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A soldier in the Northeast Military District. This illustration was created by the Caucasian Knot using AI in the Copilot program.
10:11, 19 May 2026
A fighter from the Volgograd region was killed in Ukraine.
Mikhail Azarenko from Kotelnikovo was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,784 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.
Security forces in Chechnya. November 2018. Video still from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToyeRYr9UAQ
09:24, 19 May 2026
New cases of detention have resulted in forced military service for Chechen residents.
In early May, security forces carried out mass arrests of residents of several Chechen villages, and many of those detained were forced to sign contracts with the Ministry of Defense, activists reported. A human rights activist attributed the raids and arrests to a shortage of volunteer contract soldiers.
08:25, 19 May 2026
Three days off have been declared in Chechnya in connection with Eid al-Adha.
The days from May 27 to 29 have been declared non-working days in Chechnya in honor of the Muslim holiday.
Robert Kocharyan, Gagik Tsarukyan, Samvel Karapetyan, Nikol Pashinyan. Illustration created by Caucasian Knot using AI in the Copilot program.
07:41, 19 May 2026
Armenian analysts assessed the election promises of political forces
The four main political forces running in Armenia's parliamentary elections made promises to reduce poverty, create new jobs, and increase pensions and GDP. Analysts believe most of these promises are simply populist.
06:52, 19 May 2026
Drones shot down in Rostov Oblast
Last night, the military shot down drones in three districts of the Rostov region. According to the governor, there were no injuries.
05:54, 19 May 2026
The seizure of houses in the DOSAAF microdistrict in Makhachkala has been lifted.
Restrictions on registration of buildings located in the DOSAAF microdistrict in Makhachkala have been lifted following a meeting between the mayor and residents.
04:55, 19 May 2026
Rostov plant's financial director convicted of billion-dollar embezzlement
The court sentenced Felix Zakhartsov, former financial director of the Tenth Bearing Plant in Rostov-on-Don, to four years and three months in prison, finding him guilty of embezzling property worth more than 2.2 billion rubles.
03:56, 19 May 2026
A Dagestani resident was sentenced for transferring cryptocurrency to militants.
A military court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Dagestani resident Khalid Asadulaev to a long prison term, finding him guilty of financing terrorism.
03:29, 19 May 2026
The court allowed activists to attend the hearing in the case of Kuban pensioners.
Activists were allowed to attend the Rostov-on-Don court hearing for Kuban pensioners Nikolai Nabiev, Sergei Kuzovenko, and Marina Zakharova, who are accused of creating an illegal armed group. They reported that the pensioners appeared ill and exhausted.
02:30, 19 May 2026
The rapid resettlement of flood victims in Chechnya has raised doubts about the quality of new homes.
Chechen authorities reported completing construction of houses for flood victims in less than a month and a half, although high-quality construction of brick cottages typically takes at least several months. Residents have many complaints about the quality of such housing, an activist reported.
01:31, 19 May 2026
A Sochi native was convicted of intending to join the RDC*
A military court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Sochi native Iosif Kritsin to seven years in a maximum-security prison, finding him guilty of attempting to join the Russian Volunteer Corps.
00:34, 19 May 2026
Alexander Nesterenko remains under house arrest
The Leninsky District Court of Krasnodar denied the defense of former Kuban Vice-Governor Alexander Nesterenko's request to release him from house arrest on his own recognizance.
23:57, 18 May 2026
Protesters in Tbilisi are outraged by government plans to create an "opinion police."
Participants in pro-European protests on Rustaveli Avenue, on the 537th day of continuous protests, opposed the Georgian Dream party's plan to create a special body to monitor public expression.
23:29, 18 May 2026
The prosecution has requested a long prison sentence for Rufat Safarov.
At a court hearing in Baku, the prosecutor proposed sentencing human rights activist Rufat Safarov to nine years in prison. The defense intends to seek Safarov's full acquittal.
22:39, 18 May 2026
A fighter from Ingushetia was killed in the SVO zone.
Ruslan Akbulatov was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 195 combatants from Ingushetia have been officially recognized as killed.
21:55, 18 May 2026
Sochi police officers face tougher penalties in evidence falsification case
The Central District Court of Sochi resentenced three former employees of the local police department's drug enforcement department. In addition to abuse of office and falsification of evidence, they were found guilty of accepting a bribe on an especially large scale.
21:01, 18 May 2026
Babala and Gasimov went on a hunger strike in prison.
Imprisoned Azerbaijani investigative journalist Hafiz Babali and economist Fazil Gasimov went on a hunger strike on the opening day of the World Urban Forum in Baku to draw attention to the issue of political prisoners.
Magomed Gadzhiev (recognized as a foreign agent) in 2017. Photo: press service of the State Duma deputy.
20:06, 18 May 2026
Former MP Gadzhiev* sentenced to life imprisonment in absentia
The Supreme Court of Dagestan sentenced former State Duma deputy Magomed Gadzhiev* in absentia to life imprisonment. His brother, Akhmed Gadzhiev, was also sentenced in absentia to 10 years in prison.
19:33, 18 May 2026
Pashinyan showed aggression towards Karabakh refugees twice in one day.
In response to questions from refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan resorted to insults and threats during meetings with voters. Afterward, clinic employee Armine Soghoyan, who asked about casualties in the Karabakh wars, was asked to resign, and Artur Osipyan was detained on suspicion of hooliganism after an altercation with the prime minister.
19:16, 18 May 2026
A Dagestani soldier was killed in Ukraine.
Narman Mutalimov from the Tabasaran district was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,942 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.
News
Nikol Pashinyan's pre-election rally in Gyumri, May 25, 2026. Photo by a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. Gyumri residents gave polarized assessments of Pashinyan's election promises.

The issue of the border with Turkey has taken on a dual role in Pashinyan's election campaign.

A rally demanding Osipyan's release. A still from a video by the European Party of Armenia. Protesters in Yerevan called for the release of Artur Osipyan.

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.