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A military investigator showed no interest in a conscript from Dagestan's claims of being beaten at his unit. A decision on whether to open a criminal case has not yet been made. The victim, Magomedbek, is paralyzed from using half his body, according to his father. Lawyers have recommended that his family be as proactive as possible in seeking an investigation into the incident.

Roman Kurlov from the Prigorodny district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially acknowledged at least 542 North Ossetian servicemen killed there.

A court in Krasnodar upheld the arrests of four "Other Russia" activists for displaying extremist symbols.

Vitaly Arakelyan from Volgograd was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, at least 1,680 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

On February 12, due to difficult ice conditions on the Volga, river transport routes transporting residents of Sarpinsky Island to the mainland were diverted. According to Volgograd residents, previously, when routes were diverted, passengers were transported to the auxiliary pier by snowmobile. The Kirovsky District administration stated that they were unaware of the problem.

Baatar Ashkayev from the Oktyabrsky district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, officials have officially acknowledged at least 213 fighters from Kalmykia killed there.

Investigators in North Ossetia have opened a criminal case against a Vladikavkaz resident for social media comments they deemed fake about the Russian army.

The demand for the resignation of Abkhazia's Interior Minister Robert Kiut is motivated by legitimate doubts about the legality of issuing Russian passports. However, Kiut is not personally responsible for the legal conflict that has arisen, and the opposition has little chance of securing his resignation.

A woman, a teenager, and a 12-year-old child were hospitalized as a result of a drone attack on Volgograd and its surrounding areas, said regional governor Andrei Bocharov.

Ibragim Zakharov and Magomed Ibragimov from the Kizilyurt district were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially acknowledged at least 1,807 combatants from Dagestan killed there.

All residents of Kotluban, evacuated due to the threat of shell detonation, have left their temporary accommodation centres.

The twelfth homemade memorial plaque has been installed by activists on the facade of the Moscow building where Novaya Gazeta columnist Anna Politkovskaya lived and was murdered.

The Khasavyurt District Court has sentenced a participant in the 1999 attack on military personnel in the Botlikh District of Dagestan.

Garry Kokaya, Almaskhan Ardzinba, and Khyna Dumava have been placed under house arrest in connection with the incident at the Abkhazian Herald newspaper office. The defendants have disputed the court's decision.

A Russian court in Donetsk sentenced Georgian citizen Georgiy Chubetidze to life in prison. He fought on the Ukrainian side and was captured by Russian forces in the fall of 2023. Human rights activists have recognized Chubetidze as a political prisoner.

Students from Ilia State University protested against education reform and marched from the university building to the Georgian Parliament. Outside the parliament building, they joined the daily protest, which is now in its 442nd day.

The Anapa City Court has remanded two minors in custody in connection with the shooting at the Anapa Industrial College – the shooter and the young man who incited him to commit the crime. One of the injured is in serious condition.

Work is underway to unblock all damaged routes in the Caucasus, including the possibility of restoring rail service between Russia and Georgia through Abkhazia.

Nika Gvaramia, leader of the Coalition for Change, has left the Rustavi penitentiary after serving an eight-month sentence for failing to appear at a meeting of the parliamentary temporary investigative commission examining the "crimes of the Saakashvili regime" from 2003 to 2012.

The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don found Vitaly Gaivoronsky, a resident of Kabardino-Balkaria, guilty of attempting a terrorist attack at the Nalchik train station and sentenced him to 20 years in prison.