During the week of February 16-22, two people were killed in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts.
During the week from February 16 to 22, 2026, four casualties were recorded in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts of Russia: two killed, two wounded. 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," from February 9 to 15, one person was killed and three were wounded in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts.
Killed during arrests
On February 18, in the village of Nikolaevka in the Rostov Region, a man born in 1981, who was on the federal wanted list, detonated a grenade and died while security forces were attempting to detain him. Two police officers were injured in the explosion.
On February 20, the FSB reported the prevention of a terrorist attack at the building of the "Defenders of the Fatherland" foundation branch in Stavropol. According to security forces, A man who was preparing an explosion on orders from Ukrainian special services offered armed resistance and was killed in a shootout.
Sentences and charges under terrorism articles
On February 16, the Dagestan Prosecutor's Office approved the indictment in a criminal case against an unnamed Azerbaijani citizen. The driver of a Volvo truck is accused of espionage for Ukraine.
The Leninsky District Court of Rostov-on-Don arrested Abkhaz lawyer Irakli Bzhinava for two months for anti-Russian statements and attempts to incite ethnic hatred on the internet.
On February 17, the Southern District A military court in Rostov-on-Don found 58-year-old Magomed Kottoyev, a native of Ingushetia, an accomplice to members of a terrorist organization and militants of an illegal armed group. He was sentenced to 14 years in a maximum security penal colony.
A military court in Rostov-on-Don found Aisha Navruzbekova, a native of the Dokuzparinsky district of Dagestan, guilty of justifying terrorism. The woman was sentenced to a fine of 360,000 rubles and a ban on administering internet pages. The woman admitted her guilt and expressed remorse for her actions.
Security forces detained a 41-year-old resident A Krasnodar resident accused of treason "in the form of espionage" has been arrested. He is also accused of inciting terrorism and discrediting the Russian military. The National Anti-Terrorism Committee published a video of the man's arrest on its website. He faces five criminal charges—"treason, terrorist propaganda, fake news about the army, public calls for extremism, and activities directed against state security"—which carry lengthy prison terms, including life imprisonment.
On February 18, a criminal investigation was completed in Krasnodar against a minor accused of committing a terrorist crime. According to investigators, in June 2025, the girl posted materials inciting acts of violence and harm in her messenger channel chat.
Supreme Court of Dagestan sentenced a local resident to 15 years in prison for the 2011 murder of Maksud Sadikov, rector of the Institute of Theology and International Relations, and his nephew, Zalimkhan Musayev. According to Chernovik, the convicted man is Ramazan Magomedov, an employee of a security company.
The Deputy Prosecutor of the Krasnodar Territory approved the indictment against a 64-year-old resident of Novorossiysk, who is accused of treason. According to investigators, she collected and transmitted information about Russian Armed Forces facilities located in Novorossiysk, Sochi, and Sevastopol to a Ukrainian organization controlled by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU). The pensioner faces a prison sentence of 12 to 25 years or life.
19 On February 28, the Federal Security Service (FSB) reported the arrest of seven members of a terrorist cell in three regions of southern Russia. According to the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN), "a group of convicts serving sentences in Correctional Colony No. 7 of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for the Trans-Baikal Territory created a cell of an international terrorist organization banned in the Russian Federation with the aim of promoting its ideology." The organizers and main participants of the cell were detained by FSB officers in Dagestan, the Trans-Baikal Territory, Krasnodar Territory, and the Volgograd Region. A criminal case has been opened for organizing a terrorist group and participating in it, as well as a criminal case for assisting terrorist activity.
The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Ingushetia resident Timerlan Kartoev was sentenced to 16 years in prison for aiding and abetting the financing of terrorism. According to investigators, in 2018, he gave his bank cards and passwords to an acquaintance for a monthly fee. The acquaintance explained this as a fundraising effort for charity.
The court sentenced Sochi resident Frederic Du Bois (aka Valery Valerievich Kuzemka) to 11 years in prison, finding him guilty of participating in a terrorist organization. According to investigators, Du Bois joined the Kuban independence movement.
On February 20, a 49-year-old resident of the Krasnodar Territory was charged with calling for terrorist activity via the internet. According to the prosecution, in the summer of 2025, the man, while at his home in the Krasnodar Territory, posted materials online with calls for terrorist activity using a messenger. He faces five to seven years in prison.
A minor resident of Dagestan has been charged with calls for terrorist activity (Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Russian Criminal Code), which carries a prison sentence of five to seven years. According to investigators, in December 2024, the young man published several videos in a messenger app that contained public calls for terrorist activity and justifications of terrorism.
A 48-year-old resident of North Ossetia is suspected of calling for terrorist activity online. According to the FSB Directorate for North Ossetia, the man posted materials on a social network calling for violent acts against a public figure.
Court sentenced Sochi resident Frederic Du Bois (aka Valery Valerievich Kuzemka) to 11 years in prison, finding him guilty of participating in a terrorist organization. According to investigators, Du Bois joined the Kuban independence movement, which has been designated as terrorist.
The "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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