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17:40, 16 January 2026

The Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs announced the arrest of members of a neo-Nazi group.

Sixteen people, including ten minors, have been arrested by police in Tbilisi as members of a neo-Nazi group. At least ten people were injured by the radicals' actions, the Ministry of Internal Affairs stated.

16:42, 16 January 2026

One of Movlaev's Kazakh lawyers has had his license revoked.

A court in Kazakhstan has disbarred Murat Adam, one of the defense attorneys for Chechen native Mansur Movlaev. Adam called the decision politically motivated and intends to appeal it.

15:55, 16 January 2026

Three fighters from the Volgograd region were killed in Ukraine.

Fyodor Zaburunov, Igor Kuznetsov, and Dmitry Malikov were killed in the military operation in Ukraine. Since its beginning, at least 1,625 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

14:55, 16 January 2026

Samvel Karapetyan has been placed under arrest again.

Armenia's Anti-Corruption Court of Appeals overturned the decision to place Tashir Group owner Savmevl Karapetyan under house arrest. He has been held for two months.

13:56, 16 January 2026

Those convicted in the Makhachkala airport riots received sentences under a new article.

A court in Georgievsk found Anvarbek Atayev and Rabadan Radzhabov guilty of failing to comply with transport safety regulations during the unrest at Uytash Airport and sentenced them to prison terms ranging from 8.5 to 10 years. They had previously been convicted of mass riots and violence against a security officer.

12:56, 16 January 2026

Birds in fuel oil continue to be found amid reports of no emissions in Kuban

Birds covered in fresh fuel oil continue to arrive at the Zhemchuzhnaya rehabilitation center, although no official reports of fuel oil emissions have been made.

11:56, 16 January 2026

Two soldiers from Stavropol were killed in a military operation.

Ibrahim Musaib and Alexander Skoromets were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 896 fighters from Stavropol have been officially recognized as killed.

10:56, 16 January 2026

Baimuradova's friend is seeking the release of her body for burial.

Three months after her death, the body of Chechen native Ayshat Baimuradova remains in the morgue. Armenian authorities are not releasing it to her friend. He said he identified her literally by the color of her manicure, because "there was nothing else to identify."

09:56, 16 January 2026

Despite protests from residents, Krasnodar City Hall approved the construction of a church on the embankment.

The mayor of Krasnodar approved the planning plan for Rozhdestvenskaya Embankment in the Yubileiny microdistrict, where a church is planned to be built, which residents have been protesting against.

08:56, 16 January 2026

Anna Smirnova only managed to temporarily return her children who had been taken to the North Caucasus Federal District.

Anna Smirnova, a resident of the Moscow region, found her sons in North Ossetia, whom her ex-husband had previously hidden in Dagestan and Chechnya. In December 2025, she managed to retrieve the children, but two weeks later, their father took the boys again to an unknown location. Bailiffs reopened enforcement proceedings.

07:56, 16 January 2026

Volunteers asked to rescue dogs from a shelter in Dagestan.

Animal rights activists published a video depicting the cruel conditions dogs are kept in at a Derbent shelter. The shelter's administration called the video provocative and untrue.

06:59, 16 January 2026

A soldier from Kalmykia was killed in Ukraine.

Nikolai Ustyantsev from the Maloderbetovsky district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have acknowledged at least 209 servicemen from Kalmykia killed there.

06:01, 16 January 2026

SVO members complained to Melikov about the freeze on construction of their homes.

Dagestani soldiers in the Ukrainian special operation zone recorded a video message to the republic's head, Sergei Melikov, demanding the resumption of construction on their homes and the return of money to those affected by the developer's actions.

05:03, 16 January 2026

A Georgian citizen was convicted in absentia in Russia for mercenarism.

A Russian court sentenced Georgian citizen Irakli Rurua to 13 years in prison for participating in military operations on the side of the Ukrainian armed forces since 2023.

04:06, 16 January 2026

Pyatimat Yevkurova's sister demanded protection of mothers' rights in the North Caucasus.

Ingush native Zalina Yevkurova initiated a campaign to protect mothers' rights in the North Caucasus in memory of her sister, Pyatimat, who died after a seven-year struggle to see her son. In her petition, Yevkurova demands that Russian laws be enforced in the North Caucasus republics.

03:26, 16 January 2026

Volgograd Airport is closed to aircraft.

Rosaviatsiya has imposed temporary restrictions at Volgograd Airport, suspending all incoming and outgoing flights.

Sevinj Vagifgyzy. Photo: Meydan.tv https://www.meydan.tv

02:27, 16 January 2026

Sevinj Vagifgyzy was awarded the Anna Politkovskaya – Arman Solden International Journalism Prize.

Abzas Media editor-in-chief Sevinj Vagifgizi, who is serving a prison sentence in Azerbaijan, has been awarded the 2025 Anna Politkovskaya – Arman Solden International Journalism Prize for Journalistic Courage.

01:28, 16 January 2026

Chechen deputies approved the promotions of Akhmed Dudayev and Akhmat Kadyrov.

At its first meeting since the beginning of the year, the Chechen parliament agreed to appoint Ramzan Kadyrov's eldest son and Akhmed Dudayev, head of the Chechen Ministry of Nationalities and Information, as deputy prime ministers of the republic.

00:31, 16 January 2026

Patients at a hospital in Tyrnyauz stood up for the staff after complaints to the Investigative Committee

The medical staff at the Tyrnyauz hospital provide professional and high-quality care, and all necessary medications are provided free of charge, patients stated, commenting on the Investigative Committee's report of complaints about poor medical care at the hospital.

23:34, 15 January 2026

Investigators in Ingushetia responded to Mankieva's domestic violence complaint.

Investigators in Ingushetia opened a criminal case after a resident of the republic reported violence at the hands of her relatives, without specifying the specific charges under which the investigation is being conducted.

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