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05:53, 2 February 2026

Illegal migrants were identified at a port in the Astrakhan region.

During a raid at a port in the Trusovsky district, security forces discovered five illegal migrants who face deportation from Russia.

04:53, 2 February 2026

An orphan from the Krasnodar region complained about being denied housing.

A Kuban resident complained that she had not been provided with the housing she was legally entitled to for over five years. Investigative Committee Chairman Alexander Bastrykin ordered a criminal investigation.

03:54, 2 February 2026

Five illegal mining farms have been discovered in Ingushetia.

Energy workers discovered five illegal mining farms in four settlements in Ingushetia, causing damage exceeding 400 million rubles.

02:55, 2 February 2026

About 20 Kuban organizations have been arrested following a lawsuit against Anatoly Voronovsky.

The Russian Prosecutor General's Office has filed a lawsuit seeking the seizure of the assets of former State Duma deputy from Kuban, Anatoly Voronovsky, current State Duma deputy Andrei Doroshenko, and several other individuals. Bailiffs have seized approximately 20 organizations specializing in road construction.

01:55, 2 February 2026

Operations at three airports in the North Caucasus have been suspended.

Airports in Vladikavkaz, Grozny, and Magas have been suspended to ensure flight safety. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, a drone was shot down over Chechen territory.

An appeal from parents of high school students. Still from the video "Draft 2.0" from February 1, 2025, https://t.me/chernovik_new/7170.

00:56, 2 February 2026

Parents of students at a Makhachkala gymnasium have spoken out against the change of principal.

Participants in a petition to the heads of Dagestan and Makhachkala demanded that the director of Makhachkala Gymnasium No. 35 in the village of Leninkent not be replaced, threatening to remove children from the school if the current director is fired.

The Khadizhat and Maksharip Dzakhkiev family. Photo: Press Service of the Head of Ingushetia

23:56, 1 February 2026

A mother of many children from Ingushetia has been awarded the title of "Mother Heroine."

Khadizhat Dzakhkieva, a mother of ten from the village of Inarki, received the title of "Mother Heroine," despite having been rejected three times by officials.

22:58, 1 February 2026

Several houses were damaged in a drone attack in Kuban.

Two private homes in the village of Trudobelikovsky and the village of Afipsky were damaged by drone strikes, and windows were shattered in a high-rise building in Slavyansk-on-Kuban. Flight restrictions have been imposed at five airports in southern Russia.

21:57, 1 February 2026

Protesters have held a rally outside the Georgian parliament for the 431st day in a row.

Supporters of Georgia's European integration, at a protest that has continued for the 431st day, demanded the release of political prisoners and spoke out against education reform.

20:58, 1 February 2026

The administration of Rustavi Azot demanded an end to the strike.

Rustavi Azot employees, who are on strike for five days demanding higher wages and better working conditions, have asked the Georgian government for support. Employees reported that management demanded they resume work and attempted to intimidate the strikers.

19:58, 1 February 2026

A court has seized 33 million rubles from the head of a district in Dagestan.

Thirty-three million rubles were discovered in the accounts of the wife of Ruslan Gamzatov, head of the Botlikh District. The official's explanation that the money belonged to his businessman relative was not satisfactory to the court, which seized the funds. The Supreme Court of Dagestan upheld the decision.

Adam Kadyrov. Screenshot from his Instagram*, August 21, 2025, https://www.instagram.com/p/DNl9CLcI4X7/.

18:58, 1 February 2026

Residents of Chechnya have expressed indifference to Adam Kadyrov's condition.

Power outages, low wages, and daily household problems are worrying Chechen residents interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot." While federal media outlets are interested in information about Adam Kadyrov's traffic accident and his health, ordinary Chechen residents remain indifferent to these topics, they said.

Volunteers remove bags of fuel oil near the village of Volna. Screenshot from the "Dolphins" headquarters photo from January 31, 2026, https://t.me/shtab_delfin/1954.

17:58, 1 February 2026

Volunteers received 17 reports of fuel oil spills in Kuban in January.

Three new fuel oil spills and the discovery of "old" fuel oil at 14 locations along the coast of Anapa and the Temryuk district were reported over the past month. Volunteers reported cleaning up all the sites.

Memorial plaque to Salim Radzhabov. Still from video from December 9, 2024, https://t.me/kizray/1631.

16:58, 1 February 2026

Authorities have named three Dagestan soldiers killed in the SVO zone.

Bibolat Nurgishiev, Vladislav Kurbanov, and Salim Radzhabov were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 1,794 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

15:58, 1 February 2026

Another train carrying Russian grain was sent via Azerbaijan to Armenia.

Twenty-five railcars carrying Russian grain transited Azerbaijan to Armenia. A total of 285 railcars carrying 19,900 tons of grain have already been sent from Russia to Armenia via Azerbaijan.

Alan Kusraev. Photo: Administration of the Head and Government of North Ossetia https://t.me/alania_gov/19082

15:00, 1 February 2026

Sources reported the detention of a former minister in North Ossetia.

Security forces in North Ossetia have detained Alan Kusrayev, who resigned as Minister of Agriculture four days ago.

A destroyed monument in Nalchik. Still from a video from Gazeta Yuga (Newspaper of the South) https://t.me/gazetayuga/11010

14:00, 1 February 2026

The destruction of a monument to war veterans in Nalchik has outraged Telegram users.

Telegram users reacted emotionally to the destruction of the cladding on the monument to the veterans of the Great Patriotic War. Commenters found the Nalchik mayor's office's explanation unconvincing.

13:01, 1 February 2026

Four soldiers from the Volgograd region were declared killed in the SVO.

Vladislav Butenko, Faridun Tokhirov, Ivan Glukhov, and Yuri Chernenko were killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,657 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

The Elbrus cable car. Photo: https://pravitelstvo.kbr.ru/

12:02, 1 February 2026

The cable cars on Elbrus are closed to tourists.

Three of the five cable cars at the Elbrus resort have been shut down due to strong winds, and skiing on one of the ski slopes has also been prohibited.

Monument to the defenders of Nalchik who died during the Great Patriotic War. Photo: Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for Kabardino-Balkaria https://kbr.sledcom.ru/news/item/2057836/

11:03, 1 February 2026

Officials are under investigation after the destruction of a monument in Nalchik.

Investigators have concluded that Nalchik authorities were negligent in allowing the partial destruction of a monument to veterans of the Great Patriotic War. The memorial's cladding was damaged by the cold, and restoration work will be carried out after the winter, the mayor's office stated.

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