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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.

16:54, 14 February 2026

Deposits of stale fuel oil discovered in Anapa

Wind and waves have exposed chunks of previously washed-up fuel oil on Anapa's beaches, volunteers and bloggers reported. The Krasnodar Krai task force also acknowledged the presence of old fuel oil on the shore.

15:54, 14 February 2026

The thirteenth temporary plaque hung on Politkovskaya's house for less than a day.

For the 14th time, unknown individuals have destroyed the plaque on the Moscow building where Novaya Gazeta journalist Anna Politkovskaya lived and was murdered. Activists restored the temporary plaque on the evening of February 13.

The Elbrus cable car. Photo: resort press service https://resort-elbrus.ru/

14:57, 14 February 2026

Three cable cars on Elbrus are closed due to wind.

Due to strong winds, three of the five cable cars at the Elbrus resort have been stopped.

A man with a smartphone. Illustration created by Caucasian Knot using AI in the Copilot program.

14:00, 14 February 2026

A government VPN procurement highlights the problem of accessing messaging apps in Dagestan.

The Ministry of Digital Development of Dagestan has placed a contract for VPN services amid Telegram's slowdown. Residents of Makhachkala report that Telegram and WhatsApp* messaging apps still won't open without a VPN.

13:05, 14 February 2026

The Transcaucasian Highway is open to all vehicles.

Restrictions on travel on the highway between Russia and South Ossetia have been lifted.

Arstanbek Mukhambetov, Ramil Dusembaev, and Dmitry Doronov. Photo from the Volodarsky District Administration's Telegram channel https://t.me/regionvol. Collage by "Caucasian Knot."

12:07, 14 February 2026

Three fighters from the Astrakhan region were killed in Ukraine.

Arstanbek Mukhambetov, Ramil Dusembayev, and Dmitry Dorondov from the Volodarsky District were killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 706 fighters from the Astrakhan Region have been confirmed killed.

11:08, 14 February 2026

Georgian authorities have responded to the idea of launching trains from Russia via Abkhazia.

Georgia is not discussing with Russia the restoration of rail service through Abkhazia, the Georgian side commented on the Russian Deputy Prime Minister's statement.

Tatyana Pimenova. Photo courtesy of Tatyana Pimenova to "Caucasian Knot."

10:09, 14 February 2026

A large family from Tuapse considered the investigation into their complaint to the prosecutor's office to be a formality.

A Tuapse couple with many children received a response from the prosecutor's office regarding their daughter's denial of adequate baby food. The investigation was a formality, and the issue of state assistance remains unresolved, they stated.

09:09, 14 February 2026

A drone was shot down in the Astrakhan region.

Last night, the military shot down one drone in the Astrakhan region.

Kurban Dalgatov. Photo provided to the "Caucasian Knot" by Dalgatov's relatives.

08:10, 14 February 2026

The sentence against the security officer in the case of Dalgatov's death has been upheld.

The cassation court upheld the sentence of Makhachkala police officer Islam Atavov, convicted in the case of the death of detainee Kurban Dalgatov.

07:10, 14 February 2026

A fighter from Stavropol was killed in a military operation.

Konstantin Syrchikov from the Apanasenkovsky District was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 911 soldiers from the Stavropol Krai have been officially recognized as killed.

06:12, 14 February 2026

Markaryan asked the court to consider his case in a special order.

Blogger Arsen Markaryan, accused of rehabilitating Nazism and insulting the memory of defenders of the Fatherland, asked the court to consider his case under a special procedure due to his agreement with the charges.

05:14, 14 February 2026

The head of the Prigorodny district administration is suspected of abuse of power.

A criminal case for abuse of power has been opened against the head of the Prigorodny district of North Ossetia and a former architect.

04:59, 14 February 2026

A soldier from Kabardino-Balkaria was killed in the SVO zone.

Alexander Golovin from Nalchik was killed in a military operation in Ukraine. Since February 2022, at least 369 fighters from Kabardino-Balkaria have been confirmed killed there.

04:20, 14 February 2026

The prosecutor's office filed a lawsuit to demolish a children's center in Paraul.

The children's center building in the village of Paraul, where children were poisoned by carbon monoxide, was built without permission and in violation of regulations. The Dagestan prosecutor's office has filed a lawsuit to have it demolished.

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