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18:09, 2 January 2026

Users placed the beating of detainees in Baku in the context of human rights violations in Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijani Facebook* users emphasized that security forces' violence against detained nightclub patrons in Baku is unacceptable and violates the law and human rights. A significant number of users in the discussion also used hate speech against members of the LGBT** community.

17:31, 2 January 2026

Activists have secured information about the case against Anapa officials over the fuel oil spill.

The Investigative Committee reported that back in January, a case was opened against unidentified Anapa city officials for the cleanup of a fuel oil spill. Activists speculated that this could be the reason for the lack of candidates for the mayor's post.

16:01, 2 January 2026

Public sector workers in Ingushetia complained about non-payment of wages ahead of the New Year holidays.

Hospital and community center employees in Ingushetia reported going without pay before the New Year, despite government promises to pay them before the holidays, as required by the Labor Code.

15:01, 2 January 2026

A soldier from Stavropol was killed in the SVO zone.

Roman Chaplygin was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 891 soldiers from the Stavropol Krai have been officially recognized as killed.

13:28, 2 January 2026

Kuban authorities have accused the power grid company of disrupting power supply restoration efforts.

Tens of thousands of people remain without power in Adygea and the Krasnodar Krai. In Kuban, authorities blame the utility company, Akton, for the delayed repairs.

12:04, 2 January 2026

Two servicemen from the Astrakhan region were killed in a military operation.

Contract soldier Artur Raisov and mobilized soldier Timur Kuspanov were killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 669 soldiers from the Astrakhan region have been confirmed killed.

11:13, 2 January 2026

38 flights are delayed at airports in the Krasnodar region.

Aircraft departures and arrivals have been postponed in Sochi, Gelendzhik, and Krasnodar.

10:05, 2 January 2026

Three districts of the Rostov region were attacked by drones.

According to official reports, no one was injured.

08:11, 2 January 2026

The Valko family considered the security forces' apology to be a formality.

Kuban resident Fyodor Valko intends to appeal the verdict against the security forces who tortured him. The apology sent to him by the Ministry of Internal Affairs was a forced formality; before the verdict, the agency had described the convicted officers as exemplary.

07:11, 2 January 2026

A fourth expert examination has been ordered in the case of Akhmad Batlukhsky.

The investigation has ordered a linguistic examination in the case of religious figure Akhmad Batlukhsky, accused of slandering the Muftiate of Dagestan. Three previous examinations found no defamation in Batlukhsky's statements.

05:47, 2 January 2026

A Dagestani soldier was killed in Ukraine.

Adil Daudov from the Babayurt district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have publicly named at least 1,765 Dagestani servicemen killed there.

04:50, 2 January 2026

Kuban authorities reported on the progress of restoration work on the power grid.

Power has been restored in the mountainous areas of Sochi, and heating has been restored in the Belorechensky District, according to Kuban authorities. More than 30,000 people remain without power in neighboring Adygea.

03:26, 2 January 2026

A multi-story building in Sochi was damaged during a drone attack.

A drone strike in Sochi damaged an apartment building. Residents were not injured, authorities reported.

01:58, 2 January 2026

A Nalchik developer denies accusations of aiding militants from the Caucasus Emirate*.

The charges against Andzor Khalilov, a developer from Kabardino-Balkaria who was arrested after being deported to Russia from the UAE, are based on the testimony of a witness named Kardanov, whom the defendant himself claims is fictitious. Another defendant in the case, accused of raising money for militants, also denies the charges.

A fence has been dismantled on the property of a Sochi Cossack. Photo provided to "Caucasian Knot" by Vladimir Galka.

00:27, 2 January 2026

A Sochi Cossack was outraged by the authorities' demolition of a fence on his property.

Before the New Year, the iron gates and fence on a plot of land in the Adler district of Sochi, farmed by Cossack Vladimir Galka for over 30 years, were torn down by order of the district administration. This was the continuation of a long-running conflict over land that the Cossack community had received in the early 1990s but had never been able to formalize.

Cleaning nets on the Bugayskaya Spit. Screenshot from the "Nets, Sieve, Shovel" headquarters, January 1, 2026, https://t.me/setisitolopata/2186

23:23, 1 January 2026

Volunteers in Kuban have been clearing nets from storm-damaged waves.

After the storm, protective nets were scattered along the shore in Anapa and the Temryuk district. In some places, they were covered with sand, while in others, they were at the water's edge and could be washed out to sea, bloggers reported. Volunteers from the "Nets, Sieve, Shovel" headquarters spent today cleaning up the nets on the Bugayskaya Spit.

23:01, 1 January 2026

Protesters in Tbilisi called for the release of one of those arrested for blocking a road.

The protest in Tbilisi, where participants are demanding new parliamentary elections and the release of political prisoners, entered its 400th day. The protesters appealed to the Prosecutor General's Office to change the pretrial detention of 61-year-old Zurab Menteshashvili, who was remanded in custody for repeatedly blocking a road.

22:28, 1 January 2026

Social media users are concerned about Mansur Movlaev's future.

Kazakh authorities should not extradite Chechen native Mansur Movlaev to Russia, as he faces persecution in his home country and a possible threat to his life, social media users stated.

Snow removal equipment on the streets of Belorechensk. Screenshot from the "Typical Belorechensk" community, January 21, 2024, https://t.me/tipich_belorechensk/1192

21:31, 1 January 2026

Residents of Kuban demanded that officials take action in connection with the blackout.

Residents of the Belorechensky District of Krasnodar Krai are being asked to move to temporary shelters due to a massive power outage, and a state of emergency has been declared in the district. Residents are outraged by the authorities' failure to promptly respond to a heavy snowfall forecast, organize water delivery, and clear roads.

20:20, 1 January 2026

160 million rubles were raised for a sick child in Dagestan.

230 million rubles are needed to treat a boy from the Suleiman-Stalsky district with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. 70 million were raised in six months, and another 160 million were collected in five days.

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