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01:42, 20 February 2026

A ban on filming drone attacks has been introduced in Stavropol Krai.

Administrative fines for photographing and filming drones have been introduced in Stavropol Krai. The maximum fine for individuals is three thousand rubles for a first offense.

The nineteenth homemade plaque on the facade of Politkovskaya's house. Photo: SOTAvision* / Telegram

00:43, 20 February 2026

The fight for the memory of Politkovskaya continues for the second month.

For the 19th time, Moscow activists have installed a homemade memorial plaque on the facade of the Moscow building where journalist Anna Politkovskaya lived and was murdered.

23:45, 19 February 2026

Protesters on Rustaveli Avenue challenged the law on arrests for blocking sidewalks.

On the 449th day of continuous protests outside the Georgian parliament, activists filed a complaint with the Constitutional Court against legislative restrictions on freedom of assembly.

22:52, 19 February 2026

A serviceman was convicted in Nalchik for prolonged absence from his unit.

A military court in Nalchik sentenced Artur Batraev to seven years in prison, finding him guilty of leaving his unit without permission during mobilization.

22:05, 19 February 2026

A Sochi court confiscated billions of rubles worth of Voronovsky's assets.

The Central District Court of Sochi has seized 23.3 billion rubles worth of assets belonging to former State Duma deputy Anatoly Voronovsky and persons associated with him, including Kuban Transport Minister Pereverzev.

21:15, 19 February 2026

A storm destroyed protective embankments in Anapa.

A strong storm hit Anapa today, and waves and winds destroyed the protective barriers built to protect beaches from fuel oil and debris, a blogger reported.

20:37, 19 February 2026

More than 20 violations were identified at a gas station in Makhachkala before the fire.

Several weeks before the fire at a gas storage station in the village of Novy Khushet in Makhachkala, the fire department issued orders to correct 21 deficiencies, but the violations were not corrected.

19:56, 19 February 2026

The FSB reported the arrest of members of a terrorist cell in three regions of southern Russia.

FSB officers detained five individuals from Dagestan, the Krasnodar Territory, and the Volgograd Region who were serving time in a penal colony in the Transbaikal Territory. Law enforcement suspects them and two other inmates of creating a terrorist cell in the colony.

19:00, 19 February 2026

Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan's arrest extended by two months

The Yerevan Court of General Jurisdiction extended the pretrial detention of Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, leader of the "Sacred Struggle" movement, for another two months. The archbishop rejected alternative forms of pretrial detention.

18:53, 19 February 2026

A new group of fighters flew from Grozny airport to the SVO zone.

A new group of fighters trained at the Russian Special Forces University has departed from Grozny Airport for the military operation zone in Ukraine, Ramzan Kadyrov reported.

Arsen Markaryan. Photo: https://t.me/moscowcourts/8242?single

18:36, 19 February 2026

Markaryan's arrest has been extended for six months.

The Moscow City Court extended the pretrial detention of blogger Arsen Markaryan until August 9 in the case of the rehabilitation of Nazism.

17:41, 19 February 2026

A soldier from the Volgograd region was killed in the SVO zone.

Denis Kostromitin from Kamyshin was killed in the military operation in Ukraine. Since its beginning, at least 1,688 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

16:53, 19 February 2026

The Tsipinova case has become an example of the prosecutor's office abusing its right to appeal.

The prosecution, unlike the defense, can initiate repeated rounds of case review until a guilty verdict is reached or until procedural options are exhausted. The prosecutor's office is exploiting this bias in Tsipinova's case, the lawyers noted.

15:46, 19 February 2026

The 18th temporary plaque was destroyed on Anna Politkovskaya's house.

Unknown individuals tore down the 18th homemade memorial plaque on the house where Novaya Gazeta journalist Anna Politkovskaya lived and was murdered.

14:50, 19 February 2026

Baimuradova will be buried in Armenia at the state's expense.

More than 120 days after her death, the body of Chechen native Ayshat Baimuradova remains in the morgue; investigators have decided to bury her at state expense.

13:55, 19 February 2026

The rise in meat and egg prices in Makhachkala marked the beginning of a hike for Eid al-Fitr.

In Makhachkala, meat and egg prices rose sharply at the start of Ramadan, but residents believe the main increase is expected before Eid al-Fitr. Retailers have called the price hikes necessary.

12:53, 19 February 2026

Akhmat's war correspondent found himself at the center of a scandal over the illegal wearing of an award.

Mikhail Negmatov, known as "Akhmat's" war correspondent, has worn the Wagner PMC Platinum Star award at various events, although he is not one of its recipients. Yevgeny Golman, a member of the SVO, urged politicians to be more cautious about "masqueraders."

11:56, 19 February 2026

A man died during an arrest in the Rostov region.

A man detonated a live grenade while security forces were attempting to detain him in the village of Nikolaevka in the Rostov region. He died, and criminal investigation officers are in the hospital.

11:03, 19 February 2026

Georgia's former deputy prime minister left the country after being questioned.

Following questioning by the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the State Security Service, former Minister of Economy and Deputy Prime Minister Levan Davitashvili left the country.

10:06, 19 February 2026

The ECHR found the former Azerbaijani minister to be in violation.

The European Court of Human Rights upheld the complaint of former Azerbaijani Minister of Foreign Economic Relations Nijat Guliyev and ordered him to pay 4,000 euros in compensation.

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