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21:11, 16 February 2026

A court has arrested the head of a ministry in Krasnodar Krai.

The court has remanded the acting Minister of Civil Defense and Emergencies of the Krasnodar Territory, Sergei Shtrikov, in custody for two months on charges of abuse of office.

20:39, 16 February 2026

Police prevented a Navalny memorial rally from being held in central Tbilisi.

Georgian police have denied permission for a rally in memory of Alexei Navalny to be held at the Pushkin monument in Tbilisi's Freedom Square. The event will take place today, but indoors, organizers announced.

20:31, 16 February 2026

The family linked the persecution of Rustem Aybazov to the collection of aid for Gaza residents.

The Southern Federal Military Court extended the pretrial detention of Rustem Aybazov, an activist from the Karachay-Cherkess Republic and father of five, by six months. Investigators' allegations of intentional terrorism financing are based on testimony from security officials and hidden witnesses. His family and the accused himself link the prosecution to large-scale aid collections for Gaza residents.

19:31, 16 February 2026

A court in Grozny overturned the sentence against Zarema Musayeva.

The Supreme Court of Chechnya overturned Zarema Musayeva's sentence and, at the prosecutor's request, sent the case back for a new trial.

18:46, 16 February 2026

Villagers in Dagestan complained about the lack of a kindergarten.

Residents of the village of Novoye Gadari complained about the lack of a public kindergarten in the village. Their numerous appeals to the relevant authorities have yielded no results. The head of the Investigative Committee ordered a criminal investigation.

17:48, 16 February 2026

A truck driver from Azerbaijan has been accused of espionage in Dagestan.

The Dagestan Prosecutor's Office has approved the indictment in a criminal case against an Azerbaijani citizen. He is accused of espionage for Ukraine.

17:13, 16 February 2026

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

Anton Sokolov from Kamyshin was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,685 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

16:53, 16 February 2026

A photo with SVO supporters prompted demands to cancel the Anacondaz concert in Yerevan.

A petition to cancel the Russian band's concert in Yerevan has garnered more than 140 signatures, following Anacondaz's cancellation of any performances in Georgia.

14:37, 16 February 2026

Comments on the shelling of the Azerbaijani embassy in Ukraine indicated a lack of progress in relations between Moscow and Baku.

14:02, 16 February 2026

Facebook* users consider the initiative for a railway through Abkhazia premature

Moscow's initiative to restore rail service with Georgia via Abkhazia sparked a heated debate on Facebook*. Commenting on the "Caucasian Knot" article, social media users prioritized political issues—the status of Abkhazia and the return of refugees—and considered discussions of transit logistics premature.

12:57, 16 February 2026

Relatives of a Novoshakhtinsk resident have secured an investigation into his death at the police station.

Two months later, investigators finally opened a criminal case following the death of Alexei Shatov, a detainee, at a police station in the Rostov region. His relatives were informed of his death with the words "it just happened."

Russian passport. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program.

11:53, 16 February 2026

Abkhaz authorities have proposed obtaining Russian passports in Sochi.

Residents of Abkhazia who applied for Russian internal passports can receive their documents in Sochi. The President of Abkhazia announced an appeal to the Russian authorities regarding the resumption of passport issuance in the republic.

11:01, 16 February 2026

SVO members complained to Melikov about the lack of a road to their village.

Dagestani soldiers in the special operation zone in Ukraine recorded a video message to the head of the republic, Sergei Melikov, demanding that road construction begin in the village of Kuba in the Laksky district.

10:01, 16 February 2026

Sources reported the detention of the Minister of Civil Defense and Emergencies for Kuban.

08:55, 16 February 2026

The fire in the village of Volna has been extinguished

A fire that started after a drone struck an oil tank in the Temryuk district has been extinguished.

Gultekin Hajibeyli. Photo: https://media.az/society/gyultekin-gadzhibeyli-pytaetsya-izbezhat-deportacii-v-azerbajdzhan

07:55, 16 February 2026

Gultekin Hajibeyli was deported to Azerbaijan.

Turkish authorities have deported Gultekin Hajibeyli, a representative of the National Council of Democratic Forces of Azerbaijan. According to opposition figures, she remains at large in Azerbaijan.

Vladimir Borodin. Photo from the Telegram channel of the head of the Apanasenkovsky District https://t.me/KlimovApanasenkovie/7854

06:56, 16 February 2026

A fighter from Stavropol Krai was killed in Ukraine.

Vladimir Borodin from the Apanasenkovsky District was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 913 soldiers from the Stavropol Krai have been officially recognized as killed.

05:50, 16 February 2026

Bastrykin is concerned about delays in resettling residents of a dilapidated building in Novocherkassk.

The head of the Russian Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, has ordered a criminal investigation into delays in relocating residents of a building on Yunosti Street in Novocherkassk. The building was declared unsafe in 2024, and recently, its facade collapsed.

04:50, 16 February 2026

The widow and son of a war veteran from Gelendzhik complained about demands to demolish their house.

The family of military pilot Andrei Yeremeyev, who died in 2018, received a notice from bailiffs to demolish their only home in the Pushkinsky Dol cottage community in Gelendzhik. They intend to file a complaint with the Investigative Committee of Russia, the FSB, and President Vladimir Putin regarding the violation of their rights.

03:42, 16 February 2026

The Prosecutor General's Office demanded the seizure of the property of a Krasnodar City Duma deputy.

The Russian Prosecutor General's Office filed a lawsuit to seize the property of Krasnodar City Duma deputy Viktor Timofeev for state benefit.

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