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14:37, 16 February 2026

Comments on the shelling of the Azerbaijani embassy in Ukraine indicated a lack of progress in relations between Moscow and Baku.

14:02, 16 February 2026

Facebook* users consider the initiative for a railway through Abkhazia premature

Moscow's initiative to restore rail service with Georgia via Abkhazia sparked a heated debate on Facebook*. Commenting on the "Caucasian Knot" article, social media users prioritized political issues—the status of Abkhazia and the return of refugees—and considered discussions of transit logistics premature.

12:57, 16 February 2026

Relatives of a Novoshakhtinsk resident have secured an investigation into his death at the police station.

Two months later, investigators finally opened a criminal case following the death of Alexei Shatov, a detainee, at a police station in the Rostov region. His relatives were informed of his death with the words "it just happened."

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

11:53, 16 February 2026

Abkhaz authorities have proposed obtaining Russian passports in Sochi.

Residents of Abkhazia who applied for Russian internal passports can receive their documents in Sochi. The President of Abkhazia announced an appeal to the Russian authorities regarding the resumption of passport issuance in the republic.

11:01, 16 February 2026

SVO members complained to Melikov about the lack of a road to their village.

Dagestani soldiers in the special operation zone in Ukraine recorded a video message to the head of the republic, Sergei Melikov, demanding that road construction begin in the village of Kuba in the Laksky district.

10:01, 16 February 2026

Sources reported the detention of the Minister of Civil Defense and Emergencies for Kuban.

08:55, 16 February 2026

The fire in the village of Volna has been extinguished

A fire that started after a drone struck an oil tank in the Temryuk district has been extinguished.

Gultekin Hajibeyli. Photo: https://media.az/society/gyultekin-gadzhibeyli-pytaetsya-izbezhat-deportacii-v-azerbajdzhan

07:55, 16 February 2026

Gultekin Hajibeyli was deported to Azerbaijan.

Turkish authorities have deported Gultekin Hajibeyli, a representative of the National Council of Democratic Forces of Azerbaijan. According to opposition figures, she remains at large in Azerbaijan.

Vladimir Borodin. Photo from the Telegram channel of the head of the Apanasenkovsky District https://t.me/KlimovApanasenkovie/7854

06:56, 16 February 2026

A fighter from Stavropol Krai was killed in Ukraine.

Vladimir Borodin from the Apanasenkovsky District was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 913 soldiers from the Stavropol Krai have been officially recognized as killed.

05:50, 16 February 2026

Bastrykin is concerned about delays in resettling residents of a dilapidated building in Novocherkassk.

The head of the Russian Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, has ordered a criminal investigation into delays in relocating residents of a building on Yunosti Street in Novocherkassk. The building was declared unsafe in 2024, and recently, its facade collapsed.

04:50, 16 February 2026

The widow and son of a war veteran from Gelendzhik complained about demands to demolish their house.

The family of military pilot Andrei Yeremeyev, who died in 2018, received a notice from bailiffs to demolish their only home in the Pushkinsky Dol cottage community in Gelendzhik. They intend to file a complaint with the Investigative Committee of Russia, the FSB, and President Vladimir Putin regarding the violation of their rights.

03:42, 16 February 2026

The Prosecutor General's Office demanded the seizure of the property of a Krasnodar City Duma deputy.

The Russian Prosecutor General's Office filed a lawsuit to seize the property of Krasnodar City Duma deputy Viktor Timofeev for state benefit.

02:43, 16 February 2026

Doctors reported on the condition of the injured teacher at the Baku Lyceum.

Mathematics teacher Shahla Kamilova, who was shot by a student at a Baku lyceum, is in the neurosurgery department; her condition is considered stable.

01:44, 16 February 2026

One of the fires in the village of Volna has been extinguished.

Firefighters extinguished one of two fires in the Temryuk district, where a UAV attack caused a fire.

00:43, 16 February 2026

An Armenian government official ruled out deporting those persecuted for political reasons to Russia.

Armenian security forces have detained repatriates persecuted in Russia for political reasons, but have never deported them and have no intention of doing so, the speaker of the Armenian parliament stated.

23:45, 15 February 2026

A lawyer ruled that the reduction in compensation for victims of the cable car accident in Nalchik was legal.

The amount of compensation, including for emotional distress, is determined by the court. In the case of the cable car collapse in Nalchik, the court took into account the cable car owner's expenses, including tickets and cell phones.

22:42, 15 February 2026

Road repair delays have outraged Makhachkala residents.

A pothole on Irchi Kazak Street hasn't been filled in for 173 days, according to Makhachkala residents who installed a "meter" near the hole. The head of the regional control center placed responsibility for completing the repairs on the utility company.

21:44, 15 February 2026

Protests in Georgia have continued for 445 consecutive days.

Activists gathered outside the Georgian parliament on the 445th day of daily pro-European protests.

Magomed Magomedov. Screenshot from the Charodinsky District Administration's Telegram channel, February 11, 2026, https://t.me/mo_charodinskiy_rayon/13825

20:44, 15 February 2026

A fighter from Dagestan was killed in a military operation.

Magomed Magomedov was killed in a military operation in Ukraine. Since its beginning, at least 1,808 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

19:44, 15 February 2026

Telegram users assessed the chances of beaches opening in Anapa.

Some users believe the targets proposed by Rospotrebnadzor for reopening Anapa's beaches are unrealistic. Other commenters opined that the beaches' reopening depends less on the test results and more on the completion of the process of pumping out fuel oil from the sunken ships.

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