North Ossetia-Alania

January 27, 2026 01:33

• During the week from January 19 to 25, one person was killed in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts.

  During the week of January 19–25, 2026, two casualties were recorded in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts of Russia: one person was killed and one was wounded. These are the results of the "Caucasian Knot" calculations based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

January 25, 2026 16:55

• The widows of Dzhabiev and Tsakaev are dissatisfied with the court rulings on their husbands' deaths after torture.

  Oksana Sotieva declined to appeal the security forces' sentence, which was mitigated by the Supreme Court of South Ossetia, despite believing the ruling in the case of her husband, Inal Dzhabiev, who died in a police station in Tskhinvali, to be unjust. Vladimir Tskaev's widow, Zemfira, has been seeking punishment for those involved in her husband's death for over a decade after his arrest in Vladikavkaz. The case is being heard again in court.

January 25, 2026 02:01

• A North Ossetian resident has become the subject of a criminal case over a land dispute.

  Security forces in North Ossetia have opened a criminal case against Bekkhan Tsurov, an Ingush man. According to his family, the case stemmed from a land dispute that escalated into a brawl, and they believe they are attempting to turn a domestic conflict into an interethnic one.

January 24, 2026 20:47

• Transkam is open to all types of transport

  After the road was cleared, truck traffic resumed along the Transcaucasian Highway, which connects Russia and South Ossetia.

January 24, 2026 13:59

• The movement of heavy trucks on the Transkam is prohibited.

  A ban on heavy-duty vehicles on the Transcaucasian Highway between Russia and South Ossetia has been introduced due to deteriorating weather conditions.

January 24, 2026 09:03

• A fighter from North Ossetia was killed in Ukraine.

  Artur Bodykyan from the Mozdok district was killed in a military operation in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 540 fighters from North Ossetia have been officially recognized as killed.

January 22, 2026 14:00

• Smirnova's ex-husband demanded the court leave the children with him.

  The court is considering a lawsuit to determine the residence of the Smirnovs' youngest daughter. Her father has filed a motion to have his sons' residences considered in this case, said Anna Smirnova, a resident of the Moscow region. She believes Dmitry Smirnov, who hid the children in Dagestan, Chechnya, and North Ossetia, intends to seek child support.

January 22, 2026 02:25

• Four airports in southern Russia are closed to aircraft.

  Rosaviatsiya has imposed flight restrictions at airports in Grozny, Magas, Vladikavkaz, and Volgograd, with a drone alert also in effect in Kabardino-Balkaria, Dagestan, and Stavropol. Residents of Volgograd and Volzhsky reported a series of explosions.

January 20, 2026 01:43

• No casualties were recorded in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts from January 5 to 18.

  During the two weeks from January 5 to January 18, 2026, no 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.

January 19, 2026 20:03

• Authorities estimate damage from the drone attack in Beslan at 10 million.

  The fall of a drone's debris on a high-rise building in Beslan caused 10 million rubles in damage. The head of North Ossetia demanded that the damaged apartments be restored within two weeks.

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