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00:48, 30 January 2026
Two residents of Kuban have been charged with sabotage and treason.
The Krasnodar Regional Court will hear the case of two residents of the Anapa district accused of four arson attacks on the railway.
23:48, 29 January 2026
The Cassation Court upheld the acquittal of a farmer from Kabardino-Balkaria.
The Fifth Cassation Court in Pyatigorsk upheld the acquittal of Tamara Erzhibova, head of the agricultural enterprise "Majesty," who was accused of fraud after delivering corn to the Prokhladny grain receiving facility.
23:10, 29 January 2026
The court ordered the arrest of Akhmed Bilalov in absentia.
Moscow's Tverskoy Court has arrested Akhmed Bilalov, former vice president of the Russian Olympic Committee and former head of North Caucasus Resorts, who lives in the United States, in absentia on charges of attempted embezzlement of $200 million from Sberbank. The court ordered him to be held in pretrial detention for two months from the date of his arrest or extradition.
Protesting students outside the Georgian Technical University. Photo: Mo Se / Mtavari
22:38, 29 January 2026
Students from Georgia's largest universities held a protest in Tbilisi.
The Georgian Minister of Education announced the merger of Tbilisi State University and Georgian Technical University, prompting students from both universities to protest in Tbilisi. They stated that the reform aims to reduce the teaching staff by dismissing government critics.
22:17, 29 January 2026
The former vice-governor of Kuban has been placed under house arrest.
The Oktyabrsky District Court of Krasnodar has ordered house arrest for Anna Minkova, CEO of the Kuban 24 media group and former deputy head of the region for social issues. She is accused of large-scale fraud.
Dirty tap water. Photo screenshot from https://vodainfo24.ru/new/gryaznaya-voda-techet-iz-krana-prichinyi.
21:34, 29 January 2026
Water supply after accidents raises questions among residents of Dagestan
Residents in Novy Khushet, Leninkent, and the Kemping microdistrict reported that water supply has been restored. They noted that tap water quality was poor after the repairs, and the pressure was not sufficient for household needs in all areas.
Strike in Rustavi. Screenshot from Info Rustavi, January 29, 2025, https://inforustavi.ge/index.php?m=31&news_id=43377
21:24, 29 January 2026
Strikers at Rustavi Azot demanded an apology from the administration.
On the second day of the strike, workers at a chemical plant in Rustavi called the administration's proposed salary increase humiliating and demanded an apology.
20:32, 29 January 2026
The court confirmed the seizure of the property of the founder of the Pokrovsky concern.
The Krasnodar Regional Court upheld a decision to transfer to the state real estate worth 28 billion rubles belonging to Andrei Korovayko, founder of the Pokrovsky concern and former federal inspector of the presidential envoy's office in the Southern Federal District.
20:16, 29 January 2026
A serviceman was convicted in Nalchik for prolonged absence from his unit.
A military court in Nalchik sentenced Rinat Kurmanaev to five years in prison, finding him guilty of leaving his unit without permission during mobilization.
19:51, 29 January 2026
Dagestan police have detained a suspect in the murder of Malvina Magomedova.
The Dagestan Ministry of Internal Affairs detained a suspect in the murder and dismemberment of 36-year-old Malvina Magomedova, a resident of the village of Dzhalgan. He confessed to the murder and described the circumstances.
19:15, 29 January 2026
Kadyrov voiced his desire to continue the SVO "to the end"
The head of Chechnya spoke out against negotiations with Ukraine, stating that he believes it is right to continue the special military operation "to the end."
18:22, 29 January 2026
The first case under the article on the search for "extremist materials" has been opened in Chechnya.
The Naursky District Court of Chechnya has registered an administrative case against local resident Isa Magamadov under the law on searching for "extremist materials." This is the second known case in Russia.
Fuel oil chips found on the beach. January 28, 2026. Photo: https://t.me/setisitolopata/2389
17:25, 29 January 2026
The cancellation of the tourism tax in Anapa coincided with a volunteer report of poorly removed fuel oil.
The Anapa City Council suspended tourism tax collection for six months due to the aftermath of a fuel oil spill. The beach on Pionersky Prospekt, which was being mechanized, is littered with fine fuel oil debris, volunteers reported.
16:27, 29 January 2026
Erotic scenes have been removed from a film being shown in Makhachkala cinemas.
The film "The Maid" is being shown in a shortened version in Makhachkala cinemas—the erotic scenes have been removed, and viewers are shown a black screen.
15:28, 29 January 2026
The Krasnodar City Duma approved the reduction of a park on Rozhdestvenskaya Embankment amid a picket.
The Krasnodar City Duma meeting, where deputies approved the decision to seize part of a public garden for the construction of a church, took place against the backdrop of a picket by a resident of the Yubileiny microdistrict. She urged deputies not to develop the alley and to relocate the church construction elsewhere.
14:30, 29 January 2026
Georgia's opposition has called the proposed amendments to the laws on grants and parties repressive.
Georgian Dream has announced its intention to completely ban foreign funding for NGOs, as well as to ban former employees of NGOs that received foreign funding from party membership for eight years. Criminal penalties for violations are also planned. The opposition believes the proposed amendments are repressive in nature and are intended to completely ban politics.
13:30, 29 January 2026
The dismembered body of a murdered woman was found in Dagestan.
Police discovered the dismembered and charred body of 36-year-old Malvina Magomedova. Derbent resident Radzhidin Yaraliev has been placed on the wanted list as a suspect in the murder, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported. Sources believe the sale of a car was the motive for the quarrel and murder.
12:31, 29 January 2026
A video of kindergarten students' appeal to Alaudinov led to investigations.
Following the publication of a video in which kindergarten children from Rostov-on-Don recorded a video addressing Akhmat fighters and using the slogan "Rostov is strong," the author of the video and the kindergarten director were called into court and asked to explain why the children chose to support a Chechen unit in the freezing cold. Investigations into the video's publication are underway, sources said.
Shamshad Aga. Photo: https://www.meydan.tv/
11:20, 29 January 2026
A journalist arrested in the Meydan TV case has been released from pretrial detention to attend his mother's funeral.
Journalist Shamshad Aga, arrested in the Meydan TV case, has been granted short-term leave to attend his mother's funeral.
10:36, 29 January 2026
The FSB has labeled two murdered Dagestani residents as terrorists.
The two militants killed in Dagestan were planning terrorist attacks on a railway line and a religious site, the FSB reported.
News
In January 2026, three people were killed in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus.

