Evacuated residents of Kotluban returned to their homes February 13, 2026 01:56 All residents of Kotluban, evacuated due to the threat of shell detonation, have left their temporary accommodation centres.
A new temporary plaque has been installed on Anna Politkovskaya's home. February 13, 2026 00:57 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.
A Stavropol resident has been sentenced to a lengthy prison term in connection with an attack on Dagestan. February 12, 2026 23:59 The Khasavyurt District Court has sentenced a participant in the 1999 attack on military personnel in the Botlikh District of Dagestan.
A court in Sukhumi has placed three participants in the incident involving political strategists under house arrest. February 12, 2026 23:30 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 captured Georgian fighter was sentenced to life in prison in Donetsk. February 12, 2026 22:45 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.
Student marchers joined the protest on Rustaveli Avenue. February 12, 2026 21:59 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 court arrested two teenagers in connection with the shooting in Anapa. February 12, 2026 21:27 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.
Russia has expressed its desire to restore rail service with Georgia via Abkhazia. February 12, 2026 21:15 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 was released after eight months in prison. February 12, 2026 20:18 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.
A Nalchik resident was convicted of attempting to blow up a train station. February 12, 2026 19:42 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.
Analysts attribute the halt in issuing Russian passports in Abkhazia to political infighting. February 12, 2026 19:24 The cessation of issuing Russian passports and driver's licenses in Abkhazia has created inconvenience for residents and could be used in a political struggle against the opposition, whose actions irritate Russia.
A Sochi court has sent a sixth-grader to a temporary detention center for allegedly plotting a terrorist attack. February 12, 2026 18:33 The Lazarevsky District Court of Sochi ordered the placement of a 13-year-old teenager in a temporary detention center for juvenile offenders for up to 30 days for preparing to commit a terrorist act on the grounds of his school.
Movlaev's lawyers faced a ban on pickets in his support. February 12, 2026 17:45 Kazakh lawyers for Chechen native Mansur Movlaev twice filed notices to hold solo pickets against his extradition, but were denied.
An Azerbaijani activist has denied accusations of illegally receiving grants. February 12, 2026 16:57 The trial of Mehriban Rahimli, accused of illegally receiving grants, has begun in Baku. She denied the charges, stating that she had been receiving a salary from a foreign NGO for 17 years, paid in accordance with Azerbaijani law.
The government has allocated 5.8 billion rubles to clean up sunken tankers near Anapa. February 12, 2026 15:57 The head of the Russian government allocated up to 5.8 billion rubles from the reserve fund to Rosmorrechflot for work at sites where fuel oil tankers sank.
Karimli and Mehdiyev are accused of attempting a coup in Azerbaijan. February 12, 2026 14:57 Azerbaijan's State Security Service announced the uncovering of a plot against the country's authorities involving former high-ranking officials and members of the Azerbaijani opposition. Among those named in the case are former head of the presidential administration Ramiz Mehdiyev and Popular Front Party leader Ali Karimli.
The temporary plaque on Politkovskaya's house has been torn down for the eleventh time. February 12, 2026 13:57 The eleventh temporary plaque in memory of Anna Politkovskaya, installed last night on her home, has disappeared. A stenciled inscription, duplicating the text on the original plaque, remains on the wall of the building where the journalist lived and was murdered.
Residents of Makhachkala complained of constant power outages. February 12, 2026 12:57 Power outages in the Reduktorny settlement in Makhachkala are frequent and last for long periods. Residents say appeals to local officials regarding this issue have been fruitless.
A Rostov Region resident has been convicted in connection with a terrorist attack on a railway. February 12, 2026 11:55 Nikolai Golubov was sentenced to 11 years in prison.
A jury found the head of the Azerbaijani community in the Urals guilty of murder. February 12, 2026 10:57 The jury found representatives of the Azerbaijani diaspora, including its former head Shahin Shykhlinski, guilty of murder and attempted murder.