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05:08, 1 February 2026

A boxer from Chechnya has been stripped of his IBF world title.

Bakhram Murtazaliev from Chechnya lost to Briton Josh Kelly and was stripped of the IBF world champion title he won in 2024.

03:10, 1 February 2026

The property of Sochi businessman Vigen Sargsyan has been transferred to the state.

A court in Krasnodar has seized the assets of businessman Vigen Sarkisyan, worth over six billion rubles, from the state.

03:09, 1 February 2026

Hoteliers have declared a crisis in the Kuban tourism industry.

Participants in an online discussion about the situation in the Krasnodar Krai tourism industry noted a decline in demand for vacations and declared a crisis in domestic tourism in the country as a whole.

02:11, 1 February 2026

The property of the former deputy head of the Defense Ministry's construction department in Novorossiysk has been seized.

A court in Novorossiysk has seized assets worth 170 million rubles belonging to Dmitry Taksidi, the former deputy head of the Defense Ministry's military construction complex construction department, who is accused of bribery and abuse of power.

01:11, 1 February 2026

The Church accused the Armenian authorities of violating human rights.

Six clergymen of the Armenian Apostolic Church have been summoned to the investigative department as defendants in a criminal case and are banned from leaving the country. The Church has accused the Armenian authorities of interfering in its internal affairs and violating human rights.

00:12, 1 February 2026

Azerbaijan expressed support for Iran amid threats from the United States.

Amid escalating tensions between Iran and the United States, negotiations are underway between the authorities of Azerbaijan and Iran. Baku has declared its refusal to use its territory to attack its neighbor, while Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has expressed his readiness to help ease tensions.

23:12, 31 January 2026

Three fighters from Dagestan were killed in a military operation.

Islamudin Sultanov, Samrat Murtuzaliev, and Shamil Suleimangadzhiev were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 1,791 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

22:12, 31 January 2026

Opponents of education reform supported pro-European protests in Tbilisi.

A march against the merger of two major universities, announced as part of education reform, took place in Tbilisi. Participants marched to the Georgian Parliament, where protests against government policies and demanding the release of detained activists have been ongoing for 430 consecutive days.

Tourists in Chechnya. Photo screenshot: https://guidego.ru/excursion/6802b695347bfabdf98484c8/.

21:12, 31 January 2026

Daudov's words sparked a debate on social media about the extent of what is acceptable for tourists.

Some social media users supported Daudov's position that before criticizing tourists for their appearance, they need to improve their own appearance. Others pointed out that tourists are obligated to respect the traditions inherent to the region.

20:13, 31 January 2026

A Sochi activist received confirmation of his son's death in the SVO zone.

DNA testing has confirmed the death of Andrei Uchkurov, who went to the military operation zone after the court verdict, reported his father, activist Grigory Uchkurov.

19:17, 31 January 2026

A member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan was arrested in Baku.

Anar Huseynov, an activist with the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, has been sentenced to 30 days in administrative detention on charges of disobeying police and petty hooliganism. The party believes the case against Huseynov is fabricated and politically motivated.

Dormitory on Kadyrov Street, 15a. Still from the "Caucasian Knot" video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DufgbbLDxGo&t=23s

18:18, 31 January 2026

Social media users' reactions highlighted the severity of the dilapidated housing problem in Nalchik.

The head of Kabardino-Balkaria reported on the issuance of certificates for new apartments in Nalchik to 124 families relocated from dilapidated housing. Social media users responded to his report with questions about the timeframe for relocation of other families from dilapidated buildings.

The father of a beaten soldier. Still from a video from Shamil Khadulaev's Telegram channel, January 31, 2026, https://t.me/KhadulaevShamil/14405.

17:18, 31 January 2026

The father of a conscript from Dagestan asked lawmakers to help investigate the beating of his son.

The father of Magomedbek Khizbulaev, a conscript from Dagestan who is being treated in Moscow with serious injuries, appealed to Dagestan's parliamentarians to investigate the incident and prevent the matter from being hushed up. Telegram users expressed doubt that the parliamentarians would be able to provide meaningful assistance.

16:19, 31 January 2026

Volunteers were inspired by the participation of a popular Anapa blogger in the fuel oil cleanup.

Blogger Yuri Ozarovsky, having discovered old fuel oil spills on the beach near the Mozhepsin River, contacted volunteers and collected five bags of fuel oil in just a few hours. Volunteers can't clean the entire beach themselves, but they can set an example and teach how to clean sand properly, according to the "Net, Sieve, Shovel" headquarters, noting that this is precisely the kind of response they expect to receive.

Rajidin Yaraliev in the courtroom. Still from a video by the United Press Service of the Courts of Dagestan, January 31, 2026, https://t.me/Femida_Dagestana/362.

15:23, 31 January 2026

The court has arrested a man detained in connection with the murder of Malvina Magomedova.

A court in Derbent has remanded Rajidin Yaraliev in custody until March 27 in connection with the murder of Malvina Magomedova, whose charred and dismembered remains were discovered two days earlier.

The aftermath of an airstrike in the village of Novaya Adygeya. Photo from Murat Kumpilov's Telegram channel https://t.me/muratkumpilov/18339

14:26, 31 January 2026

Six people injured in the airstrike in Adygea have been discharged from hospitals.

Three of the nine patients hospitalized from the village of Novaya Adygeya following the airstrike remain in hospital. Eighteen adults and four children are being held at a temporary shelter.

Kenan Zeynalov during his arrest in October 2023. Photo: https://www.turan.az/ext/news/2023/10/free/Social/ru/9507.htm

13:28, 31 January 2026

The details of the victim's biography alarmed Zeynalov's fellow party members.

At a court hearing in Baku, it was revealed that Anar Rahimov, the man Kenan Zeynalov is accused of assaulting, had been cleared of fraud charges shortly before the incident. Zeynalov's fellow party members suggested that this was a condition for Rahimov's participation in a provocation against the opposition leader.

12:29, 31 January 2026

The prosecutor demanded that Kobleva be sentenced to 10 years in prison.

During the closing arguments in the case of Rostov judge Elena Kobleva, accused of accepting a bribe, the prosecutor requested a 10-year prison sentence. For the other two defendants, the prosecution requested seven and nine years in prison.

The aftermath of an airstrike in the village of Novaya Adygeya. Photo from Murat Kumpilov's Telegram channel https://t.me/muratkumpilov

11:28, 31 January 2026

The decision to compensate car owners in Novaya Adygeya sparked a debate on social media.

In the village of Novaya Adygeya, 92 cars were damaged, 27 burned, as a result of an air strike. Authorities announced compensation of up to one million rubles to their owners. VKontakte users debated the extent to which such compensation would cover the damage.

10:29, 31 January 2026

A contract soldier from the Volgograd region was killed in combat.

Nikita Kolchenko from the Frolovsky district was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,652 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

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