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07:31, 30 January 2026
Two fighters from Dagestan were killed in Ukraine.
Ruslan Burzhumov and Elman Abdulkadirov from the Tabasaran district were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 1,787 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.
06:34, 30 January 2026
Villagers in Dagestan complained about a lack of water at a kindergarten.
Residents of the village of Tsunta in the Tsuntinsky District have appealed to the head of Dagestan and law enforcement agencies for help in restoring water supply to the Lastochka kindergarten.
Still: Members of 26 Azerbaijani families have returned to the village of Mamedbeyli in the Zangilan district. Photo: 1news.az / https://1news.az/news/20260129080321303-Ocherednaya-gruppa-pereselentsev-pribila-v-selo-Mamedbeili-FOTO-OBNOVLENO
05:36, 30 January 2026
26 Azerbaijani families have returned to the village of Mammadbeyli.
Members of 26 Azerbaijani families who fled the village during the Karabakh conflict have returned to the village of Mamedbeyli in the Zangilan district. They have been given keys to new homes.
04:38, 30 January 2026
Two South Ossetian soldiers were killed in Ukraine.
The funerals of Anatoly Dzhioyev and Dmitry Kozayev, killed in combat, were held in South Ossetia. At least 41 South Ossetian fighters have been killed there since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine.
A protester in Tbilisi holds a Georgian flag in front of a police cordon, December 2024. Photo by "Caucasian Knot" correspondent Aziz Karimov.
03:45, 30 January 2026
24 OSCE countries have invoked the Moscow Mechanism in connection with human rights violations in Georgia.
The United Kingdom and 23 other OSCE countries have initiated the creation of an expert mission in response to the deteriorating human rights situation in Georgia. The mission's representatives are to assess human rights violations in the country from 2024 onward.
02:47, 30 January 2026
Human rights activists assessed the risk of Aina Mankieva's forced return to Ingushetia.
For Aina Mankieva, a native of Ingushetia who fled domestic violence, both her father, who promised to bring her home "at any cost," and law enforcement officers pose a threat. Only publicity helped her release from police custody.
01:47, 30 January 2026
Nine soldiers from the Rostov region were killed in Ukraine.
Vladimir Zaplatnikov, Oleg Kukareka, and seven of their fellow countrymen were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have publicly named at least 840 combatants from the Rostov region killed there.
00:48, 30 January 2026
Two residents of Kuban have been charged with sabotage and treason.
The Krasnodar Regional Court will hear the case of two residents of the Anapa district accused of four arson attacks on the railway.
23:48, 29 January 2026
The Cassation Court upheld the acquittal of a farmer from Kabardino-Balkaria.
The Fifth Cassation Court in Pyatigorsk upheld the acquittal of Tamara Erzhibova, head of the agricultural enterprise "Majesty," who was accused of fraud after delivering corn to the Prokhladny grain receiving facility.
23:10, 29 January 2026
The court ordered the arrest of Akhmed Bilalov in absentia.
Moscow's Tverskoy Court has arrested Akhmed Bilalov, former vice president of the Russian Olympic Committee and former head of North Caucasus Resorts, who lives in the United States, in absentia on charges of attempted embezzlement of $200 million from Sberbank. The court ordered him to be held in pretrial detention for two months from the date of his arrest or extradition.
Protesting students outside the Georgian Technical University. Photo: Mo Se / Mtavari
22:38, 29 January 2026
Students from Georgia's largest universities held a protest in Tbilisi.
The Georgian Minister of Education announced the merger of Tbilisi State University and Georgian Technical University, prompting students from both universities to protest in Tbilisi. They stated that the reform aims to reduce the teaching staff by dismissing government critics.
22:17, 29 January 2026
The former vice-governor of Kuban has been placed under house arrest.
The Oktyabrsky District Court of Krasnodar has ordered house arrest for Anna Minkova, CEO of the Kuban 24 media group and former deputy head of the region for social issues. She is accused of large-scale fraud.
Dirty tap water. Photo screenshot from https://vodainfo24.ru/new/gryaznaya-voda-techet-iz-krana-prichinyi.
21:34, 29 January 2026
Water supply after accidents raises questions among residents of Dagestan
Residents in Novy Khushet, Leninkent, and the Kemping microdistrict reported that water supply has been restored. They noted that tap water quality was poor after the repairs, and the pressure was not sufficient for household needs in all areas.
Strike in Rustavi. Screenshot from Info Rustavi, January 29, 2025, https://inforustavi.ge/index.php?m=31&news_id=43377
21:24, 29 January 2026
Strikers at Rustavi Azot demanded an apology from the administration.
On the second day of the strike, workers at a chemical plant in Rustavi called the administration's proposed salary increase humiliating and demanded an apology.
20:32, 29 January 2026
The court confirmed the seizure of the property of the founder of the Pokrovsky concern.
The Krasnodar Regional Court upheld a decision to transfer to the state real estate worth 28 billion rubles belonging to Andrei Korovayko, founder of the Pokrovsky concern and former federal inspector of the presidential envoy's office in the Southern Federal District.
20:16, 29 January 2026
A serviceman was convicted in Nalchik for prolonged absence from his unit.
A military court in Nalchik sentenced Rinat Kurmanaev to five years in prison, finding him guilty of leaving his unit without permission during mobilization.
19:51, 29 January 2026
Dagestan police have detained a suspect in the murder of Malvina Magomedova.
The Dagestan Ministry of Internal Affairs detained a suspect in the murder and dismemberment of 36-year-old Malvina Magomedova, a resident of the village of Dzhalgan. He confessed to the murder and described the circumstances.
19:15, 29 January 2026
Kadyrov voiced his desire to continue the SVO "to the end"
The head of Chechnya spoke out against negotiations with Ukraine, stating that he believes it is right to continue the special military operation "to the end."
18:22, 29 January 2026
The first case under the article on the search for "extremist materials" has been opened in Chechnya.
The Naursky District Court of Chechnya has registered an administrative case against local resident Isa Magamadov under the law on searching for "extremist materials." This is the second known case in Russia.
Fuel oil chips found on the beach. January 28, 2026. Photo: https://t.me/setisitolopata/2389
17:25, 29 January 2026
The cancellation of the tourism tax in Anapa coincided with a volunteer report of poorly removed fuel oil.
The Anapa City Council suspended tourism tax collection for six months due to the aftermath of a fuel oil spill. The beach on Pionersky Prospekt, which was being mechanized, is littered with fine fuel oil debris, volunteers reported.
News
Chechen residents' indifference to Adam Kadyrov's condition has sparked a response from social media users.

A fighter from Kalmykia was killed in Ukraine.

Ulviyya Ali. Photo courtesy of Ulviyya Ali to the "Caucasian Knot." Arrested journalist Ulviyah Ali awarded international award

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.