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The travel ban on the Transcaucasian Highway, which was imposed due to a rockfall, has been lifted. A minibus carrying passengers was caught in a rockfall in North Ossetia; no one was injured.

Ilya Kochiyev from the Mozdok district was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 547 fighters from North Ossetia have been officially recognized as killed.

The military shot down drones in the Chertkovsky, Sholokhovsky, Millerovsky, and Belokalitvinsky districts. According to the governor, there were no injuries.

Alexander Kukin from the Rudnyansky district was killed during a special operation in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,691 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

Residents of a dilapidated five-story building in Taganrog were relocated back in 2024, but not all of them have received compensation since then. A criminal case had previously been opened for violation of their rights, but the city prosecutor dismissed it. Alexander Bastrykin ordered the criminal case reopened.

The Georgian government has approved zero quotas for migrant workers working as couriers, guides, and in passenger transportation.

The Savelyev family applied to the Sochi authorities for re-registration on the housing waiting list. They were told that their documents had been forwarded to the Sirius administration, where they were told that they didn't even have a department to register those in need of housing.

Due to bad weather, all traffic is prohibited on the Transcaucasian Highway, and heavy-duty vehicles are restricted on the Georgian Military Highway.

The assassination attempt on Alkhas Kakalia is politically motivated and motivated by criticism of the head of the Presidential Administration, Beslan Eshba, the opposition claimed, demanding Eshba's resignation and a fair investigation. They also announced an opposition rally in central Sukhum for February 23. The Ministry of Internal Affairs reported the arrest of one of the suspects in the shooting.

The 21st temporary plaque has been placed by activists on the house where Novaya Gazeta journalist Anna Politkovskaya lived and was murdered.

Daily protests outside the Georgian parliament continue for the 452nd day in a row. Also today in Tbilisi, students and faculty from Ilia University held a protest against education reform.

Wholesale suppliers are jacking up food prices during Ramadan, and stores and businesses are being forced to increase prices, commentators said in response to reports of government raids on Chechen markets.

A case of abuse of power is being investigated in connection with an attempt to evict former employees of the Nalchik Agricultural University from their dormitory.

Cases under the article on failure to report a crime, under which Ingush imams Muhammad Tamaskhanov and Magomed Sultygov are charged, are typically based on witness testimony, and the court most often upholds the prosecution's case, according to lawyers. Tamaskhanov refused to testify, according to a source familiar with the case.

Albert Demirov, Telman Guseinov, and Ravidin Magomedov were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, authorities and security forces have officially recognized at least 1,817 fighters from Dagestan as killed.

In just one day after the storm, 63 birds, drenched in fuel oil, were admitted to the rehabilitation center in the village of Vityazevo. Volunteers reported that they have another 200 birds undergoing rehabilitation, although they receive no government funding.

Unknown individuals destroyed a temporary memorial plaque, which activists had restored for the 20th time, at the entrance to the building where Novaya Gazeta journalist Anna Politkovskaya lived and was murdered.

In the first days of Ramadan, more than a quarter of the amount needed for the treatment of a 9-year-old boy from Dagestan with Duchenne muscular dystrophy was raised; a total of 230 million rubles is needed.

The Catholicos of All Armenians, a suspect in a criminal case, refused to testify. The lawyer suggested that the criminal prosecution of Karekin II was aimed at disrupting the bishops' meeting.

Sergei Simonyan was killed in a military operation in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,690 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.