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The Elbrus cable car. Photo: resort press service https://resort-elbrus.ru/
14:57, 14 February 2026
Three cable cars on Elbrus are closed due to wind.
Due to strong winds, three of the five cable cars at the Elbrus resort have been stopped.
A man with a smartphone. Illustration created by Caucasian Knot using AI in the Copilot program.
14:00, 14 February 2026
A government VPN procurement highlights the problem of accessing messaging apps in Dagestan.
The Ministry of Digital Development of Dagestan has placed a contract for VPN services amid Telegram's slowdown. Residents of Makhachkala report that Telegram and WhatsApp* messaging apps still won't open without a VPN.
13:05, 14 February 2026
The Transcaucasian Highway is open to all vehicles.
Restrictions on travel on the highway between Russia and South Ossetia have been lifted.
Arstanbek Mukhambetov, Ramil Dusembaev, and Dmitry Doronov. Photo from the Volodarsky District Administration's Telegram channel https://t.me/regionvol. Collage by "Caucasian Knot."
12:07, 14 February 2026
Three fighters from the Astrakhan region were killed in Ukraine.
Arstanbek Mukhambetov, Ramil Dusembayev, and Dmitry Dorondov from the Volodarsky District were killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 706 fighters from the Astrakhan Region have been confirmed killed.
11:08, 14 February 2026
Georgian authorities have responded to the idea of ​​launching trains from Russia via Abkhazia.
Georgia is not discussing with Russia the restoration of rail service through Abkhazia, the Georgian side commented on the Russian Deputy Prime Minister's statement.
Tatyana Pimenova. Photo courtesy of Tatyana Pimenova to "Caucasian Knot."
10:09, 14 February 2026
A large family from Tuapse considered the investigation into their complaint to the prosecutor's office to be a formality.
A Tuapse couple with many children received a response from the prosecutor's office regarding their daughter's denial of adequate baby food. The investigation was a formality, and the issue of state assistance remains unresolved, they stated.
09:09, 14 February 2026
A drone was shot down in the Astrakhan region.
Last night, the military shot down one drone in the Astrakhan region.
Kurban Dalgatov. Photo provided to the "Caucasian Knot" by Dalgatov's relatives.
08:10, 14 February 2026
The sentence against the security officer in the case of Dalgatov's death has been upheld.
The cassation court upheld the sentence of Makhachkala police officer Islam Atavov, convicted in the case of the death of detainee Kurban Dalgatov.
07:10, 14 February 2026
A fighter from Stavropol was killed in a military operation.
Konstantin Syrchikov from the Apanasenkovsky District was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 911 soldiers from the Stavropol Krai have been officially recognized as killed.
06:12, 14 February 2026
Markaryan asked the court to consider his case in a special order.
Blogger Arsen Markaryan, accused of rehabilitating Nazism and insulting the memory of defenders of the Fatherland, asked the court to consider his case under a special procedure due to his agreement with the charges.
05:14, 14 February 2026
The head of the Prigorodny district administration is suspected of abuse of power.
A criminal case for abuse of power has been opened against the head of the Prigorodny district of North Ossetia and a former architect.
04:59, 14 February 2026
A soldier from Kabardino-Balkaria was killed in the SVO zone.
Alexander Golovin from Nalchik was killed in a military operation in Ukraine. Since February 2022, at least 369 fighters from Kabardino-Balkaria have been confirmed killed there.
04:20, 14 February 2026
The prosecutor's office filed a lawsuit to demolish a children's center in Paraul.
The children's center building in the village of Paraul, where children were poisoned by carbon monoxide, was built without permission and in violation of regulations. The Dagestan prosecutor's office has filed a lawsuit to have it demolished.
03:30, 14 February 2026
The head of the PFPA youth committee has been arrested for 20 days.
A Baku court has sentenced Emil Salim, head of the youth committee of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, to 20 days in jail. His associates have called the arrest politically motivated.
02:38, 14 February 2026
The Prosecutor General's Office has demanded the seizure of Anna Minkova's assets.
The Russian Prosecutor General's Office has filed a lawsuit seeking the seizure of the property of former Deputy Governor of Krasnodar Krai Anna Minkova, worth over 330 million rubles, for state control.
01:39, 14 February 2026
Lawyer Oleg Stepanov was arrested in Sochi.
Chelyabinsk lawyer Oleg Stepanov, who arrived from abroad, was arrested in Sochi. He was initially arrested for disobeying police orders, and then charged with participating in a terrorist organization.
00:57, 14 February 2026
Adygea judge Adam Voitlev has been charged with bribery.
The head of the Investigative Committee, with the consent of the High Qualification Collegium of Judges of the Russian Federation, has opened a criminal case against retired judge Adam Voitlev of the Shovgenovsky District Court of Adygea. He is charged with accepting a bribe on an especially large scale.
00:25, 14 February 2026
Two fighters from North Ossetia were killed in Ukraine.
Batyr Ashrakayev and Timur Lukozhev from the Mozdok district were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially acknowledged at least 544 North Ossetian servicemen killed there.
23:58, 13 February 2026
A spontaneous student protest preceded a meeting on Rustaveli Avenue.
On the 443rd day of continuous protests in Tbilisi, students and faculty from Ilia University held a new protest against education reform and announced a mass rally.
23:38, 13 February 2026
Ekazhev and Khidriev's defense team revealed details of the sabotage plot.
Ingushetia resident Alikhan Khidriev, who was charged with sabotage along with Ramazan Ekazhev, denies knowing him. Ekazhev only partially admitted the charges in court.
News
Protesters outside parliament hold a photo of Elene Khoshtaria. Photo: Khatia Kakhidze / Publika Protesters on Rustaveli Avenue expressed solidarity with Elena Khoshtaria.

Valeria Kichigina. Screenshot from the Telegram account @valerafzlln. A Russian journalist has been convicted for reporting on the results of the Five-Day War.

Elene Khoshtaria. Photo: Georgia News https://www.newsgeorgia.ge/ Khoshtaria sentenced to prison for damaging Tbilisi mayor's banner

LEGAL TEXTS
The illustration was created by the Caucasian Knot using AI The peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as other documents signed at the meeting with Trump on August 8, 2025

The “Caucasian Knot" publishes the agreement on the establishment of peace and interstate relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia, which was initialed by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on August 8, 2025, through the mediation of US President Donald Trump. The meeting of Trump, Aliyev and Pashinyan took place on August 8 in Washington. Following the meeting, Pashinyan and Aliyev also signed a joint declaration. In addition to the agreements between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Trump signed a number of separate memoranda with Aliyev and Pashinyan....

Personalities
Zelimkhan Khangoshvili. Photo courtesy of press service of HRC 'Memorial', http://memohrc.org/ Zelimkhan Khangoshvili

A participant of the second Chechen military campaign, one of the field commanders close to Shamil Basaev and Aslan Maskhadov. Shot dead in Berlin in 2019.

Magomed Daudov. Photo: screenshot of the video http://video.agaclip.com/w=atDtPvLYH9o Magomed Daudov

Magomed "Lord" Daudov is a former Chechen militant who was awarded the title of "Hero of Russia", the chairman of the Chechen parliament under Ramzan Kadyrov.

Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Screenshot from video posted by Abu-Saddam Shishani [LIVE] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIR3s7AB0Uw Tumso Abdurakhmanov

Tumso Abdurakhmanov is a blogger from Chechnya. After a conflict with Ramzan Kadyrov's relative, he left the republic and went first to Georgia, and then to Poland, where he is trying to get political asylum.