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Sarkis Petrosyan. Talin, January 25, 2026. Still from News.am video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9a3AKvbjLCY

11:56, 25 January 2026

Pashinyan's opponent in Talin spoke out in support of the church leader.

During Nikol Pashinyan's visit, Talin resident Sarkis Petrosyan spoke out in support of His Holiness Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II. The rector of a church in Talin faced pressure from officials before the prime minister's arrival.

10:56, 25 January 2026

27 drones were shot down in the Southern Federal District.

Last night, the military shot down 15 drones in the Krasnodar region, nine in the Rostov region, and three in the Astrakhan region.

09:57, 25 January 2026

Two Ingush fighters were killed in a military operation.

Adam Medharov and Timerlan Gantemirov were killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 180 fighters from Ingushetia have been officially recognized as killed.

Power lines and the flags of Abkhazia and Russia. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in Photoshop.

08:58, 25 January 2026

The deadline for electricity supplies from Russia to Abkhazia has been extended.

Representatives of the Abkhazian leadership convinced Russian authorities to extend the deadline for humanitarian electricity supplies.

A damaged house. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program.

07:59, 25 January 2026

A residential building in the Rostov region was damaged by a drone attack.

A drone attack overnight in the Rostov region damaged a private home and a car. Residents are staying with neighbors, and the governor has promised assistance to the victims.

Unrest in Makhachkala. October 2023. Photo: https://xakac.info/

07:02, 25 January 2026

The widow confirmed the death of a man convicted in the "airport case" in the SVO.

Murtazali Murtazaliev, killed in a military operation, signed a contract with the Ministry of Defense after his conviction in the "airport case." The court found him a participant in the riots, although Murtazaliev himself claimed he was simply looking for his brother at the Makhachkala airport, according to his widow.

05:58, 25 January 2026

Two fighters from Stavropol were killed in Ukraine.

Valery Abramov and Ruslan Makarevich from the Aleksandrovsky District were killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 904 soldiers from the Stavropol Krai have been officially recognized as killed.

04:58, 25 January 2026

Bastrykin responded to complaints from Volzhsky residents regarding the school's protracted overhaul.

The head of the Russian Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, ordered a criminal case to be opened under the article on negligence following complaints from Volzhsky residents about the failure to complete a major overhaul of a secondary school on time.

03:59, 25 January 2026

Activists are preparing a letter to the State Duma regarding the situation at the Aksai animal shelter.

Tatyana Makarova, the owner of the "Forgotten Hearts" shelter, is in a medical facility; no pretrial detention measure has been determined for her. Animal rights activists are preparing a letter to the Russian State Duma in the hopes that the incident at the shelter will not be hushed up.

03:00, 25 January 2026

Residents of a high-rise building in Adler complained of a landslide threat.

A landslide hit a multi-story building on Petrozavodskaya Street in Adler, and residents fear the building could collapse. Local authorities say there is no cause for alarm.

02:01, 25 January 2026

A North Ossetian resident has become the subject of a criminal case over a land dispute.

Security forces in North Ossetia have opened a criminal case against Bekkhan Tsurov, an Ingush man. According to his family, the case stemmed from a land dispute that escalated into a brawl, and they believe they are attempting to turn a domestic conflict into an interethnic one.

01:02, 25 January 2026

A rise in river water levels to critical levels has been recorded in several regions of Kuban.

In several regions of the Krasnodar Territory, rising river waters were recorded due to melting snow, and flooding occurred in Novorossiysk.

A memorial plaque was installed on Politkovskaya's house on the evening of January 24. Screenshot from RusNews photo from January 24, 2025, https://t.me/rusnews/79471?single.

00:03, 25 January 2026

Activists have once again restored the memorial plaque on Politkovskaya's house.

A few hours after the fourth plaque disappeared, activists installed a new temporary plaque at the entrance to the building where Novaya Gazeta journalist Anna Politkovskaya lived and was murdered.

Unrest at Makhachkala Airport. Screenshot from video: https://tvzvezda.ru/news/20231030194-GL1aM.html

23:21, 24 January 2026

Witnesses reported a shortage of security forces at Makhachkala airport during the first hours of unrest.

In the first hours when rioters began arriving at Makhachkala Airport on October 29, 2023, there were just over a hundred security forces there, some without shields, helmets, or batons. They were unable to contain the onslaught of the crowd, which had arrived at the airport searching for the Israelis, according to court testimony.

March participants. Screenshot from Publika photo from January 24, 2026, https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1662324585167085&set=pcb.1662324721833738 (Meta, the company that owns the social network, is banned in Russia).

22:22, 24 January 2026

Opponents of education reform joined the protest outside the Georgian parliament.

A march against education reform took place today in central Tbilisi. The procession ended at the Georgian Parliament, where participants joined the pro-European protests that have been ongoing for 423 days.

21:35, 24 January 2026

Two activists from the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan have been arrested under administrative law. The party called the arrests for social media comments politically motivated.

20:47, 24 January 2026

Transkam is open to all types of transport

After the road was cleared, truck traffic resumed along the Transcaucasian Highway, which connects Russia and South Ossetia.

19:57, 24 January 2026

The State Housing Inspectorate has demanded a recalculation of water charges for residents of Kaspiysk.

The water supplier failed to record an 18-day outage in Kaspiysk, which warrants administrative proceedings and a large fine, the State Housing Inspectorate of Dagestan stated, demanding that water pressure be maintained at the proper level and the service fee be recalculated.

The situation at a beach in Kuban. Screenshot from the Krasnodar Krai Emergency Response Center, January 23, 2026, https://t.me/opershtab23/14901.

18:57, 24 January 2026

Volunteers confirmed the operational headquarters' data on the absence of fuel oil emissions in Kuban.

There have been no new fuel oil emissions in Anapa and the Temryuk district over the past week, the task force reported. Volunteers confirmed there were no new emissions, but bags of previously collected fuel oil-contaminated sand were found on the shore.

17:57, 24 January 2026

A memorial plaque on Politkovskaya's house in Moscow has been destroyed for the fourth time.

The memorial plaque restored by activists on the façade of the building where Novaya Gazeta journalist Anna Politkovskaya lived and was murdered has been destroyed for the fourth time.

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