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02:21, 25 February 2026

A fighter from Dagestan was killed in Ukraine.

Shikhamat Magomedov from Khasavyurt was killed in combat. Over the past four years, authorities have publicly named at least 1,826 Dagestani servicemen killed in Ukraine.

01:24, 25 February 2026

Political prisoners called on the European Commission to pay attention to human rights problems in Azerbaijan.

A group of convicted activists and journalists held in Baku's Penitentiary No. 2 in Azerbaijan have called on the European Commission to take concrete steps to implement European Parliament resolutions demanding the release of Azerbaijani political prisoners.

00:26, 25 February 2026

Gultekin Hajibeyli was released after interrogation by the State Security Service of Azerbaijan.

Gultekin Hajibeyli, a member of the National Council of Democratic Forces of Azerbaijan's coordinating center, was released after a search of her apartment and questioning by the State Security Service.

Participants in the march in Tbilisi, February 24, 2026. Photo: Khatia Kakhidze / Publika

23:38, 24 February 2026

Participants in a march in Tbilisi expressed solidarity with Ukraine.

Supporters of Georgia's European integration held a solidarity march with Ukraine on the 454th day of uninterrupted protests. The rally began at the Ukrainian Embassy and ended at the traditional protest site near the parliament building.

22:57, 24 February 2026

A native of St. Petersburg received a prison sentence for plotting a terrorist attack in Rostov-on-Don.

A military court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Anastasia Donova to 18 years in prison, finding her guilty of plotting a terrorist attack against Russian military personnel and a Luhansk official.

22:19, 24 February 2026

The name of the Ingush soldier killed in Ukraine has been released.

Magomed-Basir Albogachiyev from the Nazran district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, at least 181 Ingush soldiers have been officially recognized as killed.

21:46, 24 February 2026

A Russian convicted in Georgia has gone on hunger strike after being placed in solitary confinement.

Russian Denis Kulanin, sentenced to two years in prison after participating in protests in Tbilisi, complained about the conditions in the punishment cell and went on a hunger strike in protest.

21:17, 24 February 2026

The Cassation Court overturned the sentence of Alexei Safonov.

The Fifth Cassation Court overturned the appellate decision of the Supreme Court of Karachay-Cherkessia, which upheld the 20-year sentence of Alexey Safonov, former head of the Stavropol Krai traffic police department. The case was remanded for a new appellate hearing.

20:25, 24 February 2026

Two pro-government Georgian TV channels have been subject to UK sanctions.

The UK government announced sanctions against pro-government Georgian television channels Imedi and PosTV, labeling them as disseminators of Russian disinformation.

19:46, 24 February 2026

Two soldiers from Dagestan were killed in Ukraine.

Akhmed Alikhanov and Karimudin Ulubiyev from the Kazbekovsky District were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially acknowledged at least 1,825 Dagestani servicemen killed there.

19:15, 24 February 2026

Kazakhstan's Supreme Court has suspended Mansur Movlaev's extradition.

The extradition of Chechen native Mansur Movlayev to Russian authorities has been suspended pending the final review of his asylum application. The UN representative in Kazakhstan attended the court hearing.

18:43, 24 February 2026

Gultekin Hajibeyli was detained by security forces in Baku.

Security forces searched the apartment of Gultekin Hajibeyli, a representative of the National Council of Democratic Forces of Azerbaijan, and took her to the State Security Service for questioning.

17:48, 24 February 2026

Two teenagers from Krasnodar have been charged with arson on a railway.

Investigators have referred to court the case of two teenagers from Krasnodar accused of committing a terrorist attack after setting fire to a battery cabinet on the railway. The young men are currently in pretrial detention.

16:50, 24 February 2026

A Derbent resident is under investigation after her child died of starvation.

The body of an eighteen-month-old child who died of starvation was seized by police from a Derbent resident during an identity check. The case is being investigated for manslaughter.

Yulia Melnichenko. A still from a video message on YouTube

15:52, 24 February 2026

Yulia Melnichenko's picket in Moscow resulted in an arrest.

Mozdok resident Yulia Melnichenko held a picket outside the Prosecutor General's Office building demanding punishment for the security officer who beat her brother and an end to the persecution of their family. She was taken to the police station and released two hours later.

Investigative Committee. Photo: Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation

14:53, 24 February 2026

Representatives of a university in Nalchik have rejected the theory that there was an attempt to evict dormitory residents.

The management of the agricultural university is not forcing former employees to vacate their dormitory in Nalchik, but is merely clarifying the grounds for their continued residence there, university representatives stated in response to residents' complaints. The university's grounds have been fenced off in accordance with anti-terrorism legislation, they explained.

13:53, 24 February 2026

A new drone attack occurred in southern Russia.

The military shot down seven drones in the Krasnodar Territory and one in the Rostov Region. Five more drones were destroyed over the Black and Azov Seas.

12:54, 24 February 2026

Five fighters from Dagestan were killed in a military operation.

Derbent District authorities presented awards to the families of five soldiers killed in the military operation. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,823 soldiers from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

11:55, 24 February 2026

Three police officers have been arrested in connection with the beating of a detainee in Nazran.

Police officers in Ingushetia unjustly detained a driver and beat him several times. The man required medical attention, investigators said. A court ordered three suspects to be remanded in custody.

Mansur Movlaev. Photo: Orda.kz https://orda.kz/chechenskogo-oppozicionera-otpravili-pod-arest-v-almaty-401794/

10:52, 24 February 2026

The UN Committee has requested a stay on Movlaev's extradition from Kazakhstan.

The UN Human Rights Committee received an appeal from Chechen native Mansur Movlaev and called on the Kazakh authorities to suspend Movlaev's extradition to Russia until the appeal is considered.

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