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    A sign at a polling station in Yerevan. Photo by "Caucasian Knot."
    20:30, 7 June 2026
    Obstacles to voting and violations were recorded during the elections in Armenia.
    Observers reported video surveillance at polling stations, attempts to influence the vote, and deceased individuals on the voter lists. Furthermore, difficulties were created in allowing unregistered voters to participate. Before the polling stations closed, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported 29 violations, including attempts at duplicate voting, and the ombudsman received 59 complaints.
    20:03, 7 June 2026
    Volunteers will install oil spill containment nets in the Tuapse village of Tyumensky.
    Volunteers reported on the purchase of special oil product interception nets using funds raised through the express collection. These will be installed at sea by volunteers from the Tyumen headquarters in Tuapse.
    A bus carrying election campaign materials in Yerevan. Photo by "Caucasian Knot."
    19:03, 7 June 2026
    Voting in the Armenian elections has ended.
    Voting in Armenia's parliamentary elections has concluded, and election commissions have begun counting the votes. In the final hours of operation, queues formed at several polling stations.
    18:36, 7 June 2026
    A fighter from Dagestan was killed in the SVO zone.
    Marsel Baltayev from the Novolaksky district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially acknowledged at least 1,971 Dagestani soldiers killed there.
    The situation at Anapa's Central Beach. Screenshot from a photo by Yuri Ozarovsky from June 7, 2026, https://t.me/MoreOz/126224.
    17:54, 7 June 2026
    Commentators inquired about the fate of Anapa's beaches.
    A decision on reopening Anapa's beaches could be made on June 15, according to the Russian Deputy Prime Minister. Commentators clarified that it is unclear whether beach filling and sand sifting will continue.
    Security forces on the streets of Gyumri. Photo by a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
    17:00, 7 June 2026
    Elections in Gyumri are taking place amid mass arrests of opposition members.
    Around 20 supporters of the "Strong Armenia" and "Armenia" blocs were detained today in Gyumri. Some of those detained are suspected of electoral bribery. Party representatives have described the security forces' actions as an attempt to deprive the opposition of support.
    16:00, 7 June 2026
    An independent observer has demanded that the CIS mission be stripped of its accreditation for the Armenian elections.
    An international observer, part of the CIS mission, engaged in direct propaganda on his social media page, stated Daniel Ioannisyan, a representative of the Independent Observer Mission, demanding that the foreign mission's accreditation be revoked.
    A still from a video message from residents of the Turali microdistrict: https://t.me/chernovik_new/9378
    15:00, 7 June 2026
    Makhachkala residents called for a solution to the lack of a clinic and school in Turali.
    Residents of Makhachkala's Turali microdistrict are deprived of a clinic, school, and playground, but instead of building them, officials have transferred a vacant plot of land to private owners, complained the authors of a video message to the authorities.
    14:51, 7 June 2026
    Armenian authorities reported six people detained for election violations.
    At least 120 reports of election violations were received by the Armenian Ministry of Internal Affairs, and six people were detained, the agency reported.
    An election stand in Yerevan. Photo by "Caucasian Knot."
    14:00, 7 June 2026
    The Armenian opposition complained about the use of administrative resources during the parliamentary elections.
    Attempts by local officials to influence the voting process were recorded during the National Assembly elections, the opposition party "Strong Armenia" stated.
    13:49, 7 June 2026
    Karapetyan supporter suspected of attempting to re-vote
    Security forces detained a supporter of the Strong Armenia party, a suspect in a criminal case related to an attempt to vote a second time. Residents of the republic have been receiving reports of mining at polling stations, but police have dismissed these as false.
    Azamatgeriy Ashkhotov holds a meeting on the waste collection situation in Nalchik. Photo: City Administration Press Service – https://t.me/nalchiknews1/10716
    13:00, 7 June 2026
    Ashkhotov's promise to solve the garbage problem has caused skepticism among Nalchik residents.
    Azamatgeriy Ashkhotov promised Nalchik residents he would solve the city's waste disposal problem. Residents, commenting on social media about the acting mayor's promise, called on him to back it up with concrete results.
    12:26, 7 June 2026
    Four opposition supporters were detained in Noyemberyan.
    Security forces detained four supporters of the opposition bloc "Armenia" at a polling station in Noyemberyan.
    Gagik Tsarukyan. Still from video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqROsthLfnM&t=53s
    11:41, 7 June 2026
    Prosperous Armenia reported the detention of 50 party supporters on election day.
    Security forces detained 50 supporters of Prosperous Armenia, the party, considered one of the most pro-Russian in the current Armenian parliamentary elections, announced.
    A voter at polling station No. 31/06. Gyumri, June 7, 2026. Photo by Roman Kuzhev for the "Caucasian Knot."
    11:18, 7 June 2026
    Voters in Gyumri shared their expectations for the new parliament.
    Gyumri residents who came to the polling station this morning to vote in the parliamentary elections are expecting the authorities to guarantee stable work and wages.
    Election campaigning in Yerevan. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot."
    10:44, 7 June 2026
    The Armenian opposition demanded a response from the Central Election Commission and the Ministry of Internal Affairs to the ruling party's violations during the elections.
    Members of the ruling Civil Contract party are committing widespread violations at polling stations, while the Central Election Commission and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Armenia are inactive, claiming they are unable to control the situation, the opposition reported.
    People at polling station No. 9/51. A still from the Yerevan.Today Telegram channel https://t.me/rusyerevantoday/
    10:13, 7 June 2026
    A voting system malfunction was recorded at a polling station in Yerevan.
    At polling station No. 9/51, an electronic system failure paralyzed voting in the Armenian parliamentary elections. Technical problems were observed at some polling stations, the Chairman of the Central Election Commission acknowledged.
    Polling station #23/42. Vanadzor, June 7, 2026. Still from a video by the public movement "HayaQve" https://t.me/HayaQve/8534
    09:15, 7 June 2026
    Observers reported violations at polling stations in Armenia.
    Violations of voting secrecy and ballot filling by relatives of voters have been recorded at polling stations in Armenia.
    Torn-down election leaflets. Yerevan, May 5, 2026. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot."
    08:17, 7 June 2026
    An opposition candidate was detained in Gyumri after searches.
    Today, before the opening of polling stations, security forces conducted searches at the headquarters of the Armenia bloc in Gyumri and detained parliamentary candidate Hasmik Sagradyan. Searches were also conducted at the headquarters of the Strong Armenia party.
    Pre-election campaigning in Yerevan, May 5, 2026. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot."
    07:18, 7 June 2026
    Polling stations have opened in Armenia.
    2,005 polling stations have opened in Armenia for voting in the National Assembly elections.
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    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....

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.