North-Caucasian Federal District

February 10, 2026 13:59

• Alaudinov responded to criticism of religious ideas in his book

  The book's ideas about the joint struggle between Muslims and Christians are presented from an Islamic perspective, but adapted for fighters who consider themselves Orthodox, stated Apti Alaudinov, head of the Akhmat special forces, who suggested critics create their own ideologies.

February 10, 2026 12:57

• The sentence against Areg Shchepikhin was upheld.

  The Moscow City Court rejected the defense's appeal against the sentence of blogger Areg Shchepikhin, who was kidnapped by Chechen security forces and sentenced to five years in prison.

February 10, 2026 09:02

• The plaque on Politkovskaya's house has been restored for the tenth time.

  Activists installed a new memorial plaque in place of the torn-down memorial plaques on the house where journalist Anna Politkovskaya lived and was shot.

February 10, 2026 08:22

• The shutdown of water and heating supplies created problems for residents of Nalchik.

  Due to a lack of water and heat, residents of Nalchik buildings have been forced to heat their apartments with electric appliances or stay with relatives. Some buildings have been without water for four days, residents complained.

February 10, 2026 07:23

• Restrictions on travel on the Transkam highway have been tightened.

  Traffic on the Transcaucasian Highway between Russia and South Ossetia is prohibited for all vehicles.

February 10, 2026 05:25

• A former magistrate from Nalchik has been accused of bribery.

  In Kabardino-Balkaria, a criminal case has been opened against former magistrate Mukhamed Tembotov, who is accused of accepting bribes and acting as an intermediary in bribery.

February 10, 2026 02:28

• A Derbent resident was released from the "E" center after media coverage.

  A Derbent resident, who was taken to Makhachkala by security forces and held for some time, has returned home, but his relatives have been strongly advised not to speak to journalists.

February 10, 2026 01:56

• A sign pointing to neo-Nazi vandals has disappeared from Politkovskaya's home.

  A temporary memorial plaque has been torn down for the ninth time from the Moscow building where journalist Anna Politkovskaya lived and was murdered. The inscription, painted on the wall where the granite memorial plaque once hung, has not yet been destroyed.

February 09, 2026 23:27

• Kadyrov spoke for the first time about the accident involving his son Adam.

  Ramzan Kadyrov mentioned for the first time the road accident involving his third son, Adam, calling all media reports about the incident "fakes."

February 09, 2026 21:39

• A resident of Ingushetia is suspected of inciting terrorism.

  Security forces detained a 43-year-old resident of the village of Kantyshevo for justifying the actions of militants killed in Chechnya during an attempt on the lives of law enforcement officers.

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