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An Ingushetia resident was convicted of providing access to his bank cards to an acquaintance
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An Ingushetia resident was convicted of providing access to his bank cards to an acquaintance
20 February 2026

The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don convicted Ingushetia resident Timerlan Kartoyev. He was found guilty of aiding and abetting the financing of terrorism and sentenced to 16 years in prison.

Fines for shootings at weddings and parties have increased in Dagestan and Ingushetia
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Fines for shootings at weddings and parties have increased in Dagestan and Ingushetia
19 February 2026

Banquet hall owners in Ingushetia and Dagestan are facing new fines for holding gunfire at weddings and other events.

New criminal charges have been added to the arrested Ingushneft director
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New criminal charges have been added to the arrested Ingushneft director
19 February 2026

Ingushneft Executive Director Umar Balayev has been charged with new criminal offenses. Charges of embezzlement (Part 3, Article 160 of the Russian Criminal Code) and abuse of power causing damage to the state (Part 1, Article 201 of the Russian Criminal Code) have been added to the fraud case.

Russian authorities want to ban religious services and prayer meetings in non-residential premises of apartment buildings
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Russian authorities want to ban religious services and prayer meetings in non-residential premises of apartment buildings
16 February 2026

A group of 67 State Duma deputies, including leaders of all factions, has introduced a bill proposing to ban religious services and prayer meetings in non-residential premises of apartment buildings.

Over 500 witnesses will be questioned in the case of the brother of the head of Ingushetia
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Over 500 witnesses will be questioned in the case of the brother of the head of Ingushetia
16 February 2026

The Cherkessk City Court is preparing to question over 500 prosecution witnesses in the case of embezzlement of Pension Fund funds.

The brother of the head of Ingushetia pleaded not guilty to embezzlement from the Pension Fund
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The brother of the head of Ingushetia pleaded not guilty to embezzlement from the Pension Fund
15 February 2026

The Cherkessk City Court of Karachay-Cherkessia has begun a hearing in the case of the theft of 519 million rubles from the Russian Pension Fund by an organized crime group. Among the 29 defendants are former heads of the Ingush postal service, Magomed-Bashir Kalimatov (brother of the republic's head, Makhmud-Ali Kalimatov) and Kambulat Sukiyev. Both of them, like the other 27 defendants, have pleaded not guilty.

A Chechen village resident raised a record-breaking bull weighing nearly 1.9 tons
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A Chechen village resident raised a record-breaking bull weighing nearly 1.9 tons
12 February 2026

A farmer in Chechnya has managed to raise the largest bull in the North Caucasus and the world. Grozny-Inform reported this, specifying that the animal weighs nearly 1.9 tons.

A plaque commemorating neo-Nazis has been restored near Anna Politkovskaya's home
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A plaque commemorating neo-Nazis has been restored near Anna Politkovskaya's home
12 February 2026

In Moscow, activists have installed a new plaque on Anna Politkovskaya's home for the eleventh time, commemorating the destruction of a memorial plaque in her honor. The plaque reads: "Here in 2026, neo-Nazis destroyed a memorial plaque to Anna Politkovskaya."

An Uzbek citizen was sentenced to 20 years in prison for planning to blow up the Stavropol government building
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An Uzbek citizen was sentenced to 20 years in prison for planning to blow up the Stavropol government building
11 February 2026

Uzbek citizen Zhavokhir Utkirov was sentenced to 20 years in a maximum-security penal colony for plotting an attack on the Stavropol Krai government building. The ruling was handed down by the Southern District Military Court.

Alaudinov responded to criticism of his book by a Russian Orthodox Church priest
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Alaudinov responded to criticism of his book by a Russian Orthodox Church priest
10 February 2026

Apti Alaudinov, commander of the Akhmat volunteer unit and deputy head of the Main Military-Political Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces, published a video in which he commented on criticism of his book, "The Army of Jesus in the Battle Against the Army of Dajjal-Antichrist," about the joint struggle of Muslims and Orthodox Christians against the "Antichrist." A representative of the Russian Orthodox Church (RAC) had previously called the book "heresy."