A drone attack was recorded in the Rostov region. January 24, 2026 07:06 Last night, military personnel shot down drones in Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, Donetsk, and three districts of the Rostov region.
A Georgian citizen was expelled from South Ossetia after violating the border. January 24, 2026 06:08 South Ossetian border guards expelled Georgian citizen Gela Berianidze from the republic after he crossed the border in the Leningor district the day before.
Giorgi Vashadze has been released. January 24, 2026 05:17 One of the leaders of the Georgian opposition, Giorgi Vashadze, who was sentenced to seven months in prison for failing to appear at a meeting of a parliamentary commission, was released from Rustavi Prison.
The Cassation Court upheld the decision regarding the fire on Teatralny Spusk. January 24, 2026 04:18 Pavel Trunov, one of the heads of the power grid, who was convicted in the case of the fire on Teatralny Spusk in Rostov-on-Don, was unable to appeal the verdict.
The arrest of those involved in the case against the brother of the head of Ingushetia has been extended. January 24, 2026 03:19 A court in Cherkessk extended the pretrial detention of 29 defendants in the case of embezzlement of funds from the Russian Pension Fund until April 30, including Magomed-Bashir Kalimatov.
A court in Nalchik sentenced a soldier for AWOL and serious crimes. January 24, 2026 02:20 A military court in Nalchik sentenced a serviceman named Wilhelm to 21 years in prison for raping one woman and beating another while absent from his military unit without leave. The woman later died from her injuries.
Karabakh residents rebuked Armenia's Minister of Labor for a publication about displaced persons. January 24, 2026 01:45 In a statement about 11 displaced persons, Armenia's Minister of Labor and Social Affairs referred to Nagorno-Karabakh as Azerbaijani territory. Karabakh refugees called the official's language unacceptable to the forcibly displaced persons.
The acquittal of participants in the Tavush in the Name of the Motherland movement has been overturned. January 24, 2026 00:56 The court overturned the acquittal of Gagik Ambartsumyan, Zhora Avetisyan, and Mesrop Yesayan, who were arrested during a protest outside the Armenian Foreign Ministry in May 2024. The case has been sent back for a new trial.
Protesters in Tbilisi are outraged by the arrests of activists for blocking a sidewalk. January 23, 2026 23:57 Supporters of Georgia's European integration, who gathered outside the parliament building on Rustaveli Avenue for the 422nd day in a row, called the arrests of demonstrators for standing on the sidewalk an unprecedented violation of human rights.
Residents of Sunzha have forced officials to close down the landfill. January 23, 2026 23:25 The Sunzha administration and the Ingushetia Central Regional Center responded to complaints from Sunzha residents, who reminded the authorities of their unfulfilled promise to eliminate the landfill.
An Azerbaijani activist has been arrested for her social media comments. January 23, 2026 22:59 The Khazar District Court in Baku sentenced activist Kenul Akhmedova to 20 days in jail for disseminating prohibited information on social media.
A fighter from Dagestan was killed in the SVO zone. January 23, 2026 22:49 Saidbeg Abdulmalikov from Khasavyurt was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially acknowledged at least 1,781 Dagestani servicemen killed there.
North Caucasus nationals have gone on hunger strike in a Croatian immigration prison. January 23, 2026 22:02 Fifty asylum seekers from Dagestan, Chechnya, and Ingushetia, held in the Ezevo immigration prison in Croatia, have gone on hunger strike to protest gross violations of their rights.
High-ranking former police officers were convicted in Kuban for accepting fertilizer bribes. January 23, 2026 21:18 A court in Kuban has fined former police officers Andrei Kolontaevsky and Alexander Moiseenko for abuse of power and large-scale bribery. According to the court, the officers demanded ammonium nitrate as a bribe.
The number of homes damaged by drone attacks in Adygea has increased to 30. January 23, 2026 21:08 Repairs to apartments damaged by a recent drone attack in the Takhtamukaysky District of Adygea are planned to be completed within five weeks, according to the head of the republic, Murat Kumpilov.
Adam Kadyrov responded to critics with a serial monologue set to music by Mutsuraev. January 23, 2026 20:47 Amid the ongoing discussion of his car accident in Grozny, Ramzan Kadyrov's third son, Adam, posted a story on his Instagram account featuring a monologue from the series "Game of Thrones" and music by Chechen bard Timur Mutsuraev.
A traffic accident in Grozny has raised questions about Ramzan Kadyrov's possible successor. January 23, 2026 20:25 Ramzan Kadyrov would like to see his third son, Adam, as his successor, but in reality, neither Adam nor the other sons of the head of Chechnya have received guarantees from the Kremlin that would allow them to claim power in the republic.
A court has arrested an Ingush security officer in connection with a drug-planting case. January 23, 2026 20:20 The Supreme Court of Ingushetia has changed the pretrial detention measure for former Deputy Chief of the 2nd Department of the Ingush Ministry of Internal Affairs Ibragim Chaniev from house arrest to pretrial detention in a case involving abuse of power and drug possession.
The fourth memorial plaque has been installed on Politkovskaya's house. January 23, 2026 19:22 Activists have restored for the fourth time a memorial plaque on the Moscow building where journalist Anna Politkovskaya lived and was murdered.
A mass picket in support of political prisoners was held in Tbilisi. January 23, 2026 18:27 A protest demanding the release of political prisoners took place in central Tbilisi. Protesters stood at the Rustaveli metro station with a banner reading "Freedom for the regime's prisoners!"