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Akhmed Batlukhsky. Photo: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQy6Qy7jL70/ belongs to the Meta company, which is banned in Russia.

16:58, 2 February 2026

Akhmed Batlukhsky was released on personal recognizance.

The court released religious figure Akhmad Batlukhsky, accused of slandering the Muftiate of Dagestan, on the personal guarantee of a group of deputies.

16:18, 2 February 2026

A suspect in the attempted arson of Akhtuba security forces' vehicles has been arrested.

A resident of Akhtubinsk attempted to set fire to a high-voltage transformer and security forces vehicles.

15:36, 2 February 2026

Sokurov supported his exclusion from the film development council.

Director Alexander Sokurov was unaware of the existence of the Council for the Development of Cinematography until his expulsion.

14:31, 2 February 2026

The case of a Kuban resident beating his children has reached court.

A resident of the Otradnensky district of Krasnodar Krai is accused of systematic violence and deprivation of education for his children.

The site of a gas explosion at a pumping station in Volgograd. July 2024. Photo: Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations

13:54, 2 February 2026

The prosecutor's office announced an appeal of the verdict in the Volgograd death case.

A Volgograd court convicted the former chief engineer of Water Supply Concessions LLC, who was accused of violating labor safety regulations.

Muslim Muslimov. Photo: t.me/Sergey Melikov

12:53, 2 February 2026

An officer from Dagestan was killed in Ukraine.

Muslim Muslimov, awarded the title Hero of Russia, was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,795 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

11:54, 2 February 2026

Alexei Safonov's sentence has been appealed to the Court of Cassation.

The defense has filed a cassation appeal against the sentence of former head of the Stavropol traffic police department, Alexei Safonov, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for large-scale bribery.

A sunken tanker. Photo: Press Service of the Ministry of Natural Resources

10:55, 2 February 2026

The Kuban Ministry of Natural Resources has demanded over 34 billion rubles from the owners of the sunken tankers.

The Kuban Ministry of Natural Resources has filed a lawsuit demanding that the owners and charterers of tankers that sank in the Black Sea pay over 34 billion rubles for environmental damage and losses to the regional budget. This latest lawsuit was filed by officials amid volunteers' dissatisfaction with the authorities' role in the fuel oil cleanup.

09:56, 2 February 2026

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.

UAV. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program.

08:56, 2 February 2026

Seven drones were shot down in three regions of the Southern Federal District.

Last night, the military shot down four drones in the Krasnodar region, two in the Rostov region, and one in the Astrakhan region.

07:57, 2 February 2026

A fighter from the Volgograd region was killed in a military operation.

Sergei Lytov from the Dubovsky district was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,658 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

06:58, 2 February 2026

A drone attack was recorded in the Rostov region.

Last night, the military shot down drones in the Millerovsky and Chertkovsky districts.

05:53, 2 February 2026

Illegal migrants were identified at a port in the Astrakhan region.

During a raid at a port in the Trusovsky district, security forces discovered five illegal migrants who face deportation from Russia.

04:53, 2 February 2026

An orphan from the Krasnodar region complained about being denied housing.

A Kuban resident complained that she had not been provided with the housing she was legally entitled to for over five years. Investigative Committee Chairman Alexander Bastrykin ordered a criminal investigation.

03:54, 2 February 2026

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.

02:55, 2 February 2026

About 20 Kuban organizations have been arrested following a lawsuit against Anatoly Voronovsky.

The Russian Prosecutor General's Office has filed a lawsuit seeking the seizure of the assets of former State Duma deputy from Kuban, Anatoly Voronovsky, current State Duma deputy Andrei Doroshenko, and several other individuals. Bailiffs have seized approximately 20 organizations specializing in road construction.

01:55, 2 February 2026

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.

An appeal from parents of high school students. Still from the video "Draft 2.0" from February 1, 2025, https://t.me/chernovik_new/7170.

00:56, 2 February 2026

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.

The Khadizhat and Maksharip Dzakhkiev family. Photo: Press Service of the Head of Ingushetia

23:56, 1 February 2026

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.

22:58, 1 February 2026

Several houses were damaged in a drone attack in Kuban.

Two private homes in the village of Trudobelikovsky and the village of Afipsky were damaged by drone strikes, and windows were shattered in a high-rise building in Slavyansk-on-Kuban. Flight restrictions have been imposed at five airports in southern Russia.

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