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

16:09, 15 January 2026

Human rights activists called Mankieva's release from police custody a temporary victory.

Law enforcement officials released Aina Mankieva, a native of Ingushetia who had reported domestic violence, from a Moscow police station. This was thanks to activists and the media, who brought the issue to light. However, she remains a suspect in the criminal case and remains wanted.

15:37, 15 January 2026

Georgian Dream demanded an apology from the BBC.

Georgian authorities have demanded that the BBC remove its investigation into the possible use of chemical weapons against protesters and issue a public apology.

Aina Mankieva. Screenshot from the Telegram channel "Marem"

14:38, 15 January 2026

Mankieva asked for state protection

Aina Mankieva, a native of Ingushetia, filed a complaint alleging domestic violence, including sexual violence. She asked not to be handed over to her relatives and to be provided with state protection.

13:41, 15 January 2026

Restrictions on travel along the Georgian Military Highway have been lifted.

All types of transport are permitted to travel along the Georgian Military Highway.

12:41, 15 January 2026

Aina Mankieva was questioned by officers from two law enforcement agencies.

Aina Mankieva, a native of Ingushetia, remains in police custody. In addition to Interior Ministry officers, she was interviewed by representatives of the Center for Combating Extremism. Human rights activists have stated that there is a high risk that the young woman, who fled domestic violence, will be placed in a temporary detention facility and then sent to Ingushetia.

12:13, 15 January 2026

Four soldiers from Kabardino-Balkaria were killed in the SVO zone.

Astemir Tatarov, Ruslan Abidkov, Yuriy Makoyev, and Ivan Kokov were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 363 fighters from Kabardino-Balkaria have been officially recognized as killed.

11:14, 15 January 2026

A fire at a Dagestani kindergarten resulted in a criminal case.

The children from the Karata village kindergarten will be placed in other preschools in the Akhvakh district.

10:26, 15 January 2026

Elisashvili's defense accused the Penitentiary Service of discrediting the Georgian opposition leader.

Lawyers for detained opposition politician Aleko Elisashvili call the Penitentiary Service’s statements an attempt to discredit him and divert the case in the wrong direction.

09:22, 15 January 2026

A combatant from the Astrakhan region was killed during a military operation.

Andrei Makhmudov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 677 fighters from the Astrakhan region have been officially recognized as killed.

08:25, 15 January 2026

The court has accepted the case against Azerbaijani opposition leader Taghiyev.

A Baku court has accepted a criminal case against Azerbaijan Popular Front Party activist Novruz Taghiyev, who served as a volunteer bodyguard for party leader Ali Karimli and is accused of fraud and document forgery.

07:26, 15 January 2026

Authorities in the Rostov and Volgograd regions reported drone attacks.

In the Volgograd region, drones attacked transport and energy facilities.

06:27, 15 January 2026

A Ukrainian man has been convicted in Kuban for planting explosives in trains carrying fuel.

The Krasnodar Regional Court sentenced Ukrainian citizen Igor Borisenko to a lengthy prison term, finding him guilty of attempted sabotage.

05:30, 15 January 2026

Human rights activists have recognized a Temryuk resident convicted of treason as a political prisoner.

Temryuk native Ruslan Orlovsky, sentenced to six years on charges of attempting to join a Ukrainian unit, was subjected to "carousel arrests," which human rights activists consider a sign of falsification.

04:31, 15 January 2026

A military man's wife from Stavropol was fined for discrediting the army.

A Stavropol court fined local resident Elena Peshl for discrediting the army after she attempted to locate her missing husband in the war zone.

03:32, 15 January 2026

A fighter from North Ossetia was killed in Ukraine.

Alan Tsarikayev from the Irafsky District was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have publicly named at least 540 North Ossetian combatants killed there.

02:33, 15 January 2026

Prisoners returned from Azerbaijan are being housed in Yerevan hospitals.

Four Armenian prisoners were hospitalized after returning from Azerbaijan and are being treated in Yerevan clinics. Armenia handed over to Syria two Karabakh veterans sentenced to life imprisonment and could have demanded the release of more Armenian prisoners from Baku, the human rights activist stated.

01:34, 15 January 2026

A girl who fled Ingushetia was detained in Moscow.

Aina Mankieva, from Ingushetia, who claimed she would be in danger upon returning home, was detained by police in Moscow. Law enforcement officials refused to allow Aina's lawyer to see her, human rights activists reported.

A cafeteria at a Makhachkala gymnasium. Still from a video from the Telegram channel "Chernovik" from January 10, 2025, https://t.me/chernovik/92494.

00:35, 15 January 2026

Shawarma for schoolchildren in Makhachkala outraged Telegram users.

Parents complained that shawarma and burgers were being sold to children in the school hallway in unsanitary conditions. Rospotrebnadzor reported multiple violations in the cafeteria's operations and issued an administrative citation against the entrepreneur who opened it.

23:55, 14 January 2026

A Dagestani soldier was killed in the SVO zone.

Isa Ramazanov from the Kurakhsky District was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 1,774 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

Ramzan Kadyrov. Still from a video from his Telegram channel, January 12, 2026, https://t.me/RKadyrov_95/6298.

23:30, 14 January 2026

Health has become the main topic of Kadyrov's statements.

Over the course of three days, the head of Chechnya stated three times that he was experiencing no health problems and dismissed reports that he needed medical attention as fake.

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