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12:30, 19 December 2025

Adam Kadyrov called the murder of a schoolboy in Odintsovo the result of hate speech on social media.

Three days after the murder of a schoolboy in Odintsovo, Chechen Security Council Secretary Adam Kadyrov expressed his condolences to his family. He stated that the incident was the result of years of hate propaganda against people from Central Asia and the Caucasus.

12:03, 19 December 2025

Activists considered Moscow's intervention a condition for the restoration of the Aukhovsky District.

Resolving the issue of restoring the Aukhovsky District is impossible without the direct involvement of the federal government, Chechens living in Dagestan suggested, commenting on an appeal to the Russian president.

Official briefing. December 17, 2025. Photo: https://t.me/minenergo_rd/4566

11:10, 19 December 2025

A briefing by officials with an inverted tricolor flag sparked criticism in Dagestan.

During a briefing by the leadership of the Dagestan Ministry of Energy, a Russian flag was placed upside down on a table. Journalists and residents of the republic criticized the officials.

The Shchelba Mountain landfill in Novorossiysk. Photo by Iolina Gribkova, Yuga.ru

10:10, 19 December 2025

Environmental and transport issues in southern Russia have become the subject of appeals to Putin.

Ahead of Putin's direct line to the South, residents of southern Russia asked for help in addressing environmental, transportation, and utility issues. At least five collective appeals were addressed to Putin from the Krasnodar Region.

09:10, 19 December 2025

A fighter from North Ossetia was killed in a military operation.

Ramazan Karayev from the Mozdok district was killed in a military operation in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 530 fighters from North Ossetia have been officially recognized as killed.

Trees on Liza Chaikina Street are scheduled to be cut down. Still from Aigum Gitinov's video from December 18, 2025.

08:10, 19 December 2025

Environmentalists have identified the deforestation of green spaces as a key problem in Makhachkala.

In Makhachkala, green spaces are being cleared to make way for commercial construction. This situation could lead to widespread problems for residents.

07:10, 19 December 2025

Civilian facilities were damaged by drone strikes in the Rostov region.

Rostov, Taganrog, and the Kuibyshevsky, Matveyevo-Kurgansky, and Rodionovo-Nesvetaysky districts were attacked last night. As a result, power lines were damaged.

A pensioner shows the aftermath of an attack. This illustration was created by Caucasian Knot using AI in the Copilot program.

06:19, 19 December 2025

Residents of Bataysk filed 36 applications for financial assistance following the drone attack.

Thirty-six applications for financial assistance were submitted to the Bataysk city administration by residents of the neighborhood damaged by a drone strike on the night of December 17-18.

Handcuffed hands. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program.

05:27, 19 December 2025

The court seized nearly 3 billion rubles worth of property from the former head of a Stavropol region district.

Moscow's Khamovnichesky Court has seized the property of Nikolai Gyulbyakov, former head of the Predgorny District of Stavropol Krai, and has ordered it to be seized by the state. The value of the seized property is estimated at 2.9 billion rubles.

Residents of Kurchatov Street demanded the resignation of the head of Krasnodar. December 18, 2025. Photo: Red Temnik (Alexander Safronov) / https://t.me/redtemnik/6292

04:48, 19 December 2025

Krasnodar residents demanded the mayor's resignation over a road under their windows.

Residents are protesting the authorities' plans to build a road near apartment buildings. They say that instead of addressing the problems of courtyards and street infrastructure, the administration is planning to reroute transit traffic into a residential area.

Military personnel in the Northeast Military District. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program.

03:50, 19 December 2025

Six fighters from Kabardino-Balkaria were killed in a military operation.

Artur Khashkhozhev, Ruslan Apikov, Martin Baragunov, Renat Gedmishkhov, Beslan Shaov, and Dzhabrail Kulturbayev from the Zolsky district were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have publicly acknowledged the deaths of at least 349 soldiers from Kabardino-Balkaria.

