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A military court in Nalchik sentenced a resident of Ingushetia to five years in prison, finding him guilty of leaving his unit without permission during mobilization.

At a court hearing in Baku, journalists accused in the Meydan TV case protested against having their microphones turned off and being barred from their lawyers. Law enforcement officials issued a report for disturbing the peace.

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

The court has softened the preventive measures for the brother and nephew of the Catholicos of All Armenians, who were in custody on charges of obstructing election campaigning.

Oleg Gariaev from the Yustinsky district was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 214 fighters from Kalmykia have been confirmed killed.

The Cassation Court granted the prosecutor's office's motion to change the territorial jurisdiction of the case of former deputy head of the Kuban Ministry of Emergency Situations, Sergei Simonenko, and transferred it to Rostov-on-Don.

The case of a 91-year-old pensioner from the village of Dinskaya, accused of indecent assault, was sent to court on November 7 of last year. The hearings have been postponed four times, this time to April 20. His family declined to comment to avoid further attention.

Lolita Milyavskaya's concert in Volgograd has been officially cancelled due to a public boycott. Analysts, however, believe that nationalist organizations and government officials had a hand in the cancellation, amid demands for media figures to demonstrate trustworthiness.

The Chechen Supreme Court's decision deprived Zarema Musayeva's defense of the opportunity to seek her transfer to another prison colony and parole, and a new trial could even result in a harsher sentence.

During the week of February 9–15, 2026, armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts of Russia resulted in four casualties: one killed and three wounded. These are the results of the "Caucasian Knot" tally, based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

For the seventeenth time, Moscow activists have installed a memorial plaque in honor of Anna Politkovskaya near the house where the journalist lived and was killed.

Supporters of Georgia's European integration protested outside parliament for the 447th day in a row. Giorgi Romelashvili, a participant in the protest on Rustaveli Avenue, was arrested for four days on charges of blocking the road.

Rustam Nogmov fully admitted his guilt in the murder of pensioner Nina Selezneva, the prosecutor stated at his trial in Nalchik. In his final statement, Nogmov asked the court "not to punish him harshly."

Mikhail Avramenko from the Rostov region was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have publicly named at least 856 soldiers from the Rostov region killed there.

The Muftiate of Dagestan declared February 19th the first day of Ramadan. In Chechnya, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, and Karachay-Cherkessia, the first day of the holy month and fasting is February 18th.

The state prosecutor has requested a 23-year prison sentence for Shahin Shykhlinski, the former head of the Azerbaijani diaspora in Yekaterinburg, on charges of murder and attempted murder. For the other defendants, the prosecutor has requested sentences ranging from 13 to 23 years.

Security forces reported the arrest of a Krasnodar resident accused of treason "in the form of espionage." He is also accused of inciting terrorism and discrediting the Russian military.

Mekhrab Kaziyev from the Magaramkent district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, at least 1,810 Dagestani soldiers have been officially recognized as killed there.

A military court in Rostov-on-Don found a native of the Dokuzparinsky District of Dagestan guilty of justifying terrorism. She was sentenced to a fine and banned from managing any internet pages.

The checkpoint with a barrier at the Severny bus station in Nalchik has been moved closer to the station building following passenger complaints. The Kabardino-Balkarian Prosecutor's Office discovered a lack of parking spaces for people with disabilities at the bus station and instructed management to address this violation.