During the week from February 2 to 8, no casualties were recorded in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts.
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During the week of February 2–8, 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.
As reported by "Caucasian Knot," during the week from January 26 to February 1, two people were killed in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts.
Arrests and Trials on Terrorism Articles
On February 2, a resident of the Astrakhan Region was taken into custody on suspicion of attempting to set fire to a transformer in Akhtubinsk, as well as official vehicles of Russian security forces. He has been charged with terrorist activity and sabotage.
A resident of Buinaksk charged with repeatedly displaying symbols of a banned organization on social media. The article carries a sentence of up to four years in prison. Previously, in August 2024, he was brought to administrative responsibility on a similar charge.
FSB officers in Adygea named a 20-year-old native of Dagestan involved in preparing a terrorist attack at the large shopping center "MEGA Adygeya-Kuban" and recruiting young Muslims into a terrorist organization.
On February 3, a court in Kaspiysk sentenced local resident Zakary Ismailov to two years in prison, finding him involved in the activities of a banned extremist organization. According to the charges, he "supported its ideology, aimed at undermining the constitutional order, foundations and security of the state, provided financial assistance to members of the community."
On February 4, comedian Artemy Ostanin from Yeysk was sentenced to 5 years and 9 months for monologues about a legless man and an imaginary dialogue with Jesus Christ. The comedian did not admit guilt. Ostanin is charged with publicly inciting hatred or enmity "with the use or threat of violence" and insulting the feelings of believers.
A resident of Dagestan, previously accused of preparing a terrorist attack, is also accused of teaching terrorism and participating in the activities of a terrorist organization. Each charge carries a sentence of ten to twenty years in prison. According to investigators, she intended to carry out an explosion near a monument in the village of Toturbykala and purchased components for making a homemade explosive device online. devices.
The Belorechensky District Court of Kuban sentenced Ksenia Belova, a native of the Chelyabinsk Region, to one year and six months in prison. She was found guilty of financing the activities of an organization banned in Russia.
The Southern District Military Court will hear the case of 40-year-old Rostov-on-Don resident Sergei Rassadnev, accused of involvement in a terrorist organization and treason.
On February 5, the court sentenced four residents of Ingushetia to terms ranging from 17 to 20 years. Arbi Batayev, Adam and Timur Kodzoyev, and Iriskhan Mereshkov were found guilty of participating in a terrorist organization, an illegal armed group, and possession of weapons and explosives. The convicts refused to plead guilty.
Lazai Kazimagomedova, a native of the village of Kullar in the Derbent district of Dagestan, who left for Syria in 2015 and returned to Russia ten years later, was sentenced to eight years Conclusions. A court in Dagestan found a 62-year-old woman a member of an illegal armed group operating on the territory of a foreign state.
The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Polina Kostyuchenko, a resident of St. Petersburg, to 17 years in prison. She was found guilty of treason and attempted assassination of members of the command staff of the Russian Armed Forces. In Rostov-on-Don, an acquaintance recruited Kostyuchenko to manufacture an improvised explosive device, which she stored until January 31, 2025, at their temporary residence.
On February 6, the case against Rustem Aybazov, a Karachay-Cherkess activist and father of five, was sent to the Southern District Military Court. href="https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/420570">accused of financing terrorism for transferring money to a woman in Syria. In fact, according to his relatives and friends, the prosecution began after large-scale fundraising for humanitarian aid to residents of the Gaza Strip, some of which was seized and subsequently sent to the SVO.
Five local residents were detained in several districts of Ingushetia. Security forces reported that the detention was carried out on suspicion of calling for terrorist activity.
On February 7, the case of two natives of Dagestan, who are accused of organizing a fundraiser to purchase drones with thermal imaging cameras for a Ukrainian battalion, was transferred to court. Currently, those accused of organizing the financing of terrorism are on federal and international wanted lists; they have been detained in absentia under guard.
"Caucasian Knot" publishes monthly, quarterly, and annual statistics on victims of the armed conflict in the regions of the North Caucasus Federal District in the section "North Caucasus - Victim Statistics".
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