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Shikhamat Magomedov from Khasavyurt was killed in combat. Over the past four years, authorities have publicly named at least 1,826 Dagestani servicemen killed in Ukraine.

During the week of February 16–22, 2026, armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts of Russia resulted in four casualties—two killed and two wounded. These are the results of a "Caucasian Knot" tally based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

A group of convicted activists and journalists held in Baku's Penitentiary No. 2 in Azerbaijan have called on the European Commission to take concrete steps to implement European Parliament resolutions demanding the release of Azerbaijani political prisoners.

Gultekin Hajibeyli, a member of the National Council of Democratic Forces of Azerbaijan's coordinating center, was released after a search of her apartment and questioning by the State Security Service.

Supporters of Georgia's European integration held a solidarity march with Ukraine on the 454th day of uninterrupted protests. The rally began at the Ukrainian Embassy and ended at the traditional protest site near the parliament building.

A military court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Anastasia Donova to 18 years in prison, finding her guilty of plotting a terrorist attack against Russian military personnel and a Luhansk official.

Magomed-Basir Albogachiyev from the Nazran district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, at least 181 Ingush soldiers have been officially recognized as killed.

Russian Denis Kulanin, sentenced to two years in prison after participating in protests in Tbilisi, complained about the conditions in the punishment cell and went on a hunger strike in protest.

The Fifth Cassation Court overturned the appellate decision of the Supreme Court of Karachay-Cherkessia, which upheld the 20-year sentence of Alexey Safonov, former head of the Stavropol Krai traffic police department. The case was remanded for a new appellate hearing.

The UK government announced sanctions against pro-government Georgian television channels Imedi and PosTV, labeling them as disseminators of Russian disinformation.

Akhmed Alikhanov and Karimudin Ulubiyev from the Kazbekovsky District were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially acknowledged at least 1,825 Dagestani servicemen killed there.

The extradition of Chechen native Mansur Movlayev to Russian authorities has been suspended pending the final review of his asylum application. The UN representative in Kazakhstan attended the court hearing.

Security forces searched the apartment of Gultekin Hajibeyli, a representative of the National Council of Democratic Forces of Azerbaijan, and took her to the State Security Service for questioning.

Investigators have referred to court the case of two teenagers from Krasnodar accused of committing a terrorist attack after setting fire to a battery cabinet on the railway. The young men are currently in pretrial detention.

The body of an eighteen-month-old child who died of starvation was seized by police from a Derbent resident during an identity check. The case is being investigated for manslaughter.

Mozdok resident Yulia Melnichenko held a picket outside the Prosecutor General's Office building demanding punishment for the security officer who beat her brother and an end to the persecution of their family. She was taken to the police station and released two hours later.

The management of the agricultural university is not forcing former employees to vacate their dormitory in Nalchik, but is merely clarifying the grounds for their continued residence there, university representatives stated in response to residents' complaints. The university's grounds have been fenced off in accordance with anti-terrorism legislation, they explained.

The military shot down seven drones in the Krasnodar Territory and one in the Rostov Region. Five more drones were destroyed over the Black and Azov Seas.

Derbent District authorities presented awards to the families of five soldiers killed in the military operation. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,823 soldiers from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

Police officers in Ingushetia unjustly detained a driver and beat him several times. The man required medical attention, investigators said. A court ordered three suspects to be remanded in custody.