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00:42, 27 February 2026

Those who ordered Nemtsov's murder remain unnamed for 11 years.

The murder of Boris Nemtsov on February 27, 2015, could not have been the initiative of the perpetrators, and Chechen security forces were not involved in this crime at Ramzan Kadyrov's "own request," the former Russian Deputy Prime Minister is convinced. For 11 years, the investigation has not identified the masterminds behind the politician's murder.

23:43, 26 February 2026

The court sent the mother of a girl who died in Derbent to pretrial detention.

A Derbent resident, arrested in connection with the death of her one-and-a-half-year-old daughter from starvation, has been remanded in custody. In court, she pleaded not guilty and stated that she holds a higher education degree in teaching.

22:45, 26 February 2026

Protesters on Rustaveli welcomed British sanctions against pro-government TV channels.

Supporters of Georgia's European integration gathered outside parliament for the 456th consecutive day of protest. Activists expressed hope that sanctions against pro-government Georgian media outlets will continue.

21:50, 26 February 2026

Blogger Hayk Yeghyan arrested for insulting Pashinyan on TikTok

Blogger Hayk Yeghyan, known on TikTok as "Aivazovsky," has been arrested on charges of insulting Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

Mansur Movlaev. Screenshot of photo https://www.instagram.com/p/DQod_BoDJX-/.

20:53, 26 February 2026

Movlaev's defense has challenged the judge.

Lawyers for Chechen native Mansur Movlaev demanded the examination of witnesses and the recusal of the judge who attempted to complete the consideration of his appeal against the denial of asylum in Kazakhstan in a single hearing.

20:39, 26 February 2026

A native of Dagestan received a prison sentence for spreading fake news about the Russian army.

A court in Makhachkala sentenced a native of Dagestan to five years in prison, finding her guilty of publicly disseminating false information about the actions of the Russian Armed Forces.

20:10, 26 February 2026

Relatives are concerned about Yagublu's condition

On the fourth day of his hunger strike, Tofig Yagublu reported a deterioration in his condition, but he remains in solitary confinement, according to the opposition politician's relatives.

19:23, 26 February 2026

A soldier from Kabardino-Balkaria was killed in Ukraine.

Zaur Tlepshev from the Baksan district was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since February 2022, at least 379 combatants from Kabardino-Balkaria have been confirmed killed there.

A memorial complex was opened in the city of Khojaly on February 26, 2026. Screenshot from the video: https://video.azertag.az/site/video/299351

19:01, 26 February 2026

The memory of the victims of the Khojaly tragedy was honored in Azerbaijan.

On February 26, the anniversary of the Khojaly tragedy, residents of Azerbaijan honored the memory of the victims. A memorial complex was opened in the city of Khojaly. Thirty-four years later, the relatives of the victims continue to remember them.

Lasha Chkhartishvili. Photo: https://ru.netgazeti.ge/1163/

18:17, 26 February 2026

Georgian opposition figure arrested for social media comment

Lasha Chkhartishvili, a member of the Georgian Labor Party, was arrested for five days for a comment he posted on Facebook*. Police transferred the opposition figure to a temporary detention facility directly from the courtroom.

17:20, 26 February 2026

Two combatants from the Volgograd region were killed in combat.

Nikita Akishev and Sergei Kurenkov from Kamyshin were killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,697 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

16:24, 26 February 2026

A military court in Chechnya sentenced a conscript in a bribery case.

Mobilized soldier Pavel Kotelnikov received a seven-year prison sentence for bribery, involving four instances of fellow soldiers handing over money to an officer in exchange for a transfer to the rear.

15:24, 26 February 2026

The Margiev family demanded an end to the pressure at a picket in Tskhinvali.

Members of the Margiev family held a picket today demanding the head of South Ossetia "to end the lawlessness" in the republic. They were detained but later released. Police Colonel Viktor Margiev stated that the family, including his son, are being threatened and pressured following his demands to investigate his brother's abduction.

14:24, 26 February 2026

The Supreme Court upheld Aslan Gagiev's life sentence.

The Cassation Board of the Supreme Court of Russia refused to overturn the sentence of North Ossetian native Aslan Gagiev in the case of organizing a criminal group.

13:24, 26 February 2026

A Dagestani parliament member has been stripped of his mandate following a lawsuit filed by the prosecutor's office.

65 parliamentarians voted to strip Kirill Glazov of his mandate. The Dagestani prosecutor's office cited both violations of anti-corruption legislation and Glazov's actual absence from parliament.

12:24, 26 February 2026

Baku reminded Moscow about paying compensation for the plane crash.

The AZAL plane crash was the result of an error by the Ministry of Defense, and Azerbaijan is awaiting Russia's legal assessment of the incident and compensation.

11:24, 26 February 2026

Human rights activists have launched a fundraising campaign to help a fugitive from Dagestan.

A Dagestani woman who escaped domestic violence and prevented an attempted kidnapping of a Chechen woman by her family in Yerevan needs help after her identity was compromised.

10:25, 26 February 2026

A Derbent resident has been detained in connection with the death of a child.

Law enforcement agencies have detained a resident of Dagestan, in whose stroller the body of a child was previously found.

09:28, 26 February 2026

Azerbaijani activist Rahimli stated that the evidence against her is unfounded.

At the trial, Mehriban Rahimli insisted on the full disclosure of the indictment in order to cast doubt on the evidence collected by the investigation.

08:28, 26 February 2026

The former head of an oncology center in Ingushetia was given a suspended sentence instead of a real one.

The Supreme Court of Ingushetia has toughened the sentence of Musa Gezgiev, former head physician of the republic's oncology dispensary, replacing his 4.5 years of suspended imprisonment with the same real term.

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