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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.
The arrest of the shooter in Anapa. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program.
01:32, 18 February 2026
During the week of February 9-15, one person was killed in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts.
During the week of February 9–15, 2026, armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts of Russia resulted in four casualties: one killed and three wounded. These are the results of the "Caucasian Knot" tally, based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
The seventeenth homemade plaque on Politkovskaya's house. Photo: SOTAvision* / Telegram
00:55, 18 February 2026
The memorial plaque on Anna Politkovskaya's house has been restored for the seventeenth time this month.
For the seventeenth time, Moscow activists have installed a memorial plaque in honor of Anna Politkovskaya near the house where the journalist lived and was killed.
Protesters on Rustaveli Avenue. Photo: Mindia Gabadze / Publika
23:57, 17 February 2026
The protest outside the Georgian parliament has continued for 447 days.
Supporters of Georgia's European integration protested outside parliament for the 447th day in a row. Giorgi Romelashvili, a participant in the protest on Rustaveli Avenue, was arrested for four days on charges of blocking the road.
23:27, 17 February 2026
A lawyer has called for Nogmov's awards to be disregarded in the Nalchik pensioner's murder case.
Rustam Nogmov fully admitted his guilt in the murder of pensioner Nina Selezneva, the prosecutor stated at his trial in Nalchik. In his final statement, Nogmov asked the court "not to punish him harshly."
23:19, 17 February 2026
A pilot from the Rostov region was killed in the SVO zone.
Mikhail Avramenko from the Rostov region was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have publicly named at least 856 soldiers from the Rostov region killed there.
22:39, 17 February 2026
Muftis of the North Caucasus republics have announced the start dates for Ramadan.
The Muftiate of Dagestan declared February 19th the first day of Ramadan. In Chechnya, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, and Karachay-Cherkessia, the first day of the holy month and fasting is February 18th.
A still of Shahin Shykhlinski at a court hearing in Yekaterinburg for murder and attempted murder. Photo: Caliber / Telegram channel
21:53, 17 February 2026
The prosecution has requested long sentences for members of the Azerbaijani diaspora in the Urals.
The state prosecutor has requested a 23-year prison sentence for Shahin Shykhlinski, the former head of the Azerbaijani diaspora in Yekaterinburg, on charges of murder and attempted murder. For the other defendants, the prosecutor has requested sentences ranging from 13 to 23 years.
A still from an operational video on the NAC website.
20:58, 17 February 2026
The FSB detained a Krasnodar resident on charges of espionage.
Security forces reported the arrest of a Krasnodar resident accused of treason "in the form of espionage." He is also accused of inciting terrorism and discrediting the Russian military.
20:33, 17 February 2026
A fighter from Dagestan was killed in Ukraine.
Mekhrab Kaziyev from the Magaramkent district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, at least 1,810 Dagestani soldiers have been officially recognized as killed there.
19:48, 17 February 2026
A Dagestani woman has been convicted of justifying terrorism.
A military court in Rostov-on-Don found a native of the Dokuzparinsky District of Dagestan guilty of justifying terrorism. She was sentenced to a fine and banned from managing any internet pages.
19:29, 17 February 2026
The barrier in front of the bus station in Nalchik has been moved following passenger complaints.
The checkpoint with a barrier at the Severny bus station in Nalchik has been moved closer to the station building following passenger complaints. The Kabardino-Balkarian Prosecutor's Office discovered a lack of parking spaces for people with disabilities at the bus station and instructed management to address this violation.
A still of an emergency situation at the gas storage station in Novy Khushet. Photo: Molodezhka / Telegram channel
19:16, 17 February 2026
A suspect in the death of a person in a fire in Makhachkala has been detained.
Law enforcement officials have detained a suspect in an industrial safety violation that resulted in the death of a man in a gas tank fire at a gas storage station in Makhachkala. Local residents were evacuated from their homes and apartments due to the fire.
18:50, 17 February 2026
The memorial plaque on Anna Politkovskaya's house has been destroyed again.
A memorial plaque installed by activists on the home of Novaya Gazeta columnist Anna Politkovskaya in Moscow has once again been destroyed by unknown persons.
17:52, 17 February 2026
Musa Malsagov has been released from a prison colony in the Volgograd region.
Ingush public figure Musa Malsagov, sentenced to nine years in prison in the case of protest leaders, was released after serving his full sentence.
16:58, 17 February 2026
A relative of Movsar Kottoev was convicted of aiding militants.
A military court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Magomed Kottoyev, a native of Malgobek, to a lengthy prison term, finding him an accomplice to those involved in the attack on a traffic police post on the border between Ingushetia and North Ossetia in March 2023.
16:00, 17 February 2026
Akhmed Barakhoev was released from prison.
Elder Akhmed Barakhoev, convicted in the "Ingush case," was released from prison. Also today, Ingush activist Musa Malsagov's sentence expired, his lawyer announced.
15:02, 17 February 2026
A highway in the mountains of Dagestan is closed after a rockfall.
Traffic on a section of road in the Tsuntinsky district of Dagestan has been suspended after a rockfall.
14:04, 17 February 2026
A Chechen native was deported from Armenia after threatening to kill his daughter.
A Chechen man detained after his daughter reported death threats to police has been deported from Armenia. He is also banned from entering Armenia.
News
Participants of the protest march in Tbilisi. Photo: Interpressnews https://www.interpressnews.ge/ru/article/165277-predstaviteli-khudozhestvennoi-sfery-restavratory-i-iskusstvovedy-provodiat-shestvie-ot-ploshchadi-mardzhanishvili-k-parlamentu Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of December 9-15, 2024

Alipat Sultanbegova, an activist. Photo: SOTA https://t.me/sotaproject/54465 Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of February 20-26, 2023

Ziyavudin (on the left) and Magomed Magomedov. Collage by the "Caucasian Knot". Photo: REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva Week in the Caucasus: review of main events on November 28-December 4, 2022

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.