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17:51, 20 January 2026
The court arrested Ullubiy Khanmurzaev in connection with a fraud case.
The Kirovsky District Court of Makhachkala has remanded Ullubiy Khanmurzaev, former head of the Buinaksk District of Dagestan, in custody for two months on suspicion of fraud.
Water flows from a tap. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program.
17:03, 20 January 2026
Residents of the Caspian Sea have raised doubts about the quality of tap water.
Water supply to homes in the Kemping microdistrict of Kaspiysk has been restored, but residents admitted they are buying bottled water out of concern about the poor quality of tap water.
16:05, 20 January 2026
The Nalchik bomb plot case continues the trend of teenagers being accused of terrorist attacks.
The investigation's theory that the 16-year-old teenager planned to assemble an explosive device to attack security forces in Nalchik does not seem unrealistic. In recent years, numerous minors have been charged with terrorism-related offenses, according to human rights activists and a lawyer.
15:06, 20 January 2026
Searches were conducted at the home of the head of a Kuban district who was offended by a pensioner.
Due to design violations in a home for the disabled, security forces conducted searches at the home of Maxim Bondarenko, head of the Primorsko-Akhtarsky district, who was attempting to sue a pensioner for 300,000 rubles for comments she made online.
14:07, 20 January 2026
Azerbaijani human rights activists criticized the extension of the arrest of religious women.
In Baku, the pretrial detention of six women accused of hooliganism and disturbing the peace for distributing food to believers on the day of mourning has been extended. Human rights activists noted that the court imposed an excessively harsh pretrial detention measure and ignored arguments regarding the defendants' children.
13:08, 20 January 2026
Miners protesting in Chiatura convicted of beating mine director
A court in Kutaisi sentenced four protesters in Chiatura to prison, finding them guilty of beating a mine director.
12:08, 20 January 2026
The shootout involving security forces was the first in Stavropol in three years.
The shootout in which security forces killed a Kislovodsk resident was preceded by a counterterrorism operation in early February 2023. At that time, security forces reported the killing of four suspects in the village of Petrovskoye, suspected of plotting a terrorist attack.
11:09, 20 January 2026
A Kislovodsk resident was killed in a shootout with security forces.
Law enforcement officials reported the murder of a Kislovodsk resident suspected of plotting a terrorist attack in Stavropol. According to the FSB, the man offered armed resistance during an arrest attempt.
10:11, 20 January 2026
The police general's comments on the situation in Dagestan have found support among Makhachkala residents.
Unresolved housing and utilities issues are causing discontent among residents of Dagestan and fueling protests, according to the head of the North Caucasus Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Residents of Makhachkala agreed.
09:12, 20 January 2026
Four drones were shot down in two regions of the Southern Federal District.
Last night, the military shot down two drones in the Volgograd region and the same number in the Astrakhan region.
08:14, 20 January 2026
The death of a man detained by security forces in Novoshakhtinsk has alarmed human rights activists.
Investigators need to investigate the possibility that security forces were involved in the death of a detained Novoshakhtinsk resident, human rights activists said. The police's statement that the man resisted arrest contradicted the information provided by the deceased's acquaintance.
Still from comedian Artemy Ostanin in Yeysk. Photo: Beware, news / Telegram channel
07:15, 20 January 2026
Artemy Ostanin* pleaded not guilty in court.
According to the prosecution, Yeysk stand-up comedian Artemy Ostanin* "created an organized criminal group to develop and produce derogatory short performances." Unidentified individuals assisted him in writing, filming, and editing his performances.
06:53, 20 January 2026
Six districts of the Rostov region were in the zone of a drone attack.
The military shot down drones in the Chertkovsky, Milyutinsky, Sholokhovsky, Kasharsky, Sovetsky, and Tatsinsky districts.
A still from the plant in the Dagestani village of Gulli. Photo: Murad Magomedov Izvestia / Telegram channel
06:08, 20 January 2026
Dagestanis complain about a toxic waste plant in a water protection zone.
Villagers in the Dagestani village of Gulli claim that the plant has contaminated the rivers and left a white coating on the trees. The district administration confirmed that the permit for the plant's construction was legally issued.
05:09, 20 January 2026
A school security guard in Derbent was detained for attacking a student.
Students at a Derbent school were playing snowballs when they hit an elderly security guard, who responded by stabbing one of the teenagers in the neck. The guard has been detained, and investigators are conducting an investigation.
04:10, 20 January 2026
A large family from Tuapse reported problems providing their daughter with baby food.
Instead of the 78 cans of free baby food she was entitled to, the daughter of a Tuapse couple, Sergei Kartashov and Tatyana Pimenova, received only 39. The prosecutor's office, which the parents contacted, found no violations and advised them to take legal action.
03:11, 20 January 2026
A cultural event dedicated to Nagorno-Karabakh attracted the attention of spectators and security forces.
An educational and cultural event dedicated to Nagorno-Karabakh, "We Are," was held in Yerevan. Proceeds from ticket sales went toward hall rental and organizational expenses, and the organizers were visited by Armenian National Security Service officers on the eve of the event.
02:12, 20 January 2026
The pretrial detention of lawyer Zabil Gakhramanov has been extended.
A Baku court extended the pretrial detention of lawyer Zabil Gahramanov for another two months. The defense considers the decision unfounded and has filed an appeal.
The illustration was created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program.
01:43, 20 January 2026
No casualties were recorded in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts from January 5 to 18.
During the two weeks from January 5 to January 18, 2026, no casualties were recorded in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts of Russia. These are the results of the "Caucasian Knot" calculations based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
00:59, 20 January 2026
A fighter from Dagestan was killed in Ukraine.
Rasim Ashurbekov from the Tabasaran district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 1,777 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.
News
Pro-European protests in Tbilisi continue for 561 days.

A lawyer has reported the illegal detention of Ukrainians on the Russian-Georgian border.

Activists outside the Georgian Parliament in Tbilisi on the 560th day of continuous protests. Photo: Netgazeti/ Facebook Protesters have demanded a change in Georgia's political course for the 560th day in a row.

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.