Samvel Karapetyan has been placed under arrest again. January 16, 2026 14:55 Armenia's Anti-Corruption Court of Appeals overturned the decision to place Tashir Group owner Savmevl Karapetyan under house arrest. He has been held for two months.
Those convicted in the Makhachkala airport riots received sentences under a new article. January 16, 2026 13:56 A court in Georgievsk found Anvarbek Atayev and Rabadan Radzhabov guilty of failing to comply with transport safety regulations during the unrest at Uytash Airport and sentenced them to prison terms ranging from 8.5 to 10 years. They had previously been convicted of mass riots and violence against a security officer.
Birds in fuel oil continue to be found amid reports of no emissions in Kuban January 16, 2026 12:56 Birds covered in fresh fuel oil continue to arrive at the Zhemchuzhnaya rehabilitation center, although no official reports of fuel oil emissions have been made.
Two soldiers from Stavropol were killed in a military operation. January 16, 2026 11:56 Ibrahim Musaib and Alexander Skoromets were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 896 fighters from Stavropol have been officially recognized as killed.
Baimuradova's friend is seeking the release of her body for burial. January 16, 2026 10:56 Three months after her death, the body of Chechen native Ayshat Baimuradova remains in the morgue. Armenian authorities are not releasing it to her friend. He said he identified her literally by the color of her manicure, because "there was nothing else to identify."
Despite protests from residents, Krasnodar City Hall approved the construction of a church on the embankment. January 16, 2026 09:56 The mayor of Krasnodar approved the planning plan for Rozhdestvenskaya Embankment in the Yubileiny microdistrict, where a church is planned to be built, which residents have been protesting against.
Anna Smirnova only managed to temporarily return her children who had been taken to the North Caucasus Federal District. January 16, 2026 08:56 Anna Smirnova, a resident of the Moscow region, found her sons in North Ossetia, whom her ex-husband had previously hidden in Dagestan and Chechnya. In December 2025, she managed to retrieve the children, but two weeks later, their father took the boys again to an unknown location. Bailiffs reopened enforcement proceedings.
Volunteers asked to rescue dogs from a shelter in Dagestan. January 16, 2026 07:56 Animal rights activists published a video depicting the cruel conditions dogs are kept in at a Derbent shelter. The shelter's administration called the video provocative and untrue.
A soldier from Kalmykia was killed in Ukraine. January 16, 2026 06:59 Nikolai Ustyantsev from the Maloderbetovsky district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have acknowledged at least 209 servicemen from Kalmykia killed there.
SVO members complained to Melikov about the freeze on construction of their homes. January 16, 2026 06:01 Dagestani soldiers in the Ukrainian special operation zone recorded a video message to the republic's head, Sergei Melikov, demanding the resumption of construction on their homes and the return of money to those affected by the developer's actions.
A Georgian citizen was convicted in absentia in Russia for mercenarism. January 16, 2026 05:03 A Russian court sentenced Georgian citizen Irakli Rurua to 13 years in prison for participating in military operations on the side of the Ukrainian armed forces since 2023.
Pyatimat Yevkurova's sister demanded protection of mothers' rights in the North Caucasus. January 16, 2026 04:06 Ingush native Zalina Yevkurova initiated a campaign to protect mothers' rights in the North Caucasus in memory of her sister, Pyatimat, who died after a seven-year struggle to see her son. In her petition, Yevkurova demands that Russian laws be enforced in the North Caucasus republics.
Volgograd Airport is closed to aircraft. January 16, 2026 03:26 Rosaviatsiya has imposed temporary restrictions at Volgograd Airport, suspending all incoming and outgoing flights.
Sevinj Vagifgyzy was awarded the Anna Politkovskaya – Arman Solden International Journalism Prize. January 16, 2026 02:27 Abzas Media editor-in-chief Sevinj Vagifgizi, who is serving a prison sentence in Azerbaijan, has been awarded the 2025 Anna Politkovskaya – Arman Solden International Journalism Prize for Journalistic Courage.
Chechen deputies approved the promotions of Akhmed Dudayev and Akhmat Kadyrov. January 16, 2026 01:28 At its first meeting since the beginning of the year, the Chechen parliament agreed to appoint Ramzan Kadyrov's eldest son and Akhmed Dudayev, head of the Chechen Ministry of Nationalities and Information, as deputy prime ministers of the republic.
Patients at a hospital in Tyrnyauz stood up for the staff after complaints to the Investigative Committee January 16, 2026 00:31 The medical staff at the Tyrnyauz hospital provide professional and high-quality care, and all necessary medications are provided free of charge, patients stated, commenting on the Investigative Committee's report of complaints about poor medical care at the hospital.
Investigators in Ingushetia responded to Mankieva's domestic violence complaint. January 15, 2026 23:34 Investigators in Ingushetia opened a criminal case after a resident of the republic reported violence at the hands of her relatives, without specifying the specific charges under which the investigation is being conducted.
Participants in pro-European protests in Tbilisi face criminal prosecution January 15, 2026 22:39 Supporters of European integration in Tbilisi held a protest for the 414th day in a row, demanding the release of political prisoners. Activists say security forces are opening criminal cases after peaceful demonstrations on the sidewalk.
Khamzat Dadaev's relatives managed to avoid being sent to the front. January 15, 2026 22:12 Security forces in Chechnya kidnapped four relatives of Khamzat Dadaev, who lives abroad, and forced them, including a minor, to sign military contracts. However, after widespread publicity, they were allowed to return home. Human rights activists were not informed of any cases of minors being sent to the front.
The case of the director of the Makhachkala water utility has reached court. January 15, 2026 21:35 Rashid Magomedov, CEO of Makhachkalavodokanal OJSC, who was arrested in connection with a bribery case, is also accused of debt evasion and failure to comply with court orders, including one order to stop discharging untreated wastewater into the Caspian Sea. The case has been sent to court.