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06:53, 20 January 2026

Six districts of the Rostov region were in the zone of a drone attack.

The military shot down drones in the Chertkovsky, Milyutinsky, Sholokhovsky, Kasharsky, Sovetsky, and Tatsinsky districts.

A still from the plant in the Dagestani village of Gulli. Photo: Murad Magomedov Izvestia / Telegram channel

06:08, 20 January 2026

Dagestanis complain about a toxic waste plant in a water protection zone.

Villagers in the Dagestani village of Gulli claim that the plant has contaminated the rivers and left a white coating on the trees. The district administration confirmed that the permit for the plant's construction was legally issued.

05:09, 20 January 2026

A school security guard in Derbent was detained for attacking a student.

Students at a Derbent school were playing snowballs when they hit an elderly security guard, who responded by stabbing one of the teenagers in the neck. The guard has been detained, and investigators are conducting an investigation.

04:10, 20 January 2026

A large family from Tuapse reported problems providing their daughter with baby food.

Instead of the 78 cans of free baby food she was entitled to, the daughter of a Tuapse couple, Sergei Kartashov and Tatyana Pimenova, received only 39. The prosecutor's office, which the parents contacted, found no violations and advised them to take legal action.

03:11, 20 January 2026

A cultural event dedicated to Nagorno-Karabakh attracted the attention of spectators and security forces.

An educational and cultural event dedicated to Nagorno-Karabakh, "We Are," was held in Yerevan. Proceeds from ticket sales went toward hall rental and organizational expenses, and the organizers were visited by Armenian National Security Service officers on the eve of the event.

02:12, 20 January 2026

The pretrial detention of lawyer Zabil Gakhramanov has been extended.

A Baku court extended the pretrial detention of lawyer Zabil Gahramanov for another two months. The defense considers the decision unfounded and has filed an appeal.

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01:43, 20 January 2026

No casualties were recorded in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts from January 5 to 18.

During the two weeks from January 5 to January 18, 2026, no casualties were recorded in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts of Russia. These are the results of the "Caucasian Knot" calculations based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

00:59, 20 January 2026

A fighter from Dagestan was killed in Ukraine.

Rasim Ashurbekov from the Tabasaran district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 1,777 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

00:31, 20 January 2026

Armenian economists consider gasoline supplies from Baku insufficient to produce a real economic effect.

Direct imports of Azerbaijani petroleum products to Armenia have led to lower gasoline prices at gas stations, due to lower transportation costs than those associated with fuel delivered from Russia. However, the volumes of gasoline supplied by Azerbaijan are still insignificant. These deliveries can be seen primarily as a political gesture in the context of a peace settlement.

23:45, 19 January 2026

A blogger from Anapa waited six months for a petition to be published about closed beaches.

A petition demanding the opening of pebble beaches in Anapa was published six months after it was originally posted. To ensure its publication, its title had to be changed, reported Max Anapsky.

A still from the protest outside the Georgian Parliament for the 418th day in a row. Photo: Interpressnews / https://www.interpressnews.ge/ka/article/859766-parlamenttan-saprotesto-akcia-mimdinareobs

23:02, 19 January 2026

The protest in Tbilisi took place amid expectations of a pardon.

Supporters of European integration gathered outside the Georgian parliament for the 418th consecutive day. The protesters demanded the release of prisoners of conscience. Relatives of political prisoners have been waiting outside the prisons since this morning for the publication of the pardon document. The Georgian president released 159 prisoners on the occasion of Epiphany, but the list of those pardoned remains unknown.

A makeshift memorial at the site of the murders of Anastasia Baburova and Stanislav Markelov. Still from the video "A Word in Defense" from January 19, 2026, https://t.me/endoflaw/2062

22:20, 19 January 2026

On the 17th anniversary of the murder of Markelov and Baburova, cities across Russia honored their memory.

Yabloko has appealed to the Moscow mayor to install a memorial plaque at the site of the murders of lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova. On the 17th anniversary of their murders, vigils were held in cities across Russia, including Rostov-on-Don and Baksan. Three participants in the memorial vigil were detained in Samara.

A shot of the awarding of the former head of the Buinaksky district, Ullubiy Khanmurzaev, to Bastrykin. Photo: Shamil Khadulaev / Telegram channel

21:48, 19 January 2026

Ullubiy Khanmurzaev went on hunger strike after his arrest.

Former head of the Buinaksk district, Ullubiy Khanmurzaev, has declared a hunger strike after his arrest. He rejects fraud charges, according to the head of the Dagestan Public Monitoring Commission.

A still of the second memorial plaque on Politkovskaya's house being knocked down. Photo: Beware, News / Telegram channel

20:48, 19 January 2026

A second memorial plaque was destroyed on Politkovskaya's house in one day.

A temporary memorial plaque installed the day before to replace a broken one on the building where journalist Anna Politkovskaya lived and was murdered was destroyed. Representatives of a far-right organization designated as terrorist claimed responsibility for the destruction of the original plaque. A plaque from the "Last Address" project on the same building was also destroyed.

20:03, 19 January 2026

Authorities estimate damage from the drone attack in Beslan at 10 million.

The fall of a drone's debris on a high-rise building in Beslan caused 10 million rubles in damage. The head of North Ossetia demanded that the damaged apartments be restored within two weeks.

19:42, 19 January 2026

Svetlana Anokhina was sentenced in absentia to five years.

A court in Makhachkala found journalist and human rights activist Svetlana Anokhina, who lives abroad, guilty of spreading false information about the army and sentenced her in absentia to five years in prison.

18:54, 19 January 2026

Grozny City Hall attributed the closure of Staropromyslovskoye Highway to the construction of an interchange.

Traffic on a section of Staropromyslovskoye Highway in Grozny has been temporarily restricted due to the start of construction on a traffic interchange, the mayor's office announced. The section of highway where, according to sources, Adam Kadyrov was involved in the accident has been closed.

18:20, 19 January 2026

The second case against Sagid Murtazaliev has reached court.

Sagid Murtazaliev, former head of the Kizlyar District and the Dagestan Pension Fund, is accused of organizing the murder of a high-ranking police officer and attempting to assassinate a municipal deputy, as well as financing terrorism. This case, like the first one for abuse of power and fraud, will be tried in absentia, as Murtazaliev remains wanted.

17:22, 19 January 2026

A soldier from the Volgograd region was killed in the SVO zone.

Rodion Akramov from Kamyshin was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,630 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

16:27, 19 January 2026

A petition to protect mothers' rights in the North Caucasus has garnered just over 80 signatures in three days.

A petition from Ingushetia native Zalina Yevkurova, demanding the enforcement of Russian laws in the North Caucasus republics, collected only 82 signatures in over three days. Meanwhile, a discussion on the "Caucasian Knot" Facebook* received 280 comments in two days.

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One of the temporary memorial plaques. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program.

During the week from January 19 to 25, one person was killed in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts.

Migration prison in Ježevo, Croatia. Photo: https://www.globaldetentionproject.org/

North Caucasus nationals have gone on hunger strike in a Croatian immigration prison.

No casualties were recorded in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts from January 5 to 18.

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