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16:38, 12 January 2026

A North Ossetian soldier was killed in Ukraine.

Astan Nadgeriev from the Irafsky district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have publicly named at least 539 North Ossetian soldiers killed there.

15:58, 12 January 2026

Commentators on Facebook* considered the fuel supplies as confirmation of the normalization of relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia.

Some users saw the trade as an indicator of normalizing relations between Baku and Yerevan. They pointed to the prospect of joint development between the countries and peaceful coexistence for future generations.

14:45, 12 January 2026

The Georgian Prosecutor's Office announced a five-year prison sentence for Garibashvili.

Former Georgian Prime Minister Garibashvili pleaded guilty to money laundering.

13:47, 12 January 2026

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

Denis Bezrukov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially acknowledged at least 827 servicemen from the Rostov region killed there.

12:56, 12 January 2026

Foreign diplomats have called for the release of Mzia Amaglobeli.

On the anniversary of Mzia Amaglobeli's arrest, diplomatic missions from 23 countries and the European Union called the journalist's sentence politically motivated and called for her release.

11:56, 12 January 2026

Facebook* users criticized Kadyrov Jr. for threatening Zelensky.

The threat by the Chechen leader's son to bring the Ukrainian president to Grozny and force him to "beg for forgiveness" cannot be taken seriously, and the offensive rhetoric is humiliating for Adam Kadyrov himself, social media users pointed out.

10:56, 12 January 2026

Passenger cars are allowed to pass through Verkhniy Lars.

The ban on passenger cars crossing the Verkhniy Lars checkpoint has been lifted, but the Georgian Military Highway remains closed to heavy vehicles.

09:55, 12 January 2026

The prosecutor's office demanded that Karapetyan be returned to the detention center.

The Prosecutor General's Office of Armenia has requested that the pretrial detention of Samvel Karapetyan, who has been placed under house arrest, be tightened. His defense is insisting on the businessman's release.

08:56, 12 January 2026

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

Last night, the military shot down four drones in the Rostov region and two in Adygea. Two more drones were destroyed over the Black Sea.

07:56, 12 January 2026

Traffic has been restored on a highway in the mountains of Dagestan.

Traffic on the road in the Tsuntinsky District, which was closed after an avalanche, has been temporarily reopened. Workers continue clearing the roadway.

A blocked road. Illustration created by Caucasian Knot using AI in the Copilot program.

06:56, 12 January 2026

The Georgian Military Highway is closed to all traffic.

The passage of all types of vehicles through the Upper Lars checkpoint is prohibited due to deteriorating weather conditions in Georgia.

05:56, 12 January 2026

Stavropol authorities have reported on payments to owners of apartments damaged in a gas explosion.

Last year, 54 people received over 2 million rubles in compensation for apartments damaged by the gas explosion in Stavropol. Another 3.3 million rubles were allocated to the owners of the seven most severely damaged apartments. Fifty-seven owners of damaged cars also received 5.7 million rubles in compensation.

04:57, 12 January 2026

Bastrykin again demanded that a criminal case be opened based on a complaint from residents of a high-rise building in Volgograd.

The prosecutor's office twice overturned decisions to open a criminal case following a complaint from residents of a high-rise building on Sologubov Street in Volgograd. The chairman of the Investigative Committee disagreed and demanded that the case be opened a third time.

03:57, 12 January 2026

A fire at an oil depot in the Volgograd region has been extinguished.

An open fire at an oil depot in the Oktyabrsky district, which was subjected to an air attack on January 10, has been extinguished.

02:58, 12 January 2026

Sochi residents have successfully filed an administrative case against a gynecologist for insulting her.

Sochi residents who complained about a gynecologist's unethical behavior received letters from the prosecutor's office informing them of an administrative case against the doctor. They were alarmed by the fact that the agency's responses referred to the doctor as an individual, not an official.

01:59, 12 January 2026

Claims against the "Rostov Amazons" have reached five million rubles.

Bailiffs intend to forcibly collect almost five million rubles from the leader of the "Rostov Amazons" gang, Inessa Tarverdieva, and her daughter, Victoria.

01:00, 12 January 2026

A fighter from Dagestan was killed in a military operation.

Timur Sultanov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 1,773 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

Residents of houses on Bat'manova Street remain without water. Screenshot from a photo by the Kaspiysk administration from January 10, 2026, https://t.me/admkasp/25854.

00:19, 12 January 2026

Residents of Kaspiysk have been waiting for water for more than two days after authorities promised.

In Kaspiysk, equipment is being adjusted, and water supply to Bat'manova Street will be fully restored by January 13, according to authorities. Residents are outraged that the authorities are failing to fulfill their promises, water delivery isn't meeting residents' needs, and the water supply schedule isn't being met.

23:01, 11 January 2026

The 410th day of protests in Georgia was marked by support for Mzia Amaglobeli.

Protesters in Tbilisi demanded the release of political prisoners, and activists gathered outside the prison where Netgazeti and Batumelebi founder Mzia Amaglobeli is being held called for the journalist's release.

Sayd=Khuseyn Magomadov. Still frame from video from January 11, 2026, https://www.tiktok.com/@sayd.magomadov/video/7594052656356723988.

21:37, 11 January 2026

A former Kadyrov critic has alleged extortion in the Akhmat special forces.

Said-Khuseyn Magomedov demanded that Apti Alaudinov return the money that one of the lieutenant general's subordinates took when he joined the Akhmat special forces. In his appeal to Alaudinov, he mentioned 300,000 rubles, and in his appeal to Kadyrov, whom he called on to "stop the lawlessness," he mentioned 1,300,000.

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