02:52, 19 December 2025

A Sochi resident was sentenced to 13 years in prison for treason.

The Krasnodar Regional Court sentenced a 72-year-old Sochi resident for treason. According to the court, the man voluntarily passed information about the situation on the Black Sea coast to Ukrainian intelligence.

Unfinished buildings in the Rostov region built by the Citystroy construction company. December 16, 2025. Photo: Rostov-on-Don News / Telegram https://t.me/privet_rostov_ru

01:58, 19 December 2025

Residents of the Rostov region have declared a hunger strike due to unfinished housing.

The wives of Rostov Region Air Defense Forces soldiers who suffered as a result of the actions of the construction company "Citystroy" have begun an indefinite hunger strike to draw the attention of federal authorities.

A soldier in the Northeast Military District. This illustration was created by the Caucasian Knot using AI in the Copilot program.

01:00, 19 December 2025

A fighter from Dagestan was killed in the SVO zone

Shakir Chubanov from the Magaramkent district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, officials have publicly named at least 1,727 Dagestani servicemen killed there.

A lesson at a Chechen school. Screenshot from https://chesu.ru/.

00:03, 19 December 2025

A teacher shortage in Chechnya has raised questions about the quality of education

Chechen schools are short of primary school teachers and Chechen language teachers, and rural areas also face problems with subject teachers. School vacancies number in the hundreds. Parents are concerned about the quality of education their students are receiving.

The village of Khubar. Screenshot from the Voice of the Steppe photo: https://golosstepi.ru/lenta-novostej/126987/

23:12, 18 December 2025

Security forces helped the former head of Khubar take over the office of the village head

Citing a court ruling, security forces removed the seals from the office of the head of the village of Khubar and installed the former head, Kamilpasha Khaibulaev, whose term expired on December 3, in it. The newly elected head of the village, Rashid Isakov, considered their actions illegal; he, the deputies, and the villagers intend to complain to the Dagestani authorities.

Protesters outside the Georgian Parliament. Screenshot from Interpressnews photo from December 18, 2025, https://www.interpressnews.ge/ka/article/857705-parlamenttan-saprotesto-akcia-mimdinareobs

22:13, 18 December 2025

Protesters in Georgia called police demands absurd

Protesters in Tbilisi decided not to hold a march today, instead gathering outside the Georgian Parliament. The security forces' demands to leave the sidewalk outside the building following the entry into force of amendments to the Law on Assemblies and Manifestations are absurd, protesters said. Protesters in Batumi also expressed their protest against the new law.

Apti Alaudinov. Still from video from December 18, 2025, https://t.me/AptiAlaudinovAKHMAT/17220.

21:15, 18 December 2025

Alaudinov threatened Wasserman and his assistant for a parliamentary inquiry

State Duma Deputy Anatoly Wasserman called on Apti Alaudinov to "order him to stop the farce" surrounding his name, presumably referring to the conflicts involving Z-bloggers. The head of the Akhmat special forces responded by questioning Wasserman's right to question him, as he previously held Ukrainian citizenship, and threatened to prosecute his assistant.

Dolphin. Screenshot of a photo from the Delfa Center from January 6, 2025, https://t.me/delfacenter/252.

20:15, 18 December 2025

688 dolphins died in the past year following the fuel oil spill in Kuban

The bodies of 688 dead dolphins have been found along the coast of the Krasnodar Krai in the year since the fuel oil spill. Not all of these deaths are related to the fuel oil spill, but its effects will persist for several years, according to specialists from the Delfa Center.

European Parliament. An AI-generated illustration of the "Caucasian Knot" created by Copilot

19:12, 18 December 2025

The European Parliament called on the Azerbaijani authorities to release political prisoners

The European Parliament called on the Azerbaijani authorities to release political prisoners, including scientists Bahruz Samedov and Igbal Abilov. Members also emphasized the need for sanctions against the country's authorities for human rights violations.

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