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03:24, 8 February 2026
A Ukrainian citizen was convicted in Rostov-on-Don for participating in a terrorist organization.
The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Ukrainian citizen Bogdan Musikhin to 18 years in prison for participating in combat operations against Russian troops as part of a volunteer battalion.
02:25, 8 February 2026
Five residents of Ingushetia are suspected of calling for terrorism.
Five local residents suspected of calling for terrorist activity have been detained in several districts of Ingushetia.
01:26, 8 February 2026
One of the victims of the drone attack on Bataysk in December has died.
Nineteen-year-old Darya Nasreddinova, who suffered severe burns during the drone attack on Bataysk on December 18, died in the hospital.
Ildar Batkayev. Screenshot from the Ikryaninsky District Administration's Telegram channel, February 5, 2026, https://t.me/ikradm/12760.
00:27, 8 February 2026
The names of the soldiers killed in the SVO zone from the Astrakhan region have been announced.
Daniil Kulagin, Ildar Batkayev, Alexander Amosov, and eight other fighters were killed in the military operation in Ukraine. Since its beginning, at least 699 fighters from the Astrakhan region have been officially recognized as killed.
A memorial picket for Aishat Baimuradova in Yerevan, Armenia, November 4, 2025. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot."
23:44, 7 February 2026
Social media users supported the call for Armenian authorities to release Baimuradova's body for burial.
Nearly 190 people signed a petition demanding that the body of Chechen native Ayshat Baimuradova be returned to her friends for burial in Armenia. Social media users supported the petition.
22:44, 7 February 2026
The Armenian Defense Ministry reported the death of a soldier.
The body of serviceman David Manukyan was found in one of the military units of the Armenian Ministry of Defense.
21:44, 7 February 2026
A children's center in Paraul has been sealed after children were poisoned.
The Chudo Center, where children were poisoned by carbon monoxide, has been sealed by order of the Dagestan Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing. Materials regarding the suspension of its operations have been submitted to the court.
Protest outside the Georgian Parliament. Screenshot from Interpressnews photo from February 7, 2026, https://www.interpressnews.ge/ka/article/861329-parlamenttan-akcia-mimdinareobs
20:44, 7 February 2026
Participants in a march for education joined pro-European protests in Tbilisi.
The "Protect Education" march concluded at the Georgian Parliament. Participants, including Georgia's fifth president, Salome Zurabishvili, joined supporters of European integration, who have been protesting for 437 consecutive days.
19:44, 7 February 2026
The authorities explained the ban on the use of jeeps in the forests of Chechnya by concern for the environment.
The head of the Chechen government stated that jeeps and enduro bikes may only be used on paved roads in Chechnya's forests; driving into the forest is prohibited, citing concerns about the preservation of flora and fauna. However, he did not comment on the head of the hunting department's plans to confiscate off-road vehicles used by violators.
18:44, 7 February 2026
A cosmetologist from Dagestan was arrested for causing harm to a patient.
A court in Makhachkala has arrested cosmetologist Raisat Algasanova, after a patient of hers suffered serious complications following liposuction. The incident for which Algasanova was arrested is one of many, sources say.
17:44, 7 February 2026
Konstantin Bernatov has been declared a political prisoner.
Stavropol resident Konstantin Bernatov, who was sentenced for funding the Anti-Corruption Foundation*, appealed his sentence. Human rights activists have deemed his prosecution politically motivated.
16:44, 7 February 2026
Authorities reported no fuel oil emissions in Anapa.
From January 29 to February 6, there were no new fuel oil emissions on the coast of Anapa and the Temryuk district, authorities stated.
Memorial plaque to Nurulagu Omarov. Screenshot from the Kulinsky District Administration's Telegram channel, February 7, 2026, https://t.me/kulirayon/12574.
15:44, 7 February 2026
A fighter from Dagestan was killed in the SVO zone.
Nurulag Omarov was killed in a military operation in Ukraine. Since its beginning, at least 1,804 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.
14:44, 7 February 2026
The Georgian Military Highway is open to all vehicles.
Restrictions on the exit of heavy-duty vehicles from North Ossetia along the Georgian Military Highway have been lifted.
The aftermath of the cable car collapse in Nalchik on August 8, 2025. Photo: Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia for the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic.
13:46, 7 February 2026
The court reduced compensation for passengers injured on the Nalchik cable car.
The owner of a cable car in Nalchik convinced the appellate court to reduce the amount of compensation paid to victims of the accident.
Protest in Yerevan. February 7, 2025. Still from News.am video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqvKNytZWPQ
12:46, 7 February 2026
Protesters in Yerevan complained about the developer.
Residents of a new residential complex in Yerevan are forced to heat their homes with electric appliances due to a lack of gas at the developer's expense, protesters complained.
Alexander Andreev. Photo from the Telegram channel of the head of the Kumylzhensky district https://t.me/glavakum/2091
11:47, 7 February 2026
A contract soldier from the Volgograd region was killed in a military operation.
Alexander Andreyev from the Kumylzhensky District was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,667 soldiers from the Volgograd Region have been officially recognized as killed.
A Russian passport and the Abkhazian flag. Illustration created by the Caucasian Knot using AI in the Copilot program.
10:48, 7 February 2026
The cessation of issuing Russian documents has caused a stir in Abkhazia.
In Abkhazia, not only the issuance of Russian passports but also the exchange of driver's licenses for Russian ones has been suspended. Several Abkhaz politicians criticized their colleagues whose statements prompted the Russian side to close the issuance points, while local activists supported the decision.
A drone over the city. Illustration created by the Caucasian Knot using AI in the Copilot program.
09:46, 7 February 2026
52 drones were shot down in three regions of the Southern Federal District.
Last night, the military shot down 45 drones in the Volgograd region, six in the Rostov region, and one in the Astrakhan region. Flight safety restrictions imposed at Volgograd Airport have been lifted.
A memorial plaque on Anna Politkovskaya's house. Photo: RusNews https://t.me/rusnews/80078
08:47, 7 February 2026
Activists have restored the memorial sign on Politkovskaya's house for the ninth time.
This time, a commemorative inscription was painted onto the wall where the memorial plaques on journalist Anna Politkovskaya's house had been torn down. Activists also installed a plaque on the house stating that a memorial plaque had been destroyed there.
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Murdiev's mother complained about the lack of examination of her son in the pretrial detention center.

Kadyrov's foundation reported losses of 8 million rubles.

Kadyrov indicated his involvement in the Middle East settlement

LEGAL TEXTS
The illustration was created by the Caucasian Knot using AI 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. Photo courtesy of press service of HRC 'Memorial', http://memohrc.org/ 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. Photo: screenshot of the video http://video.agaclip.com/w=atDtPvLYH9o Magomed Daudov

Magomed "Lord" Daudov is a former Chechen militant who was awarded the title of "Hero of Russia", the chairman of the Chechen parliament under Ramzan Kadyrov.

Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Screenshot from video posted by Abu-Saddam Shishani [LIVE] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIR3s7AB0Uw 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.