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People at a temporary accommodation center in Novaya Adygeya. Photo from Asker Savva's Telegram channel https://t.me/savv_asker/7278

10:11, 28 January 2026

Residents of houses in Novaya Adygeya submitted about 1,000 requests for assistance to the authorities.

Authorities have received approximately 1,000 requests for financial assistance from residents of houses damaged in the airstrike in Novaya Adygeya. Twenty-five people are currently being held at a temporary shelter.

09:14, 28 January 2026

The military shot down 30 drones in four regions of the Southern Federal District.

Last night, 24 drones were shot down in the Krasnodar Krai, four in the Astrakhan Region, and one each in the Rostov and Volgograd Regions. Another nine drones were destroyed over the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea.

Displaced persons return to Khorovlu. January 28, 2026. Photo: Report https://report.az/ru/vnutrennyaya-politika/v-selo-horovluv-vyehala-ocherednaya-gruppa-byvshih-vynuzhdennyh-pereselencev

08:15, 28 January 2026

20 Azerbaijani families returned to the village of Khorovlu

Today, members of 20 Azerbaijani families who fled the village during the Karabakh conflict returned to the village of Khorovlu in the Jabrayil region.

07:15, 28 January 2026

Seven fighters from the Volgograd region have been declared killed in Ukraine.

Authorities in the Sredneakhtubinsky District presented awards to the relatives of soldiers killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,646 soldiers from the Volgograd Region have been officially recognized as killed.

A drone over the village. This illustration was created by the Caucasian Knot using AI in the Copilot program.

06:16, 28 January 2026

Homes in Kuban damaged by drone attack

As a result of the drone attack, two houses in the village of Svobodny and two in the village of Severskaya were damaged.

05:20, 28 January 2026

Mearakishvili spoke about the security forces' visit to her parents.

Tamara Mearakishvili contacted Sergei Kiriyenko, First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Russian Presidential Executive Office, and reported that security forces had visited her parents in Leningor, confiscated their phones, and conducted a search.

04:17, 28 January 2026

Participants in a rally in Volgograd called for commemoration of the victims of the Holocaust.

A Holocaust memorial rally in Volgograd attracted approximately 50 people. Participants emphasized the importance of preserving the memory of the victims and studying the causes of the tragedy, calling for "not forgetting the horrors of war."

04:12, 28 January 2026

Facebook* users debated responsibility for Baimuradova's funeral.

Aishat Baimuradova, a native of Chechnya who was murdered in Yerevan, should be given a humane burial, even if her relatives refused to collect her body from the morgue, Facebook* commenters stated. Relatives have the right to ignore requests if the girl refuses them, some users noted.

03:54, 28 January 2026

Sochi police have declined to open a fraud case against the Savelyev family.

The Savelyev family, who lost their home during the construction of the Olympic highway in Sochi, learned that the barracks from which they were evicted had been acquired by a local official before being demolished. Police declined to open a criminal case because they were able to locate the barracks' new owner.

02:55, 28 January 2026

Dagestan's Interior Ministry veterans have proposed police reform.

A month ago, a group of public figures, including veterans of the Dagestan Ministry of Internal Affairs, sent a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin proposing strategic reform of the agency. They believe that only urgent reform can resolve the problem of corruption within the ministry. A month later, there has been no response to the letter.

01:56, 28 January 2026

The ECHR ruled that the case against Khadija Ismayilova constituted persecution for her journalistic activities.

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that the criminal prosecution of prominent Azerbaijani journalist Khadija Ismayilova in 2014-2015 was unlawful and ordered her to be paid 16,000 euros in compensation.

00:58, 28 January 2026

Animal rights activists have secured an inspection of a dog shelter in Derbent.

The regional control center in Dagestan reported on an inspection of a dog shelter in Derbent. The shelter's administration assured a city hall official that they have everything necessary for the animals.

00:24, 28 January 2026

Activists have restored the memorial plaque to Anna Politkovskaya for the eighth time.

Another temporary plaque on the home of murdered Moscow journalist Anna Politkovskaya was destroyed on the morning of January 27. That afternoon, Yabloko activists installed a new memorial.

23:45, 27 January 2026

Rallies on Rustaveli continue amid persecution for blocking the sidewalk.

Supporters of Georgia's European integration gathered for a protest outside the parliament building in Tbilisi for the 426th consecutive day. Lasha Chkhartishvili, one of the leaders of the Workers' Party, faces criminal charges for repeatedly blocking a sidewalk.

23:03, 27 January 2026

Security forces discovered an illegal mining farm in Kabardino-Balkaria.

A mining farm operating in Chegem, despite the ban on cryptocurrency mining in Kabardino-Balkaria, has been disconnected from the power grid.

22:43, 27 January 2026

A Pyatigorsk resident has been sent to pretrial detention in connection with a terrorism financing case.

Investigators in Stavropol suspect a local resident of providing financial support to members of a terrorist organization. A court ordered her remanded in custody.

21:47, 27 January 2026

More than 70 people supported the call to bury Aishat Baimuradova in Armenia.

A petition calling for the return of the body of Chechen woman Ayshat Baimuradova, murdered in Yerevan, to her friends for burial in Armenia has garnered 73 signatures in just one day.

Residents of the Admiralteysky residential complex in the Krasnoarmeysky District are complaining about the high-rise construction. Photo: Volgograd Online / https://v1.ru/text/gorod/2026/01/27/76234803/

20:50, 27 January 2026

Volgograd residents have asked for a ban on the construction of a high-rise building near their homes.

Residents of the Admiralteysky residential complex in the Krasnoarmeysky District complained about a permit issued for the construction of a new residential development next to apartment buildings. Concerned residents recorded a video message to Bastrykin and the Volgograd Region Governor asking them to ban the construction.

20:17, 27 January 2026

Meydan TV: Actor and blogger Akhmed Akhmedov died after being detained by security forces.

Azerbaijani actor Akhmed Akhmedov, known for his critical writings about the country's authorities, spent several days in a Baku police station and died.

Residents of Leninkent, Dagestan, have been waiting for a school for eight years. "Novoe Delo"/Telegram channel

19:19, 27 January 2026

Residents of Leninkent complained about a shortage of school places.

Residents of the village of Leninkent reported that due to a shortage of space at the local school, they are forced to send their children to schools in Makhachkala. Furthermore, children are forced to cross the dangerous federal highway between Makhachkala and Buynaksk.

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The military shot down 30 drones in four regions of the Southern Federal District.

Seven fighters from the Volgograd region have been declared killed in Ukraine.

Participants in a rally in Volgograd called for commemoration of the victims of the Holocaust.

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