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On the 443rd day of continuous protests in Tbilisi, students and faculty from Ilia University held a new protest against education reform and announced a mass rally.

Ingushetia resident Alikhan Khidriev, who was charged with sabotage along with Ramazan Ekazhev, denies knowing him. Ekazhev only partially admitted the charges in court.

The argument that the helicopter shot down over the village of Lata in 1992 carried not only civilians but also some military personnel does not negate the humanitarian nature of the flight, and analysts stated that Ibrahim Yaganov*'s position on this issue is rooted in disappointment. Yaganov* himself is not upset by the reaction to his words in Abkhazia.

Baku will sign a peace treaty with Yerevan after Armenia renounces its territorial claims and enshrines this in the constitution, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev stated at the Munich Security Conference.

Part of Pyatigorsk has been without water for over a day, leaving approximately 30,000 residents without water. The water main failure is not scheduled to be repaired until the afternoon of Saturday, February 14.

The Cherkessk City Court has completed the reading of the indictment in the case of embezzlement of funds from the Pension Fund in Ingushetia. Twenty-seven of the 29 defendants pleaded not guilty, and the defense team for the accused women alleged "inhumane conditions" in the pretrial detention center.

After undergoing surgery at a Moscow clinic, Kabardino-Balkaria resident Islambek Mamedov was confined to a wheelchair for life. He demanded compensation from the hospital, but the court ruled that the doctors had not harmed his health.

Alexander Bragin from Kamyshin was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, at least 1,681 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

The Supreme Court of Ingushetia sentenced two local residents to 11 and five years in prison for plotting to sabotage a fuel and energy facility.

The head of the Russian Ministry of Sport awarded Akhmat Kadyrov, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Sport of Chechnya, a medal awarded for exceptional personal merit and achievements in physical culture.

Three thousand tons of contaminated sand were disposed of in a week, and there were no new fuel oil emissions in Anapa and the Temryuk district, the Russian government reported.

Krasnodar Krai police reported the arrest of a "malicious extremist propagandist" in Novorossiysk. The 33-year-old man faces up to four years in prison.

The publication of an audio recording on a personal social media page resulted in a criminal prosecution for a Dagestani resident under the article on the propaganda of terrorism on the internet.

State Duma Deputy Anatoly Wasserman alleged "planted Cossacks" from Ukraine in the Russian information space. A couple of months after his public conflict with Wasserman, Apti Alaudinov reposted a blogger's post on his Telegram channel, expressing doubts about the deputy's judgment.

A case involving bribes given to Mukhamed Tembotov during his tenure as a magistrate judge in exchange for a lenient sentence has reached court. According to investigators and the court, four residents paid bribes ranging from 10,000 to 50,000 rubles in exchange for a fine instead of having their licenses revoked.

Three days after Ramzan Kadyrov posted the video featuring his son, no new footage of Adam Kadyrov has appeared, and the quality and length of the footage only raised new questions on social media. Sources reported the health consequences of Adam Kadyrov's injuries.

Security forces detained a Kaspiysk resident in connection with a case involving the collection of funds via a cryptocurrency wallet to purchase weapons for illegal armed groups. A court has remanded him in custody.

The plaque in memory of murdered Novaya Gazeta journalist Anna Politkovskaya has been torn down for the thirteenth time – once, the original memorial plaque at the entrance to her Moscow building was destroyed, along with 12 temporary plaques installed by activists.

The British corporation BBC refused to comply with the Georgian authorities' demand to remove an investigation into the possible use of chemical weapons against demonstrators during the dispersal of protests in November-December 2024.

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.