North Caucasus

September 17, 2026 03:33

• The Chechen election commission reported thousands of observers

  About 4 thousand observers have registered to work at polling stations in Chechnya, reported the republican election commission. The agency did not specify who appointed these observers.

September 17, 2026 02:34

• Russian security forces have put a Chechen opposition figure on the wanted list.

  Ahmed Zakayev's associate Aset Sabdullaeva, also known as Aset Sabb, has been added to the federal wanted list of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

September 16, 2026 22:26

• Political scientists assessed the ability of parties to use protest potential in North Ossetia.

  The lack of an acceptable political alternative for voters, the weakness of opposition forces, and distrust in the electoral process limit the ability of parties in North Ossetia to use protest potential to strengthen their positions in elections, political scientists interviewed by "Caucasian Knot" noted.

September 16, 2026 21:45

• Mansur Movlaev attempted suicide again.

  A native of Chechnya, Mansur Movlaev, who attempted suicide in a Kazakhstan pre-trial detention center, made another suicide attempt in the hospital.

September 16, 2026 18:45

• A fighter from Dagestan was killed in the special military operation zone.

  Musayib Sultanov from the Tabasaransky district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have acknowledged at least 2115 military personnel from Dagestan killed there.

September 16, 2026 17:36

• Commentators debated the versions of Khavaji Amayev's murder.

  The murder in Lviv of field commander Khavaji Amayev from the Second Chechen War, who also fought in Syria and Ukraine, may be the result of a domestic quarrel, actions by Russian special services, or a conflict within Ukrainian security structures, social media users believe.

September 16, 2026 17:20

• The serviceman was convicted in Nalchik for absence from the unit.

  The court in Nalchik sentenced serviceman Ibragimov to six years in prison, finding him guilty of being absent from service for more than one month.

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