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The father of a beaten soldier. Still from a video from Shamil Khadulaev's Telegram channel, January 31, 2026, https://t.me/KhadulaevShamil/14405.

17:18, 31 January 2026

The father of a conscript from Dagestan asked lawmakers to help investigate the beating of his son.

The father of Magomedbek Khizbulaev, a conscript from Dagestan who is being treated in Moscow with serious injuries, appealed to Dagestan's parliamentarians to investigate the incident and prevent the matter from being hushed up. Telegram users expressed doubt that the parliamentarians would be able to provide meaningful assistance.

16:19, 31 January 2026

Volunteers were inspired by the participation of a popular Anapa blogger in the fuel oil cleanup.

Blogger Yuri Ozarovsky, having discovered old fuel oil spills on the beach near the Mozhepsin River, contacted volunteers and collected five bags of fuel oil in just a few hours. Volunteers can't clean the entire beach themselves, but they can set an example and teach how to clean sand properly, according to the "Net, Sieve, Shovel" headquarters, noting that this is precisely the kind of response they expect to receive.

Rajidin Yaraliev in the courtroom. Still from a video by the United Press Service of the Courts of Dagestan, January 31, 2026, https://t.me/Femida_Dagestana/362.

15:23, 31 January 2026

The court has arrested a man detained in connection with the murder of Malvina Magomedova.

A court in Derbent has remanded Rajidin Yaraliev in custody until March 27 in connection with the murder of Malvina Magomedova, whose charred and dismembered remains were discovered two days earlier.

The aftermath of an airstrike in the village of Novaya Adygeya. Photo from Murat Kumpilov's Telegram channel https://t.me/muratkumpilov/18339

14:26, 31 January 2026

Six people injured in the airstrike in Adygea have been discharged from hospitals.

Three of the nine patients hospitalized from the village of Novaya Adygeya following the airstrike remain in hospital. Eighteen adults and four children are being held at a temporary shelter.

Kenan Zeynalov during his arrest in October 2023. Photo: https://www.turan.az/ext/news/2023/10/free/Social/ru/9507.htm

13:28, 31 January 2026

The details of the victim's biography alarmed Zeynalov's fellow party members.

At a court hearing in Baku, it was revealed that Anar Rahimov, the man Kenan Zeynalov is accused of assaulting, had been cleared of fraud charges shortly before the incident. Zeynalov's fellow party members suggested that this was a condition for Rahimov's participation in a provocation against the opposition leader.

12:29, 31 January 2026

The prosecutor demanded that Kobleva be sentenced to 10 years in prison.

During the closing arguments in the case of Rostov judge Elena Kobleva, accused of accepting a bribe, the prosecutor requested a 10-year prison sentence. For the other two defendants, the prosecution requested seven and nine years in prison.

The aftermath of an airstrike in the village of Novaya Adygeya. Photo from Murat Kumpilov's Telegram channel https://t.me/muratkumpilov

11:28, 31 January 2026

The decision to compensate car owners in Novaya Adygeya sparked a debate on social media.

In the village of Novaya Adygeya, 92 cars were damaged, 27 burned, as a result of an air strike. Authorities announced compensation of up to one million rubles to their owners. VKontakte users debated the extent to which such compensation would cover the damage.

10:29, 31 January 2026

A contract soldier from the Volgograd region was killed in combat.

Nikita Kolchenko from the Frolovsky district was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,652 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

A damaged section of pipeline in Volgodonsk. Photo from the Rostov Region Governor's Telegram channel https://t.me/Yuri_Slusar/4689

09:30, 31 January 2026

A power outage in Volgodonsk has resulted in criminal charges.

Investigators have opened a criminal case in connection with a prolonged heat outage in Volgodonsk. Following a heating main failure, residents of 80 apartment buildings were left without heat for over a day.

Aishat Baymuradova. Photo: https://daptar.ru/2025/10/21/zhertva-domashnego-nasiliya-iz-chechni-naidena-mertvoi-v-erevane-chto-izvestno-o-nei/

08:31, 31 January 2026

The number of signatures for the call for Baimuradova's burial has exceeded 100.

A petition by human rights activists calling on Armenian authorities to release the body of murdered Chechen native Ayshat Baimuradova to her friends for burial has garnered 107 signatures.

A soldier leaves his unit. Illustration created by Caucasian Knot using AI in the Copilot program.

07:32, 31 January 2026

A soldier was convicted in Nalchik for leaving his unit without permission.

A court in Nalchik sentenced Asker Dzhalalov to a year in prison, finding him guilty of leaving his unit without permission during mobilization.

06:34, 31 January 2026

A fighter from Kotovo was killed in a military operation.

Alexey Kravchenko was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,651 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

05:35, 31 January 2026

Ten Azerbaijani families returned to the village of Hasanriz.

Fifty-two internally displaced persons have returned to the village of Gasanriz in the Agdere region of Azerbaijan and have been given keys to their own homes.

04:35, 31 January 2026

The arrest of the brother of the Catholicos of All Armenians has been extended.

An Armenian court has remanded in custody for two months the brother of Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II, Gevork Nersisyan, who is accused of hooliganism and obstructing election campaigning.

03:36, 31 January 2026

Nine Ukrainian citizens were convicted in Rostov-on-Don for planning terrorist attacks.

The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced nine residents of Kherson, finding them guilty of attempting to assassinate local officials. The defendants were sentenced to 14 to 20 years in prison.

02:37, 31 January 2026

Lawyers commented on a video of Rostov kindergarten students addressing "Akhmat"

Recording children on video without parental consent is prohibited, but school administrators often obtain permission for such filming, lawyers noted in response to a video message from Rostov kindergarten students addressed to "Akhmat." They noted that the video touches on interethnic and ethical issues.

01:38, 31 January 2026

A victim of torture in a Rostov prison hospital has been questioned as a witness.

Following the reopening of the investigation into abuse of power by staff at Rostov Prison Hospital MOTB-19, one patient has been questioned as a witness, but he does not yet have victim status. Investigators are gathering materials for the case.

00:39, 31 January 2026

The seizure of property from former Kuban judge Chernov has been approved.

The Court of Cassation refused to change the decision to seize the property of the former chairman of the Krasnodar Regional Court, Alexander Chernov, in favor of the state.

23:40, 30 January 2026

Protesting students joined the rally outside the Georgian Parliament.

Students and faculty from Georgia's two largest universities held new protests against the government's decision to merge the universities, and then joined a rally outside the parliament building on Rustaveli Avenue.

22:41, 30 January 2026

A court in Krasnodar confiscated the property and business of Aslan Trakhov and his son.

The Prosecutor General's Office's second claim for the confiscation of assets of former head of the Adygea Supreme Court Aslan Trakhov and his son, former chairman of the Prikubansky District Court of Krasnodar Rustem Trakhov, has been upheld.

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