Russia

February 13, 2026 20:45

• The court announced the charges in the corruption case against the brother of the head of Ingushetia.

  The Cherkessk City Court has completed the reading of the indictment in the case of embezzlement of funds from the Pension Fund in Ingushetia. Twenty-seven of the 29 defendants pleaded not guilty, and the defense team for the accused women alleged "inhumane conditions" in the pretrial detention center.

February 13, 2026 18:18

• Akhmat Kadyrov received a medal for special achievements in physical education.

  The head of the Russian Ministry of Sport awarded Akhmat Kadyrov, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Sport of Chechnya, a medal awarded for exceptional personal merit and achievements in physical culture.

February 13, 2026 04:06

• Analysts have deemed the opposition's demand for the resignation of the Abkhaz Interior Minister futile.

  The demand for the resignation of Abkhazia's Interior Minister Robert Kiut is motivated by legitimate doubts about the legality of issuing Russian passports. However, Kiut is not personally responsible for the legal conflict that has arisen, and the opposition has little chance of securing his resignation.

February 13, 2026 00:57

• A new temporary plaque has been installed on Anna Politkovskaya's home.

  The twelfth homemade memorial plaque has been installed by activists on the facade of the Moscow building where Novaya Gazeta columnist Anna Politkovskaya lived and was murdered.

February 12, 2026 23:30

• A court in Sukhumi has placed three participants in the incident involving political strategists under house arrest.

  Garry Kokaya, Almaskhan Ardzinba, and Khyna Dumava have been placed under house arrest in connection with the incident at the Abkhazian Herald newspaper office. The defendants have disputed the court's decision.

February 12, 2026 22:45

• A captured Georgian fighter was sentenced to life in prison in Donetsk.

  A Russian court in Donetsk sentenced Georgian citizen Georgiy Chubetidze to life in prison. He fought on the Ukrainian side and was captured by Russian forces in the fall of 2023. Human rights activists have recognized Chubetidze as a political prisoner.

February 12, 2026 21:15

• Russia has expressed its desire to restore rail service with Georgia via Abkhazia.

  Work is underway to unblock all damaged routes in the Caucasus, including the possibility of restoring rail service between Russia and Georgia through Abkhazia.

February 12, 2026 03:08

• Eleven soldiers from the Rostov region were killed in Ukraine.

  Petr Galushka, David Avtushenko, Rodion Dubolazov, and eight other fellow countrymen from Novoshakhtinsk were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have publicly named at least 855 soldiers killed there.

February 12, 2026 02:09

• The organizer of the ferry from Trabzon to Sochi is accused of multimillion-dollar fraud.

  The CEO of SVS Shipping, the company that organized the Seabridge ferry service from Trabzon, Turkey, to Sochi in late 2025, is in custody on charges of siphoning off funds.

February 12, 2026 00:59

• A banner about vandals of memorial plaques has been reinstalled on Anna Politkovskaya's house.

  For the eleventh time, activists have installed a plaque on Anna Politkovskaya's house in Moscow, commemorating the deliberate destruction of the murdered journalist's memorial plaque.

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