North Caucasus

January 24, 2026 13:59

• The movement of heavy trucks on the Transkam is prohibited.

  A ban on heavy-duty vehicles on the Transcaucasian Highway between Russia and South Ossetia has been introduced due to deteriorating weather conditions.

January 24, 2026 12:01

• Two servicemen from Dagestan were killed in combat.

  Alik Abdulkadirov and Mirza Shakhguseynov from the Magaramkent district were killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,783 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

January 24, 2026 10:02

• A soldier from Kabardino-Balkaria was convicted of leaving his unit.

  A court in Nalchik has once again found Mukhamed Bavokov guilty of evading military service, having already been convicted of deserting his unit twice. His sentence has been increased to seven years in prison.

January 24, 2026 09:03

• A fighter from North Ossetia was killed in Ukraine.

  Artur Bodykyan from the Mozdok district was killed in a military operation in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 540 fighters from North Ossetia have been officially recognized as killed.

January 24, 2026 03:19

• The arrest of those involved in the case against the brother of the head of Ingushetia has been extended.

  A court in Cherkessk extended the pretrial detention of 29 defendants in the case of embezzlement of funds from the Russian Pension Fund until April 30, including Magomed-Bashir Kalimatov.

January 24, 2026 02:20

• A court in Nalchik sentenced a soldier for AWOL and serious crimes.

  A military court in Nalchik sentenced a serviceman named Wilhelm to 21 years in prison for raping one woman and beating another while absent from his military unit without leave. The woman later died from her injuries.

January 23, 2026 23:25

• Residents of Sunzha have forced officials to close down the landfill.

  The Sunzha administration and the Ingushetia Central Regional Center responded to complaints from Sunzha residents, who reminded the authorities of their unfulfilled promise to eliminate the landfill.

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