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

Adam Kadyrov. Screenshot from his Instagram*, August 21, 2025, https://www.instagram.com/p/DNl9CLcI4X7/. Residents of Chechnya have expressed indifference to Adam Kadyrov's condition.

LEGAL TEXTS
The illustration was created by the Caucasian Knot using AI The peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as other documents signed at the meeting with Trump on August 8, 2025

The “Caucasian Knot" publishes the agreement on the establishment of peace and interstate relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia, which was initialed by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on August 8, 2025, through the mediation of US President Donald Trump. The meeting of Trump, Aliyev and Pashinyan took place on August 8 in Washington. Following the meeting, Pashinyan and Aliyev also signed a joint declaration. In addition to the agreements between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Trump signed a number of separate memoranda with Aliyev and Pashinyan....

Personalities
Zelimkhan Khangoshvili. Photo courtesy of press service of HRC 'Memorial', http://memohrc.org/ Zelimkhan Khangoshvili

A participant of the second Chechen military campaign, one of the field commanders close to Shamil Basaev and Aslan Maskhadov. Shot dead in Berlin in 2019.

Magomed Daudov. Photo: screenshot of the video http://video.agaclip.com/w=atDtPvLYH9o Magomed Daudov

Magomed "Lord" Daudov is a former Chechen militant who was awarded the title of "Hero of Russia", the chairman of the Chechen parliament under Ramzan Kadyrov.

Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Screenshot from video posted by Abu-Saddam Shishani [LIVE] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIR3s7AB0Uw Tumso Abdurakhmanov

Tumso Abdurakhmanov is a blogger from Chechnya. After a conflict with Ramzan Kadyrov's relative, he left the republic and went first to Georgia, and then to Poland, where he is trying to get political asylum.