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11:48, 15 February 2026

Cable cars on Elbrus have resumed operation.

Four of the five cable cars at the Kabardino-Balkaria ski resort opened to tourists today, but only the highest one was closed due to strong winds.

10:54, 15 February 2026

A fighter from Stavropol was killed in combat.

Sergei Panchenko from the Apanasenkovsky District was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 912 soldiers from the Stavropol Krai have been officially recognized as killed.

09:55, 15 February 2026

Stavropol Krai found itself in the zone of a drone attack.

The Ministry of Defense reported downed drones in the Krasnodar and Stavropol territories and over the Black Sea.

Vugar Gadirli. Photo: https://www.operativtv.com/axcp-fali-vuqar-qdirli-saxlanilib.html

08:56, 15 February 2026

Arrested Azerbaijani opposition leader goes on hunger strike

Vugar Gadirli, a member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, has declared a hunger strike in a detention center to protest his criminal prosecution. His family members say he is not receiving the medications he needs.

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

07:54, 15 February 2026

Two people were injured in a drone attack in Kuban.

An airstrike was recorded overnight in several municipalities in Kuban, injuring two people. An oil storage tank, warehouse, and terminals were damaged in the Temryuk district.

Sergey Dzhabri. Photo from the Kletskoye rural settlement administration's Telegram channel https://t.me/kletskaya_adm/3253

06:55, 15 February 2026

An officer from the Volgograd region was killed in Ukraine.

Sergei Dzhabri was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,682 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

05:55, 15 February 2026

An illegal mining farm was discovered in Kuban.

A mining farm was discovered in the village of Uspenka, causing damage exceeding 3.3 million rubles. A criminal case has been sent to court.

04:55, 15 February 2026

A resident of the Rostov region is suspected of transferring money to an extremist organization.

A resident of the Rostov region has become a defendant in a criminal case on financing extremist activity; she is under house arrest.

03:56, 15 February 2026

The verdict against the head of Rostovvodokanal has been appealed.

An appeal has been filed against the sentence of former Rostovvodokanal CEO Evgeny Yurkin, who was convicted of disclosing state secrets.

02:57, 15 February 2026

A Sochi resident claimed his rights were violated in a case in which a land deal was declared illegal.

Bryansk Region resident Nina Kuznetsova, who demanded the expropriation of her neighbor Alexander Batalin's land in the Sochi gardening community "Kommunalnik," filed a cassation appeal. Batalin stated that he had repeatedly appealed to the appellate court for a ruling, but it had been denied, while the plaintiff had received one.

01:58, 15 February 2026

Azerbaijan accused Russia of deliberately attacking its embassy in Kyiv.

Ilham Aliyev stated that the attacks on Azerbaijan's diplomatic mission in Kyiv were deliberate. The Russian Foreign Ministry stated that this is not true, and that the Ukrainian leadership bears responsibility for the damage to the embassy buildings.

00:59, 15 February 2026

23 drones were shot down over Kuban.

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, 23 drones were shot down over the Krasnodar Krai in three hours, and another 32 UAVs were destroyed over the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea. The mayor of Sochi reported an air attack on the city.

The 14th temporary plaque on Politkovskaya's house. Screenshot from the photo "A Word to the Defense" from February 14, 2026, https://t.me/endoflaw/2211?single

00:28, 15 February 2026

Activists restored the plaque on Politkovskaya's house.

The 14th temporary plaque has been installed on the building in Moscow where Novaya Gazeta journalist Anna Politkovskaya lived and was murdered.

Ivan Gel. Screenshot from his Telegram channel: https://t.me/glava_ilov_admin.

23:48, 14 February 2026

Witnesses in the Gel case testified that they were forced to participate in extinguishing the fire.

The head of the Ilovlinsky district, Ivan Gel, forced his subordinates, including the deceased administration employee, to participate in extinguishing the fire and interfered with the work of emergency services, witnesses said.

A school desk named after Rafik Ragimov. Screenshot from the Primorsko-Akhtarsky District Administration's Telegram channel, February 13, 2026, https://t.me/ahtari_rayon/25272?single

22:52, 14 February 2026

Two soldiers from Kuban were killed in the SVO zone.

Alexander Palchik and Rafik Ragimov were killed in the military operation. Since its beginning, at least 830 fighters from Kuban have been officially recognized as killed.

21:51, 14 February 2026

Participants of three marches united for a protest outside the Georgian Parliament.

The demands of the participants in the weekly march to the Georgian parliament on the 444th day of daily protests were supported by students protesting against education reforms and participants in the protest at the Iranian embassy.

20:53, 14 February 2026

The Chechen Muslim Spiritual Directorate reported the reunification of three thousand families.

2,332 couples refused to reunite their families, which includes more than 6,000 children, over 4,000 of whom live with their fathers, the Chechen Muslim Spiritual Directorate reported, reporting on the reunification of 3,009 families.

19:54, 14 February 2026

A mobilized soldier from the Astrakhan region was killed in a military operation.

Arstanbek Azbergenov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 707 fighters from the Astrakhan region have been officially recognized as killed.

18:54, 14 February 2026

The Catholicos of All Armenians is banned from leaving the country.

The Prosecutor General's Office of Armenia has initiated criminal proceedings against Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II, and he has been banned from leaving the country.

17:54, 14 February 2026

Residents of Kotovo say their communal problems are unsolvable.

In Kotovo, Volgograd Region, some residents have experienced prolonged outages of heating, water, and electricity, despite freezing temperatures. They say appeals to officials have been ineffective, even though they report on the progress of repairs, but the problem is systemic.

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