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19:58, 1 February 2026

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.

Adam Kadyrov. Screenshot from his Instagram*, August 21, 2025, https://www.instagram.com/p/DNl9CLcI4X7/.

18:58, 1 February 2026

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.

Volunteers remove bags of fuel oil near the village of Volna. Screenshot from the "Dolphins" headquarters photo from January 31, 2026, https://t.me/shtab_delfin/1954.

17:58, 1 February 2026

Volunteers received 17 reports of fuel oil spills in Kuban in January.

Three new fuel oil spills and the discovery of "old" fuel oil at 14 locations along the coast of Anapa and the Temryuk district were reported over the past month. Volunteers reported cleaning up all the sites.

Memorial plaque to Salim Radzhabov. Still from video from December 9, 2024, https://t.me/kizray/1631.

16:58, 1 February 2026

Authorities have named three Dagestan soldiers killed in the SVO zone.

Bibolat Nurgishiev, Vladislav Kurbanov, and Salim Radzhabov were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 1,794 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

15:58, 1 February 2026

Another train carrying Russian grain was sent via Azerbaijan to Armenia.

Twenty-five railcars carrying Russian grain transited Azerbaijan to Armenia. A total of 285 railcars carrying 19,900 tons of grain have already been sent from Russia to Armenia via Azerbaijan.

Alan Kusraev. Photo: Administration of the Head and Government of North Ossetia https://t.me/alania_gov/19082

15:00, 1 February 2026

Sources reported the detention of a former minister in North Ossetia.

Security forces in North Ossetia have detained Alan Kusrayev, who resigned as Minister of Agriculture four days ago.

A destroyed monument in Nalchik. Still from a video from Gazeta Yuga (Newspaper of the South) https://t.me/gazetayuga/11010

14:00, 1 February 2026

The destruction of a monument to war veterans in Nalchik has outraged Telegram users.

Telegram users reacted emotionally to the destruction of the cladding on the monument to the veterans of the Great Patriotic War. Commenters found the Nalchik mayor's office's explanation unconvincing.

13:01, 1 February 2026

Four soldiers from the Volgograd region were declared killed in the SVO.

Vladislav Butenko, Faridun Tokhirov, Ivan Glukhov, and Yuri Chernenko were killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,657 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

The Elbrus cable car. Photo: https://pravitelstvo.kbr.ru/

12:02, 1 February 2026

The cable cars on Elbrus are closed to tourists.

Three of the five cable cars at the Elbrus resort have been shut down due to strong winds, and skiing on one of the ski slopes has also been prohibited.

Monument to the defenders of Nalchik who died during the Great Patriotic War. Photo: Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for Kabardino-Balkaria https://kbr.sledcom.ru/news/item/2057836/

11:03, 1 February 2026

Officials are under investigation after the destruction of a monument in Nalchik.

Investigators have concluded that Nalchik authorities were negligent in allowing the partial destruction of a monument to veterans of the Great Patriotic War. The memorial's cladding was damaged by the cold, and restoration work will be carried out after the winter, the mayor's office stated.

Eka Beselia. Still from a TV Pirveli report: https://tvpirveli.ge/ka/siaxleebi/politika/120376-propagandistuli-mediit-tavdaskhmebi-mas-shemdeg-daitsko-rats-shvilis-eqspertizaze

10:04, 1 February 2026

The leader of a Georgian party accused police of violence against her son.

The son of opposition party leader Eka Beselia was detained in Tbilisi for disobeying police. After his arrest, the young man was subjected to physical violence, Beselia stated.

09:05, 1 February 2026

A drone was shot down in the Astrakhan region.

The military shot down one drone in the Astrakhan region, which became the only region in southern Russia where a drone attack was recorded last night.

Askhabali Alibekov. Still from the "Wild Paratrooper" channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgXra9fVrsI

08:06, 1 February 2026

Security forces demanded supervision of Askhabali Alibekov.

The Adygea District Court has received a lawsuit from law enforcement officials demanding administrative supervision of Dagestani native Askhabali Alibekov following his release from prison. The blogger risks restrictions on travel and attendance at public events.

Transkam. Photo: https://south-ossetia.info/transkam-alternativnye-varianty/

07:06, 1 February 2026

The Transkam and Georgian Military Highway are closed to heavy vehicles.

Exit from North Ossetia via the Transcaucasian Highway and the Georgian Military Highway is prohibited for heavy vehicles due to deteriorating weather conditions.

06:07, 1 February 2026

A fighter from the Volgograd region was killed in Ukraine.

Artem Bocharov from the Yelansky District was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,653 soldiers from the Volgograd Region have been officially recognized as killed.

05:08, 1 February 2026

A boxer from Chechnya has been stripped of his IBF world title.

Bakhram Murtazaliev from Chechnya lost to Briton Josh Kelly and was stripped of the IBF world champion title he won in 2024.

03:10, 1 February 2026

The property of Sochi businessman Vigen Sargsyan has been transferred to the state.

A court in Krasnodar has seized the assets of businessman Vigen Sarkisyan, worth over six billion rubles, from the state.

03:09, 1 February 2026

Hoteliers have declared a crisis in the Kuban tourism industry.

Participants in an online discussion about the situation in the Krasnodar Krai tourism industry noted a decline in demand for vacations and declared a crisis in domestic tourism in the country as a whole.

02:11, 1 February 2026

The property of the former deputy head of the Defense Ministry's construction department in Novorossiysk has been seized.

A court in Novorossiysk has seized assets worth 170 million rubles belonging to Dmitry Taksidi, the former deputy head of the Defense Ministry's military construction complex construction department, who is accused of bribery and abuse of power.

01:11, 1 February 2026

The Church accused the Armenian authorities of violating human rights.

Six clergymen of the Armenian Apostolic Church have been summoned to the investigative department as defendants in a criminal case and are banned from leaving the country. The Church has accused the Armenian authorities of interfering in its internal affairs and violating human rights.

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