The State Security Service of Azerbaijan reported the arrest of four citizens who participated in military conflicts outside the country. In January 2026, criminal cases were opened against them for participating in hostilities on the side of armed groups in Russia and Ukraine.

The FSB Directorate for Adygea announced the opening of a criminal case against a 20-year-old native of Dagestan. He is suspected of recruiting for a terrorist organization (Part 1.1 of Article 205.1 of the Russian Criminal Code).

Religious figure Akhmad Magomedov, known as Akhmad Batlukhsky, has been released. According to Shamil Khadulaev, Chairman of the Public Monitoring Commission of Dagestan, "a group of deputies acted as guarantors."

European Commissioner for Human Rights Michael O'Flaherty commented on the ruling party of Georgia's plan to adopt amendments to seven different laws, including the Law on Grants. The European official is convinced that these amendments will further restrict the ability of non-governmental organizations in the country, particularly in terms of receiving grants.

Georgian citizen Tamara Mearakishvili, who is being tried in Tskhinvali for "espionage" for Tbilisi, has announced her readiness to participate in the trial on the charges against her. The activist clarifies that she is prepared to travel to South Ossetia if permitted by its President Alan Gagloev, and if she is provided with a lawyer.

The prosecutor's office is demanding that the fine for Rauf Arashukov, a former senator from Karachay-Cherkessia who was sentenced to life imprisonment, be increased from 120 million to 420 million rubles.

Arrested Crimean Tatar student Nasiba Saidova required medical attention in Pretrial Detention Center No. 1 in Simferopol after losing consciousness.

According to a RIA Novosti study, gasoline availability varies greatly across Russian regions. Moscow, Chukotka, and Yamal lead in the amount of fuel available for the average monthly salary, with the figure exceeding 2,000 liters of AI-92.