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19:37, 28 February 2026
The plaque on Politkovskaya's house was destroyed less than a day after it was restored.
Unknown individuals destroyed a temporary plaque installed last night on the railing of the building where Novaya Gazeta journalist Anna Politkovskaya lived and was murdered.
A schoolboy and a security officer. Image created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program.
18:37, 28 February 2026
A terrorism case against a teenager from Dagestan has raised doubts about the security forces' version of events.
The family of a schoolboy from the village of Khuchni does not believe he could have been involved in planning a terrorist attack. Since October, the young man has remained in pretrial detention and is preparing for his final exams. His family is receiving support from fellow villagers.
17:37, 28 February 2026
Two soldiers from the Volgograd region were killed in the SVO zone.
Roman Sleta and Sergey Karabaev were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 1,702 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.
16:36, 28 February 2026
Authorities reported no fuel oil spills in the tanker flood zone near Kuban.
The Russian government reported that there are no oil spills near the tanker fragments that sank in the Kerch Strait. The Russian Ministry of Health proposed recognizing Anapa as a federal resort.
15:34, 28 February 2026
Azerbaijan has suspended flights to Nakhchivan amid military conflict in Iran.
Due to military conflict in Iran, bus routes through that country between Baku and the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic have been suspended. The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry has advised citizens to refrain from visiting Iran and Israel.
Russian troops in a combat zone. Still from a Russian Defense Ministry video: https://mil.ru/news/1b9c3525-a768-4ce0-81c3-4b4a885d8335
14:37, 28 February 2026
The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in the SVO has exceeded 8,750.
At least 4,297 soldiers from the North Caucasus Federal District and 4,454 from the Southern Federal District have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.
13:37, 28 February 2026
It took just over a day to raise half the money for a fugitive from Dagestan.
Human rights activists managed to raise more than half the amount needed to help a Dagestani woman fleeing domestic violence within two days.
Rafig Huseyn. Photo from activist Alesker Aleskerov's Facebook page (Meta, the company that owns Facebook, is banned in Russia) https://www.facebook.com/alasgar.alasgarov.2025
12:48, 28 February 2026
The arrest of an opposition figure in Ganja was part of the persecution of PFPA members.
Security forces in Ganja detained Rafig Huseyn, a member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan. Fellow party members considered this political persecution.
Evgeny Podlinev and Oleg Eremin. Screenshot of a post by the head of the Kumylzhensky District: https://t.me/glavakum/2116
11:50, 28 February 2026
Two fighters from the Volgograd region were killed in Ukraine.
Evgeny Podlinev and Oleg Eremin from the Kumylzhensky District were killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,700 soldiers from the Volgograd Region have been officially recognized as killed.
Rufat Ismailov in court. November 2023. Shot video frame https://t.me/shot_shot/59124
10:50, 28 February 2026
The Prosecutor General's Office has demanded the confiscation of Rufat Ismailov's land and houses.
The prosecutor's office valued the land plots, houses, and cars of former Dagestani Deputy Interior Minister Rufat Ismailov at half a billion rubles and demanded that they be handed over to the state. The agency's lawsuit marks at least the fifth attempt in six months to seize the property of Dagestani officials.
09:51, 28 February 2026
The fire at the Kuban oil refinery has been extinguished
A fire that started after a drone attack has been extinguished at an oil refinery in Novominskaya. According to the Ministry of Defense, four drones were shot down overnight in Kuban.
A new memorial sign on Anna Politkovskaya's house. Photo: SOTAvision (included in the foreign agent registry) https://t.me/sotavisionmedia/56604
08:51, 28 February 2026
Activists restored a memorial sign on Politkovskaya's house.
The memorial sign on the house where journalist Anna Politkovskaya lived and was shot has been restored for the 25th time.
Alkhas Gurgulia. Photo from the website of the Sukhumi City Court https://sgs.vs-ra.org/novosti/item/86-alkhasa-gurguliya-zaklyuchen-pod-strazhu
07:52, 28 February 2026
A suspect in the attack on Kakalia has been arrested.
A court in Sukhumi has remanded Alkhas Gurguliya, one of the suspects in the attack on opposition activist Eshsou Kakalia, into custody. The victim has been diagnosed with fractures, two gunshot wounds, and other injuries.
06:52, 28 February 2026
A combatant from Uryupinsk was killed in a military operation.
Sergei Balalaev was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,698 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.
05:50, 28 February 2026
Two groups of Azerbaijani families returned to Kelbajar and Khojavend
68 Azerbaijani families who fled during the Karabakh conflict have returned to the cities of Kelbajar and Khojavend.
04:51, 28 February 2026
Maksim Bondarenko filed a counterclaim in the property seizure case.
Former head of Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Maxim Bondarenko, whose property the Russian Prosecutor General's Office is demanding be seized for state use, has filed a counterclaim, declaring that he is prepared to prove the legality of his asset acquisition.
03:52, 28 February 2026
The prosecutor requested a long sentence for the man accused of attacking a SVO veteran in Bataysk.
A court in Bataysk has completed its hearing of the case of Araz Huseynov, who is accused of attacking a Wagner PMC fighter in Bataysk in 2023. The prosecutor requested an 11-year prison sentence.
02:53, 28 February 2026
The High Qualification Qualifications Court has authorized the initiation of a criminal case against a judge from Ingushetia.
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01:54, 28 February 2026
A fire at an oil refinery in Kuban occurred after a drone attack.
A fire broke out at an oil refinery in the village of Novominskaya due to the fall of UAV debris.
00:55, 28 February 2026
The property of former Krasnodar judge Nikolaychuk has been transferred to the state.
A court in Krasnodar has seized the property of former deputy chairman of the regional court, Igor Nikolaychuk, and persons associated with him, totaling more than 13 billion rubles.
News
The former prime minister of Karachay-Cherkessia has been accused of organizing a contract killing.

At the scene of the incident. March 5, 2026. Photo: VKontakte/Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic Utility workers in Nalchik are under investigation after an incident involving a pensioner.

Five prisoners from Kabardino-Balkaria have been convicted in connection with an ISIS cell.

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.