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03:44, 2 March 2026

A soldier from the Volgograd region was killed in Ukraine.

Ilya Filimonikhin, a resident of the working-class settlement of Rudnya, was killed in the area of the special military operation. Since the beginning of the Special Military Operation in Ukraine, at least 1,703 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

02:45, 2 March 2026

Lebedev admitted his statements about the terrorist attack in Beslan were mistaken.

On lawyer Kaloy Akhilgov's podcast, designer and blogger Artemy Lebedev stated that he had changed his mind about the "Mothers of Beslan" movement because, after speaking with a "smart man," he realized that people who experienced tragedy have the right to be wrong.

01:46, 2 March 2026

One person was injured in a drone attack in Novorossiysk.

A drone attack damaged four apartment buildings in Novorossiysk, injuring one person. Drone debris fell in Sochi and a suburb of Krasnodar.

Thirty-five Russians have been evacuated from Iran. Screenshot from APA photo: https://ru.apa.az/proisshestvie/35-grazdan-rf-peresli-iz-irana-v-azerbaidzan-cerez-astarinskii-pogranicnyi-punkt-638321

00:47, 2 March 2026

35 Russians evacuated from Iran to Azerbaijan

35 Russian citizens crossed the border between Iran and Azerbaijan, while 82 Azerbaijani citizens and 110 representatives of other countries were also evacuated.

Protesters outside the Georgian Parliament. Photo screenshot from Publika https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1695037485229128&set=pcb.1695037538562456

23:49, 1 March 2026

Protests in Tbilisi continued for the 459th day in a row.

Supporters of European integration have held a protest outside the Georgian parliament for the 459th day in a row.

Activists installed a memorial plaque on Politkovskaya's house. Screenshot from SotaVision (designated a foreign agent) photo from March 1, 2026, https://t.me/sotavisionmedia/56665

22:50, 1 March 2026

Activists restored a memorial plaque on Politkovskaya's house.

Another memorial plaque has been installed to replace the one destroyed on the house where Novaya Gazeta journalist Anna Politkovskaya lived and was murdered.

21:52, 1 March 2026

Social media users found official raids on Chechen stores to be useless.

Officials' reports of raids on stores and markets in Chechnya due to rising prices during Ramadan are not helping to lower prices. Social media users point out that the price increases are driven by food suppliers, not retail outlets.

Protesters at the Iranian Embassy. Screenshot from Publika's photo from March 1, 2026, https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1694962798569930&set=pcb.1694962868569923

20:52, 1 March 2026

Iranians in Tbilisi greeted news of Khamenei's death with enthusiasm.

Iranian citizens in Tbilisi, at a rally outside the Iranian embassy, thanked Trump and Netanyahu for the strikes on Iran. They greeted the news of Ayatollah Khamenei's death with song and dance.

19:52, 1 March 2026

Two houses damaged by drones in Novorossiysk

Following a drone attack in Novorossiysk, two houses and a power line were damaged, and a threat of drone strikes was issued.

Fans await the RPL match. Still from the "Championship" video from March 1, 2026, https://t.me/champkrugi/2107.

18:52, 1 March 2026

Drone attack disrupts sporting events in Sochi

FC Sochi's match against Spartak Moscow has been postponed due to the threat of a drone attack. The Sochi hockey club's match against CSKA Moscow, which was cancelled on February 23 for the same reason, will also be played in Moscow in March.

Evacuation of foreigners through a checkpoint in Azerbaijan. Screenshot from a photo from Report from March 1, 2026, https://report.az/ru/v-regione/diplomaty-saudovskoj-aravii-i-pyat-grazhdan-tadzhikistana-evakuirovany-cherez-azerbajdzhan#gallery_56b421f3ac4f1fa68cffd5fff9f60972-9

17:52, 1 March 2026

The Russian Embassy has compiled lists of people leaving Iran via Azerbaijan.

Around 500 people have been added to the evacuation list from Iran via Azerbaijan. Russians are also being advised to leave Iran via Armenia.

16:54, 1 March 2026

Pilgrims from Dagestan were unable to fly out of Saudi Arabia.

There are approximately 700 pilgrims from Dagestan in Saudi Arabia. Some of them, who were planning to fly home on two different airlines, have been returned to their hotels. Marva-Tour announced that the airline's flight from Jeddah to Makhachkala will proceed, but the Jazeera flight remains in doubt.

15:54, 1 March 2026

The names of the North Ossetian soldiers killed in the SVO zone have been released.

Alan Ktsoyev and 11 other fighters from the Ardon district were killed in the SVO zone. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 560 fighters from North Ossetia have been officially recognized as killed.

People at the Astara border crossing. Photo: Report https://report.az/ru/v-regione/iz-irana-evakuirovany-sem-grazhdan-azerbajdzhana

14:54, 1 March 2026

More than a hundred people have been evacuated from Iran to Azerbaijan.

Due to military action in Iran, 53 Azerbaijani citizens and several dozen foreigners, including employees of the diplomatic missions of Saudi Arabia and the UAE, were evacuated across the Iranian-Azerbaijani border.

Kharibsky Pass. Photo: Gumbetovsky District Administration http://mo-gumbet.ru/news/Haribskij-pereval-zakryt-iz-za-nepogody/

13:54, 1 March 2026

Two highways in the mountains of Dagestan are closed after snowfall.

In the mountains of Dagestan, the Kharibsky and Butsrakhsky passes, which carry national highways, are closed to traffic. Special equipment has been dispatched to clear the roads of snow.

Maxim Gulin, Aslan Sisingaliev. Photo from the Volodarsky District Administration Telegram channel https://t.me/regionvol. Collage by "Caucasian Knot."

12:55, 1 March 2026

Two soldiers from the Astrakhan region were killed in combat.

Mobilized soldier Maxim Gulin and contract soldier Aslan Sisingaliev from the Volodarsky district were killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 714 soldiers from the Astrakhan region have been confirmed killed.

11:55, 1 March 2026

An Azerbaijani citizen was injured in Iran.

An Azerbaijani citizen was injured as a result of US and Israeli strikes on Iran. His life is not in danger, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported.

Saigas. Photo: Yakov Fedorov https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=61113464

10:56, 1 March 2026

The migration of saiga herds has created problems for farmers in the Volgograd region.

Herds of saiga antelopes migrating from Kazakhstan are destroying crops in the Volgograd region, causing multi-million dollar losses, farmers complained. The number of endangered saigas has grown from tens of thousands to several million, the scientist explained.

The Elbrus cable car. A still from the resort administration's video: https://t.me/elbrusresort/9676

09:57, 1 March 2026

Three cable cars on Elbrus are closed due to bad weather.

Due to strong winds, three of the five cable cars at a ski resort in Kabardino-Balkaria have been shut down.

08:58, 1 March 2026

Two fighters from Stavropol have been declared dead in Ukraine.

Denis Marchenko and Andrey Ryabinin from the Georgievsky District were killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 915 soldiers from the Stavropol Krai have been officially recognized as killed.

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