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The Supreme Court of Karachay-Cherkessia reduced the sentence handed down by the Cherkessk City Court in the July 2025 extremist community case, but did not fully overturn the guilty verdict. Aslan Naptugov, convicted in the case, stated that he considers the ruling only a partial success and intends to seek a full acquittal in the cassation court.

Opposition representatives assert that the life sentences and lengthy prison terms handed down today by the Baku Military Court to members of Karabakh's military-political leadership were made possible by the inaction of the Armenian authorities. The trial is illegitimate, and the sentences are inconsistent with the logic of the peace process, according to the representative of Armenian prisoners at the ECHR.

Anapa City Council deputies elected Svetlana Maslova, former deputy prime minister of the Crimean government, as mayor. Maslova set the goal of expediting beach restoration efforts following the oil spill to ensure a full-fledged resort season.

157 Russian soldiers and 3 civilians have been returned to Russia as part of an exchange with Ukraine, said State Duma deputy from Chechnya Shamsail Saraliev.

Trade and economic cooperation between Azerbaijan and Armenia, although mutually beneficial, will be limited in the near future. Energy supplies from Azerbaijan could reduce Armenia's dependence on Russia, according to analysts in Baku.

Denis Popov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 1,666 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

Human rights activists have demanded that the Georgian Prosecutor's Office open an investigation into the forced removal of Aliya Ozdamirova from Georgia to Russia and her subsequent death in Chechnya. The agency has launched an investigation.

The head of Rospotrebnadzor's statement regarding Anapa's beaches has put an end to the 2026 season, some bloggers believe. First, they need to ensure there are no spills from sunken tankers; others argue that hotelier profits are less important than public health.

Former Nagorno-Karabakh presidents Arayik Harutyunyan and Bako Sahakyan, Foreign Minister David Babayan, former Defense Army commander Levon Mnatsakanyan and his deputy David Manukyan, and former parliament speaker David Ishkhanyan were sentenced to life imprisonment by a military court in Baku.

The investigation found no evidence linking Aina Mankieva to the theft previously reported by her family, and the case against her was dropped. Investigators in this case resolved the matter, unlike a similar situation involving Seda Suleimanova.

The Krasnodar Department of Internal Policy invited residents of the Yubileiny microdistrict who oppose the embankment development to attend a rally 10 kilometers from the planned church site.

The Supreme Court of Azerbaijan, having separately reviewed the cassation appeals of trade union activist Afiyaddin Mammadov and human rights defender Ilhamiz Guliyev, dismissed them. The defense will seek to have the convictions of these activists declared unlawful in the European Court of Human Rights.

The former head of the Kuban Road Workers' Union, Daria Chubachuk, and entrepreneurs Igor Serdyuk and Yevgeny Nikogda were also sent to pretrial detention.

Rostov-on-Don resident Gennady Novitsky, convicted of confidential cooperation with foreigners, fell victim to a provocation by security forces.

A Sukhum resident picked up a 13-year-old schoolgirl from school in the village of Jgarda and brought her home, telling the girl's relatives he intended to marry her. The girl was returned to her father with the assistance of law enforcement.

The Rostov region was attacked by drones; a man was injured in Bataysk when debris from a drone fell.

The Southern District Military Court will hear the case of a 40-year-old resident of Rostov-on-Don accused of involvement in a terrorist organization and treason.

Ingush native Magomed-Amin Gatagazhev, who faces extradition to Russia from Croatia, required medical attention after his hunger strike. Gatagazhev's fellow countrymen ended their protest at his request.

Kizlyar authorities presented awards to the families of six soldiers killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,801 soldiers from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

During the week of January 26 to February 1, 2026, two casualties were recorded in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts of Russia. These are the results of the "Caucasian Knot" calculations based on its own materials and information from other open sources.