North Caucasus

February 02, 2026 09:56

• The Ministry of Emergency Situations has warned drivers against traveling on the Transkam highway.

  The South Ossetian Ministry of Emergency Situations has lifted the ban on heavy-duty vehicles on the Transcaucasian Highway, but urged drivers to refrain from traveling due to the forecast of heavy snowfall and the risk of avalanches.

February 02, 2026 03:54

• Five illegal mining farms have been discovered in Ingushetia.

  Energy workers discovered five illegal mining farms in four settlements in Ingushetia, causing damage exceeding 400 million rubles.

February 02, 2026 01:55

• Operations at three airports in the North Caucasus have been suspended.

  Airports in Vladikavkaz, Grozny, and Magas have been suspended to ensure flight safety. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, a drone was shot down over Chechen territory.

February 02, 2026 00:56

• Parents of students at a Makhachkala gymnasium have spoken out against the change of principal.

  Participants in a petition to the heads of Dagestan and Makhachkala demanded that the director of Makhachkala Gymnasium No. 35 in the village of Leninkent not be replaced, threatening to remove children from the school if the current director is fired.

February 01, 2026 23:56

• A mother of many children from Ingushetia has been awarded the title of "Mother Heroine."

  Khadizhat Dzakhkieva, a mother of ten from the village of Inarki, received the title of "Mother Heroine," despite having been rejected three times by officials.

February 01, 2026 19:58

• A court has seized 33 million rubles from the head of a district in Dagestan.

  Thirty-three million rubles were discovered in the accounts of the wife of Ruslan Gamzatov, head of the Botlikh District. The official's explanation that the money belonged to his businessman relative was not satisfactory to the court, which seized the funds. The Supreme Court of Dagestan upheld the decision.

February 01, 2026 18:58

• Residents of Chechnya have expressed indifference to Adam Kadyrov's condition.

  Power outages, low wages, and daily household problems are worrying Chechen residents interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot." While federal media outlets are interested in information about Adam Kadyrov's traffic accident and his health, ordinary Chechen residents remain indifferent to these topics, they said.

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