      setDeletingId(item.id);
+
+      try {
+        await onDelete(item);
+        haptic.success();
+        // Clear selection if deleted item was selected
+        if (value?.id === item.id) {
+          onChange(null);
+        }
+      } catch {
+        haptic.error();
+      } finally {
+        setDeletingId(null);
+      }
+    },
+    [onDelete, deletingId, value, onChange, haptic],
+  );
+
   // Keyboard handling
   const handleKeyDown = useCallback(
     (e: React.KeyboardEvent) => {
@@ -257,6 +284,23 @@ export function ColoredItemCombobox({
                         <path d="M9 16.17L4.83 12l-1.42 1.41L9 19 21 7l-1.41-1.41z" />
                       </svg>
                     )}
+                    {onDelete && (
+                      <button
+                        type="button"
+                        onClick={(e) => handleDelete(e, item)}
+                        disabled={deletingId === item.id}
+                        className="shrink-0 rounded p-1 text-dark-600 transition-colors hover:bg-red-500/10 hover:text-red-400 disabled:opacity-50"
+                        aria-label={t('news.admin.combobox.delete', { name: item.name })}
+                      >
+                        {deletingId === item.id ? (
+                          <div className="h-3.5 w-3.5 animate-spin rounded-full border-2 border-red-400 border-t-transparent" />
+                        ) : (
+                          <svg className="h-3.5 w-3.5" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="currentColor">
+                            <path d="M19 6.41L17.59 5 12 10.59 6.41 5 5 6.41 10.59 12 5 17.59 6.41 19 12 13.41 17.59 19 19 17.59 13.41 12z" />
+                          </svg>
+                        )}
+                      </button>
+                    )}
                   </button>
                 ))}
               </div>
diff --git a/src/locales/en.json b/src/locales/en.json
index 8aa7b7d..c2241f4 100644
--- a/src/locales/en.json
+++ b/src/locales/en.json
@@ -4522,7 +4522,8 @@
         "searchOrCreate": "Search or create...",
         "noItems": "Nothing found",
         "placeholder": "Select...",
-        "clear": "Clear"
+        "clear": "Clear",
+        "delete": "Delete {{name}}"
       },
       "toolbar": {
         "bold": "Bold",
diff --git a/src/locales/ru.json b/src/locales/ru.json
index a257abb..a2c095d 100644
--- a/src/locales/ru.json
+++ b/src/locales/ru.json
@@ -5089,7 +5089,8 @@
         "searchOrCreate": "Поиск или создание...",
         "noItems": "Ничего не найдено",
         "placeholder": "Выберите...",
-        "clear": "Очистить"
+        "clear": "Очистить",
+        "delete": "Удалить {{name}}"
       },
       "toolbar": {
         "bold": "Жирный",
diff --git a/src/pages/AdminNewsCreate.tsx b/src/pages/AdminNewsCreate.tsx
index 3dd31b0..b132cab 100644
--- a/src/pages/AdminNewsCreate.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/AdminNewsCreate.tsx
@@ -445,6 +445,22 @@ export default function AdminNewsCreate() {
     [queryClient],
   );
 
+  const handleDeleteCategory = useCallback(
+    async (item: { id: number }) => {
+      await newsApi.deleteCategory(item.id);
+      await queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['admin', 'news', 'categories'] });
+    },
+    [queryClient],
+  );
+
+  const handleDeleteTag = useCallback(
+    async (item: { id: number }) => {
+      await newsApi.deleteTag(item.id);
+      await queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['admin', 'news', 'tags'] });
+    },
+    [queryClient],
+  );
+
   // Fetch article for editing
   const { data: articleData, isLoading: isLoadingArticle } = useQuery({
     queryKey: ['admin', 'news', 'article', articleId],
@@ -626,6 +642,7 @@ export default function AdminNewsCreate() {
               value={selectedCategory}
               onChange={setSelectedCategory}
               onCreateNew={handleCreateCategory}
+              onDelete={handleDeleteCategory}
               placeholder={t('news.admin.combobox.selectCategory')}
             />
           </div>
@@ -636,6 +653,7 @@ export default function AdminNewsCreate() {
               value={selectedTag}
               onChange={setSelectedTag}
               onCreateNew={handleCreateTag}
+              onDelete={handleDeleteTag}
               placeholder={t('news.admin.combobox.selectTag')}
             />
           </div>