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17:37, 13 February 2026

Authorities have once again reported no emissions in Anapa.

Three thousand tons of contaminated sand were disposed of in a week, and there were no new fuel oil emissions in Anapa and the Temryuk district, the Russian government reported.

17:21, 13 February 2026

A Novorossiysk resident was arrested for promoting extremist symbols.

Krasnodar Krai police reported the arrest of a "malicious extremist propagandist" in Novorossiysk. The 33-year-old man faces up to four years in prison.

17:00, 13 February 2026

A resident of Dagestan is suspected of justifying terrorism.

The publication of an audio recording on a personal social media page resulted in a criminal prosecution for a Dagestani resident under the article on the propaganda of terrorism on the internet.

16:53, 13 February 2026

Alaudinov recalled the conflict with Wasserman

State Duma Deputy Anatoly Wasserman alleged "planted Cossacks" from Ukraine in the Russian information space. A couple of months after his public conflict with Wasserman, Apti Alaudinov reposted a blogger's post on his Telegram channel, expressing doubts about the deputy's judgment.

15:52, 13 February 2026

Four Nalchik residents are accused of bribing a judge.

A case involving bribes given to Mukhamed Tembotov during his tenure as a magistrate judge in exchange for a lenient sentence has reached court. According to investigators and the court, four residents paid bribes ranging from 10,000 to 50,000 rubles in exchange for a fine instead of having their licenses revoked.

14:53, 13 February 2026

A new video featuring Adam Kadyrov hasn't cleared up any questions about his absence.

Three days after Ramzan Kadyrov posted the video featuring his son, no new footage of Adam Kadyrov has appeared, and the quality and length of the footage only raised new questions on social media. Sources reported the health consequences of Adam Kadyrov's injuries.

13:52, 13 February 2026

A resident of Kaspiysk has been arrested in connection with a terrorism case.

Security forces detained a Kaspiysk resident in connection with a case involving the collection of funds via a cryptocurrency wallet to purchase weapons for illegal armed groups. A court has remanded him in custody.

12:54, 13 February 2026

The twelfth temporary plaque has disappeared from Politkovskaya's house.

The plaque in memory of murdered Novaya Gazeta journalist Anna Politkovskaya has been torn down for the thirteenth time – once, the original memorial plaque at the entrance to her Moscow building was destroyed, along with 12 temporary plaques installed by activists.

11:53, 13 February 2026

BBC refuses to remove investigation into 'camita'

The British corporation BBC refused to comply with the Georgian authorities' demand to remove an investigation into the possible use of chemical weapons against demonstrators during the dispersal of protests in November-December 2024.

10:53, 13 February 2026

An investigator's visit left the father of an injured conscript from Dagestan disappointed.

A military investigator showed no interest in a conscript from Dagestan's claims of being beaten at his unit. A decision on whether to open a criminal case has not yet been made. The victim, Magomedbek, is paralyzed from using half his body, according to his father. Lawyers have recommended that his family be as proactive as possible in seeking an investigation into the incident.

09:55, 13 February 2026

A North Ossetian soldier was killed in Ukraine.

Roman Kurlov from the Prigorodny district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially acknowledged at least 542 North Ossetian servicemen killed there.

08:57, 13 February 2026

Participants of the Limonov Readings in Krasnodar failed to challenge the arrests.

A court in Krasnodar upheld the arrests of four "Other Russia" activists for displaying extremist symbols.

07:58, 13 February 2026

A fighter from the Volgograd region was killed in Ukraine.

Vitaly Arakelyan from Volgograd was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, at least 1,680 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

07:00, 13 February 2026

Residents of Sarpinsky Island complained about the dangerous road to the pier.

On February 12, due to difficult ice conditions on the Volga, river transport routes transporting residents of Sarpinsky Island to the mainland were diverted. According to Volgograd residents, previously, when routes were diverted, passengers were transported to the auxiliary pier by snowmobile. The Kirovsky District administration stated that they were unaware of the problem.

06:02, 13 February 2026

A soldier from Kalmykia was killed in the SVO zone.

Baatar Ashkayev from the Oktyabrsky district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, officials have officially acknowledged at least 213 fighters from Kalmykia killed there.

05:04, 13 February 2026

A resident of North Ossetia is suspected of discrediting the army.

Investigators in North Ossetia have opened a criminal case against a Vladikavkaz resident for social media comments they deemed fake about the Russian army.

A Russian passport and the Abkhazian flag. Illustration created by the Caucasian Knot using AI in the Copilot program.

04:06, 13 February 2026

Analysts have deemed the opposition's demand for the resignation of the Abkhaz Interior Minister futile.

The demand for the resignation of Abkhazia's Interior Minister Robert Kiut is motivated by legitimate doubts about the legality of issuing Russian passports. However, Kiut is not personally responsible for the legal conflict that has arisen, and the opposition has little chance of securing his resignation.

03:38, 13 February 2026

Three residents of the Volgograd region were injured during a drone attack.

A woman, a teenager, and a 12-year-old child were hospitalized as a result of a drone attack on Volgograd and its surrounding areas, said regional governor Andrei Bocharov.

02:55, 13 February 2026

Two soldiers from Dagestan were killed in Ukraine.

Ibragim Zakharov and Magomed Ibragimov from the Kizilyurt district were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially acknowledged at least 1,807 combatants from Dagestan killed there.

01:56, 13 February 2026

Evacuated residents of Kotluban returned to their homes

All residents of Kotluban, evacuated due to the threat of shell detonation, have left their temporary accommodation centres.

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The peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as other documents signed at the meeting with Trump on August 8, 2025

The “Caucasian Knot" publishes the agreement on the establishment of peace and interstate relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia, which was initialed by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on August 8, 2025, through the mediation of US President Donald Trump. The meeting of Trump, Aliyev and Pashinyan took place on August 8 in Washington. Following the meeting, Pashinyan and Aliyev also signed a joint declaration. In addition to the agreements between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Trump signed a number of separate memoranda with Aliyev and Pashinyan....

Personalities

Zelimkhan Khangoshvili

A participant of the second Chechen military campaign, one of the field commanders close to Shamil Basaev and Aslan Maskhadov. Shot dead in Berlin in 2019.

Magomed Daudov

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Tumso Abdurakhmanov

Tumso Abdurakhmanov is a blogger from Chechnya. After a conflict with Ramzan Kadyrov's relative, he left the republic and went first to Georgia, and then to Poland, where he is trying to get political asylum.