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11:56, 10 January 2026

A contract soldier from the Volgograd region was killed in a military operation.

Batyr Gurdov from the Novoanninsky district was killed in a military operation in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,617 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

A UAV in the mountains. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program.

10:57, 10 January 2026

A drone attack threat has been declared in the North Caucasus Federal District.

A drone attack threat has been declared in Chechnya, Dagestan, North Ossetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, and Stavropol.

The Elbrus cable car. Photo: resort press service https://resort-elbrus.ru/

09:57, 10 January 2026

Elbrus cable cars and slopes are closed to tourists.

Due to the risk of avalanches, cable cars and ski slopes at the Elbrus resort are closed.

08:57, 10 January 2026

An Azerbaijani man has been arrested on charges of treason.

Azerbaijani resident Siyafat Farzaliyev, accused of transmitting video recordings of strategic facilities to a foreign intelligence service, has been taken into custody.

07:58, 10 January 2026

Fourteen drones were shot down in two regions of the Southern Federal District.

Last night, the military shot down 10 drones in the Krasnodar Territory and four in Adygea. Another 15 drones were shot down over the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea.

Fire at an oil depot. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program.

06:58, 10 January 2026

A fire broke out at an oil depot in the Volgograd region after a drone attack.

An air strike last night caused a fire at an oil depot in the Oktyabrsky district of the Volgograd region.

Oleg Chagran. Screenshot of a post by the head of the Apanasenkovsky District: https://t.me/KlimovApanasenkovie/7569

05:58, 10 January 2026

A serviceman from Stavropol was killed in Ukraine.

Oleg Chagran from the Apanasenkovsky District was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 894 soldiers from the Stavropol Krai have been officially recognized as killed.

04:57, 10 January 2026

The case of the death of a patient at a mental health clinic in Kotovo has reached court.

The case of the death of a patient at a mental hospital in Kotovo, in which a nurse is accused, will be heard by a jury.

03:56, 10 January 2026

The court refused to release Anar Asadli under house arrest.

A lawyer's request to transfer Anar Asadli, chairman of the Elevation Party, who is accused of large-scale fraud, was rejected by a judge at the Baku Court of Grave Crimes.

02:57, 10 January 2026

Andrey Marchenko gave a confession

Viktor Momotov's former business partner, Andrei Marchenko, admitted his guilt in the fraud case and stated that he is ready to cooperate with the investigation.

01:58, 10 January 2026

More than four thousand Karabakh refugee families received housing certificates.

Armenian Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Arsen Torosyan reported that more than four thousand refugee families from Nagorno-Karabakh have received housing certificates, with 1,755 families already receiving housing.

00:58, 10 January 2026

Residents of Tyrnyauz complained about poor quality medical care.

Chairman of the Russian Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin ordered a criminal investigation following complaints from Tyrnyauz residents about the state of the local hospital, the shortage of specialists, and the lack of necessary medications.

23:59, 9 January 2026

It took ten days to restore power supply in Kuban.

Power supply, which was disrupted on December 31 due to bad weather, has been restored in all settlements in Kuban, the regional task force reported.

23:47, 9 January 2026

Kaspiysk authorities reported the completion of repairs to the water main.

Work on the water main supplying Kaspiysk has been completed, and water supply will resume overnight, the city administration announced. Residents were outraged by officials' explanation that increased water consumption led to the accident.

22:48, 9 January 2026

Protesters in Tbilisi marched from the parliament to Freedom Square.

Participants in the march, on the 408th day of daily protests, supported activist Giorgi Tsulaia, who faces up to a year in prison for his protest on the sidewalk near parliament.

A video message from residents of the village of Temizhbeksky. Still from the video "Stavropol Notebook."

22:00, 9 January 2026

Residents of a village in Stavropol demanded that the head of the territorial department be replaced.

From December 30, when the power line was damaged due to bad weather, until January 4, residents of the village of Temizhbeksky were left without electricity and water.

21:01, 9 January 2026

Ulviyya Ali nominated for Free Press Award

Ulviya Ali, a journalist arrested in Azerbaijan in the Meydan TV case, has been nominated for the 2025 Free Press Awards by the international organization Free Press Unlimited. She is a finalist in the "Most Resilient Journalist" category.

19:57, 9 January 2026

Adam Kadyrov threatened to send Zelensky to Grozny.

Ramzan Kadyrov's third son, Adam, promised Vladimir Zelensky that he would deliver him to Grozny for trial if he received the order from his father or Putin.

Giorgi Tsulaia's case of "blocking sidewalks" has been returned for further investigation. Photo/https://www.sakartvelosambebi.ge/ge/akhali-ambebi/trotuarze-dgomis-sakme-reagirebistvis-politsiis-departaments-gadaetsa

18:52, 9 January 2026

The case against activist Tsulaia for "blocking sidewalks" has been returned for further investigation.

Giorgi Tsulaia, an activist with the United National Movement youth organization, faces up to a year in prison for protesting on the sidewalk in front of the parliament building. The court dismissed the administrative case, finding Tsulaia's actions to be criminal.

The road surface of the Transcaucasian Highway on the morning of January 9. Photo: South Ossetian Ministry of Emergency Situations / Telegram

17:55, 9 January 2026

Transkam is open to passenger cars

The Transcaucasian Highway, which connects Russia with South Ossetia, has been open to passenger vehicles since 4:30 p.m. Moscow time.

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The peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as other documents signed at the meeting with Trump on August 8, 2025

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A participant of the second Chechen military campaign, one of the field commanders close to Shamil Basaev and Aslan Maskhadov. Shot dead in Berlin in 2019.

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