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Artemy Ostanin. Screenshot from RusNews https://t.me/rusnews/80666.
20:02, 18 February 2026
Ostanin called the verdict illegal.
The Moscow City Court upheld the extension of comedian Artemy Ostanin's pretrial detention. In court, he called the sentence illegal for his monologues about a legless man and his imaginary dialogue with Jesus Christ.
Beach in Anapa. February 2026. Photo: https://t.me/opershtab23/14998
19:15, 18 February 2026
Anapa residents called for the publication of water test results.
Water samples taken at Anapa beaches by a blogger showed compliance with standards. He called on Rospotrebnadzor to provide the test results to substantiate its claim that the beaches were not ready for the season, and commenters supported him.
A man in a courtroom. Illustration by the "Caucasian Knot" AI-generated program Copilot.
18:29, 18 February 2026
A Dagestani resident has been convicted of murdering the rector of the Institute of Theology, Sadikov.
The Supreme Court of Dagestan sentenced a local resident to 15 years in prison for the 2011 murder of the rector of the Institute of Theology and International Relations, Maksud Sadikov, and his nephew, Zalimkhan Musayev.
Investigative Committee. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program.
17:38, 18 February 2026
A minor in Kuban was accused of inciting terrorism.
In Krasnodar, the criminal investigation against a minor accused of committing a terrorist crime has been completed. The case was initiated following messages in a messenger chat.
Diana Tsipinova. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program.
16:47, 18 February 2026
Five lawyers asked that Tsipinova's acquittal be upheld.
The prosecutor's office is demanding that the acquittal of lawyer Diana Tsipinova be overturned. Five colleagues are representing her in the Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria, calling for the decision to stand.
Eliso Kiladze. Photo: https://ru.netgazeti.ge/59314/
15:49, 18 February 2026
Chronicle Plus editor Kiladze has been arrested in Georgia.
Journalist Eliso Kiladze has been arrested in connection with a call center case involving former Georgian prosecutor Otar Partskhaladze. According to the prosecutor's office, the fraudulently obtained funds were used to finance opposition media outlets.
Alexey Kopaygorodsky (left) and Ullubiy Khanmurzaev. Collage of the "Caucasian Knot". Photo by Elena Sineok, Yuga.ru, Buinaksky district/VKontakte
14:49, 18 February 2026
The cases of Khanmurzaev and Kopaigorodsky became exceptions to the practice of escaping punishment for participation in the SVO.
The cases of Ullubiy Khanmurzaev and Alexey Kopaigorodsky, whose contracts with the Ministry of Defense did not save them from criminal prosecution, only highlighted the general practice of sending officials accused of corruption on military operations.
A prosecutor's office employee. Illustration created by Caucasian Knot using AI in the Copilot program.
13:50, 18 February 2026
The prosecutor's office responded to child abuse in Krasnodar.
Refusal to provide food and clothing to her two minor children resulted in a criminal case for a resident of Kuban.
12:58, 18 February 2026
A fire in the Kuban village of Volna has been extinguished.
A fire that occurred after a drone struck an oil tank in the village of Volna in the Temryuk district has been extinguished.
11:59, 18 February 2026
The ECHR found a violation of the rights of Azerbaijani human rights activist Safarov.
The European Court of Human Rights has ordered the Azerbaijani authorities to pay €4,000 to human rights activist Rufat Safarov for violating his right to a fair trial in 2016.
Danil Telyatnikov. Photo: https://t.me/urupino/24948
11:00, 18 February 2026
A grenade launcher operator from Uryupinsk was killed in combat.
Twenty-year-old Danila Telyatnikov was killed in a military operation in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,686 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.
A soldier near his unit. Illustration created by Caucasian Knot using AI in the Copilot program.
10:00, 18 February 2026
A soldier in Nalchik received a prison sentence for evading military service.
A military court in Nalchik sentenced a resident of Ingushetia to five years in prison, finding him guilty of leaving his unit without permission during mobilization.
Those arrested in the Meydan TV case. Photo and collage: Meydan TV https://www.meydan.tv/az/article/meydan-tv-isi-uzr%c9%99-m%c9%99hk%c9%99m%c9%99nin-hazirliq-iclasi-kecirilib/
09:01, 18 February 2026
Security forces considered the protest of Meydan TV journalists in the courtroom a violation.
At a court hearing in Baku, journalists accused in the Meydan TV case protested against having their microphones turned off and being barred from their lawyers. Law enforcement officials issued a report for disturbing the peace.
08:03, 18 February 2026
Drone attacks were recorded in two districts of the Rostov region.
The military shot down drones in the Millerovsky and Sholokhovsky districts. According to the governor, there were no injuries.
Brother of Catholicos of All Armenians Gevork Nersisyan. Photo: https://www.aysor.am/ru/news
07:04, 18 February 2026
Garegin II's brother and nephew have been placed under house arrest.
The court has softened the preventive measures for the brother and nephew of the Catholicos of All Armenians, who were in custody on charges of obstructing election campaigning.
06:05, 18 February 2026
A fighter from Kalmykia was killed in a military operation.
Oleg Gariaev from the Yustinsky district was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 214 fighters from Kalmykia have been confirmed killed.
05:06, 18 February 2026
Sergei Simonenko's case has been sent to the Rostov court for consideration.
The Cassation Court granted the prosecutor's office's motion to change the territorial jurisdiction of the case of former deputy head of the Kuban Ministry of Emergency Situations, Sergei Simonenko, and transferred it to Rostov-on-Don.
Pensioner. Illustration created by Caucasian Knot using AI in the Copilot program.
04:07, 18 February 2026
The court postponed the hearing of the case of a pensioner from the village of Dinskaya for the fourth time.
The case of a 91-year-old pensioner from the village of Dinskaya, accused of indecent assault, was sent to court on November 7 of last year. The hearings have been postponed four times, this time to April 20. His family declined to comment to avoid further attention.
03:08, 18 February 2026
Analysts weigh in on the cancellation of Lolita's concert in Volgograd.
Lolita Milyavskaya's concert in Volgograd has been officially cancelled due to a public boycott. Analysts, however, believe that nationalist organizations and government officials had a hand in the cancellation, amid demands for media figures to demonstrate trustworthiness.
02:09, 18 February 2026
The overturning of the sentence deprived Musaeva of the opportunity to seek parole.
The Chechen Supreme Court's decision deprived Zarema Musayeva's defense of the opportunity to seek her transfer to another prison colony and parole, and a new trial could even result in a harsher sentence.
News
Georgian citizen Emzar Bagishvili is detained. Photo: https://newshub.ge/ru/news/incidents/v-okkupirovannoi-abxazii-zaderzan-grazdanin-gruzii-po-podozreniyu-v-spionaze Security forces' theory about a Georgian spy in Abkhazia has surprised Facebook users*

