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A UAV in flight. Illustration created by the Caucasian Knot using AI in the Copilot program.
12:45, 22 February 2026
Volgograd residents complained about delays in repairing apartments damaged by drones.
Windows in damaged apartments remain unrepaired a week after the drone attack, and dispatchers are difficult to reach, residents of a high-rise building in Volgograd complained.
Beaches of Bobokvati. Photo: tourister.ru
11:45, 22 February 2026
Bobokvati residents demand a report from authorities on the fate of land plots
Residents of the Adjara village of Bobokvati stated at a protest that plots of land allocated for investment projects have remained undeveloped for 20 years. They demanded that the authorities explain the situation and return the land if the projects are abandoned.
10:46, 22 February 2026
Brothers from Kalmykia declared killed in military operation
Rodion and Naran Erdneev from the Yustinsky district were killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 216 fighters from Kalmykia have been confirmed killed.
A banner on the facade of a theater in Tbilisi reads, "Andro Chichinadze! Freedom for the prisoners of the system!" Photo: JAMnews https://t.me/jamnewsru/21548
09:46, 22 February 2026
Three Tbilisi theater actors supported their colleagues' protest.
Manu Tavadze, Dato Beshitaishvili, and Luka Japaridze left the Tbilisi New Theatre troupe in protest against the removal of a banner bearing the portrait of their convicted colleague, Andro Chichinadze. The number of actors who have resigned from the theatre has reached eight.
Sara Rahimova. Photo: Portağal Media / Meydan TV https://www.meydan.tv/az/article/ictimai-f%c9%99al-sara-r%c9%99himova-axtarisa-verilib-v%c9%99-olk%c9%99d%c9%99n-cixisi-m%c9%99hdudlasdirilib/
08:47, 22 February 2026
A trade union activist faces a ban on leaving Azerbaijan.
Baku police detained trade union activist Sara Rahimova and issued her a travel ban, citing her status as a suspect in a criminal case. After her release, Rahimova linked the criminal prosecution to her civic activism.
Azat Turakov and Anuarbek Nurgaliev. Photo from the Volodarsky District Administration's Telegram channel https://t.me/regionvol/12012 Collage by "Caucasian Knot."
07:47, 22 February 2026
Two contract soldiers from the Astrakhan region were killed in Ukraine.
Azat Turakov and Anuarbek Nurgaliev from the Volodarsky district were killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 710 fighters from the Astrakhan region have been confirmed killed.
Road clearing in the Tsuntinsky District. Video still from the Dagestanavtodor Telegram channel: https://t.me/dagavtodor/8580
06:48, 22 February 2026
Traffic has been restored on a highway in the mountains of Dagestan.
Workers cleared the roadway in the Tsuntinsky district, which was blocked after a rockfall.
05:47, 22 February 2026
The prosecutor's office demanded that the property of the former head of the Labinsk district be transferred to the state.
The district prosecutor's office filed an anti-corruption lawsuit to seize the property of the former head of the Labinsky district, as well as his deputy and a former security official, in connection with corrupt activities.
04:47, 22 February 2026
70 Azerbaijani families returned to Khojavend
The first group of displaced persons who left during the Karabakh conflict returned to the city of Khojavend and the village of the same name; 70 families received keys to their homes.
03:48, 22 February 2026
Residents of a dormitory in Nalchik complained about being evicted.
Former employees of the Kabardino-Balkarian State Agrarian University have filed a complaint with the authorities, claiming that university management had served them with eviction notices from their dormitory. They say their appeals to the rector and government agencies have been unsuccessful.
02:49, 22 February 2026
An Italian skier died in the Georgian mountains.
Italian skier Pietro Ballarini, the son of renowned urbanist Luca Ballarini, died during a freeride skiing accident in the mountains near Kutaisi.
01:50, 22 February 2026
The Court of Cassation rejected Vadim Kharchenko's* appeal against the verdict.
Gelendzhik blogger Vadim Kharchenko*'s appeal against the verdict was dismissed by the cassation court; his defense is preparing an appeal to the Supreme Court.
00:51, 22 February 2026
Tamar Bachaliashvili's parents have demanded that the investigation into her death be reopened.
After a network of fraudulent call centers was uncovered in Georgia, including former State Security Service head Grigol Liluashvili, among its patrons, the parents of programmer Tamar Bachaliashvili, whose body was found in her car in 2020, demanded that the investigation into her death be reopened.
Temporary sign 20. Screenshot by SOTAvision (designated as a foreign agent) from February 21, 2026, https://t.me/sotavisionmedia/56298.
23:52, 21 February 2026
The plaque on Politkovskaya's house has been restored for the 20th time.
Activists have installed a temporary plaque on the home of murdered Novaya Gazeta journalist Anna Politkovskaya for the 20th time.
22:55, 21 February 2026
Protests in defense of education and democracy took place in Tbilisi.
Marches in defense of education and demanding the release of political prisoners took place in Tbilisi on the 451st day of protests.
Fuel oil on the Bugayskaya Spit. Screenshot from a photo by "SSL Volunteers" from February 20, 2026, https://t.me/setisitolopata/2606.
21:55, 21 February 2026
The operational headquarters has labeled the fuel oil washed up on Anapa beaches as old.
Fuel oil spills have been recorded on the beaches of Anapa and the village of Volna, but this is old fuel oil that had been lying on the seabed, the task force reported. Volunteers noted the largest spills on the Bugayskaya Spit.
20:55, 21 February 2026
On the anniversary of the liberation movement, Karabakh Armenians emphasized the importance of the struggle for return
The Nagorno-Karabakh parliament declared its intention to continue the struggle for the Karabakh people's right to return and self-determination. Karabakh movement activists believe that return may be possible after Armenia strengthens.
19:55, 21 February 2026
Krasnodar City Hall has refused to approve a rally on the embankment 20 times.
Krasnodar authorities have denied residents of the Yubileiny microdistrict 20 times permission to hold a rally against embankment development.
18:55, 21 February 2026
A soldier from the Astrakhan region was killed in the SVO zone.
Vladimir Kostin was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 708 soldiers from the Astrakhan region have been officially recognized as killed.
Anacondaz. Screenshot from the group's Telegram channel, February 19, 2026, https://t.me/anacondaz_official/2583.
17:55, 21 February 2026
A petition against Anacondaz's performance in Yerevan did not prevent the band from playing their concerts.
Astrakhan band Anacondaz played concerts in Yerevan despite a petition calling for their cancellation. Meanwhile, the "Caucasian Knot" account on X remains blocked for over two days. The ban was triggered by a post about collecting signatures to cancel the band's Yerevan performances.
News
Temporary sign 20. Screenshot by SOTAvision (designated as a foreign agent) from February 21, 2026, https://t.me/sotavisionmedia/56298. The plaque on Politkovskaya's house has been restored for the 20th time.

Eduard Sharlot. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. The court rejected the appeal against Charlotte's sentence.

A Russian soldier. Still from a Defense Ministry video: https://t.me/mod_russia/59569. The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has exceeded 8,700.

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.