Mikautadze was sentenced to a long prison term despite his innocence.

Chiatura miners called the sentence against their comrades unfair.

LEGAL TEXTS
The illustration was created by the Caucasian Knot using AI The peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as other documents signed at the meeting with Trump on August 8, 2025

The “Caucasian Knot" publishes the agreement on the establishment of peace and interstate relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia, which was initialed by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on August 8, 2025, through the mediation of US President Donald Trump. The meeting of Trump, Aliyev and Pashinyan took place on August 8 in Washington. Following the meeting, Pashinyan and Aliyev also signed a joint declaration. In addition to the agreements between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Trump signed a number of separate memoranda with Aliyev and Pashinyan....

Personalities
Zelimkhan Khangoshvili. Photo courtesy of press service of HRC 'Memorial', http://memohrc.org/ Zelimkhan Khangoshvili

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.

Magomed Daudov. Photo: screenshot of the video http://video.agaclip.com/w=atDtPvLYH9o Magomed Daudov

Magomed "Lord" Daudov is a former Chechen militant who was awarded the title of "Hero of Russia", the chairman of the Chechen parliament under Ramzan Kadyrov.

Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Screenshot from video posted by Abu-Saddam Shishani [LIVE] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIR3s7AB0Uw Tumso Abdurakhmanov

Tumso Abdurakhmanov is a blogger from Chechnya. After a conflict with Ramzan Kadyrov's relative, he left the republic and went first to Georgia, and then to Poland, where he is trying to get political asylum.