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The funeral of the journalist Orkhan Djemal. Moscow, August 7, 2018. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent
22:28, 7 August 2018
Orkhan Djemal buried in Moscow
The funeral of the journalist Orkhan Djemal, who, along with his two colleagues, was killed in the Central African Republic (CAR), was held at the Khovansky Cemetery of Moscow. Chechens, Ingushes, Dagestanis and other Muslim nations perceived him as a defender of their interests, the speakers at the funeral have stated.
The border between Georgia and South Ossetia. Photo: REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili
22:27, 7 August 2018
Political analysts: Russia would not annex Abkhazia and South Ossetia
Russia prefers to build its relations with Abkhazia and South Ossetia as independent countries, despite the statements of South-Ossetian politicians about their desire to join Russia, political analysts have stated. In their opinion, unlike the Crimea, Abkhazia and South Ossetia are perceived by Russian authorities as a foreign territory.
Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Photo: REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed
18:00, 7 August 2018
First group of pilgrims leaves Chechnya for Hajj
174 residents of Chechnya, who decided to make a pilgrimage this year, have flown to Medina today, the republic's Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM, or Muftiate) has reported.
On the troops contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo: REUTERS/Staff
17:59, 7 August 2018
Two villagers blow themselves up on a mine in Karabakh conflict zone
Elshad Mekhtiev, 24, and a 14-year-old boy were hospitalized after an explosion of a mine in an Azerbaijani village located near the troops contact line.
The Armenian army. Photo http://www.mil.am/hy/news/5226
12:47, 7 August 2018
Azerbaijan counts 80 shelling episodes in Karabakh conflict zone
During the last 24 hours, the territories of three villages were shelled in the Karabakh conflict zone, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.
A checkpoint on the Georgian border. Photo: Sputnik / Natalya Ayriyan https://sputnik-ossetia.ru/South_Ossetia/20180807/6893735.html
12:43, 7 August 2018
South Ossetia closes its border with Georgia
The checkpoints on South-Ossetian-Georgian border are closed from the evening on August 6 until the morning on August 9, during the events on the anniversary of the start of the "Five-Day War". This was reported on the Facebook by the Committee of State Security (KGB) of South Ossetia.
Mekhman Guseinov. Baku, August 6, 2018. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
10:59, 7 August 2018
Azerbaijani blogger Mekhman Guseinov released from colony to say farewell to his mother
The mother of the blogger Mekhman Guseinov, who is serving his sentence in the colony, has died. The blogger was released for several hours to say farewell to her. Mekhman Guseinov and his brother Emin Guseinov, who is in political emigration in Europe, have accused the Azerbaijani authorities of their mother's death, treating the circumstances of her death as strange.
Yusup Temirkhanov. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqH47q2W5cE
10:57, 7 August 2018
Yusup Temirkhanov's heroization in Chechnya is alarming signal to Russian authorities
Making hero of Yusup Temirkhanov is an alarming signal, which shows the republic residents' readiness to support the "avengers", the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
The funeral of Yusup Temirkhanov. The village of Geldagan in Chechnya. August 4, 2018. Photo by Ibragim Estamirov / IA 'Grozny Inform'
08:19, 7 August 2018
Mourning for Yusup Temirkhanov is over in Chechnya
The mourning events in memory of Yusup Temirkhanov, convicted for killing Yuri Budanov, are over in the village of Geldagan. The funeral was attended by tens of thousands people, including from Ingushetia, Dagestan, Kabardino-Balkaria and Georgia.
08:18, 7 August 2018
Wife of Sargsyan's bodyguard accused of illegal enrichment
Ruzanna Beglaryan, the wife of Vachagan Kazaryan, a former security head of Serzh Sargsyan, has been accused of illegal enrichment and concealment of incomes. She is under recognizance no to leave.
A person with disability in the street of Grozny. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
00:37, 7 August 2018
Chechnya outstrips Dagestan in people with disabilities
Although Chechnya has been recognized as one of the healthiest regions in Russia, the number of people treated as disabled is growing in the republic; by this indicator, it has already outstripped Dagestan.
The special operation in Tbilisi. November 22, 2017. Photo: REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze
00:32, 7 August 2018
Resident of Georgia arrested after threats of IS supporters
The Georgian "Palitranews" TV Company has posted a video of supporters of the "Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist organization banned in Russia by the court, containing threats addressed to those involved in special operations in Georgia. Malkhaz Tokhosashvili, a suspect of illegal weapons possession and involvement in the IS was arrested.
Grozny. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:39, 6 August 2018
A Chechen woman reporting kidnapping of a child retracts her statement in public
A woman from Chechnya, who wrote in WhatsApp about an attempted kidnapping of a child in a street, explained her actions by "emotions." The authorities treated a report on the kidnapping as rumors, while local residents took the authorities' statement with disbelief.
Yuri Khachaturov. Photo © Sputnik / Asatur Yesayants https://ru.armeniasputnik.am/politics/20180728/13514013/sud-prinyal-reshenie-genseka-odkb-vypustyat-pod-zalog.html
18:39, 6 August 2018
CSTO Secretary General returns from Yerevan to Moscow
Yuri Khachaturov, who was detained in Armenia within the investigation into the case on the dispersal of the protesting opposition in Yerevan ten years ago, started working in Moscow.
Exercises in military special forces units. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/obuchenie-zhurnalistov/v-ryazanskoy-oblasti-proshli-zanyatiya-na-uchebno.html
18:38, 6 August 2018
On July 30-August 5, 2018, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of July 30-August 5, 2018, no one fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
The "Noble Partner" military exercise, August 2018. Photo by Inna Kukudjanova for the "Caucasian Knot"
13:53, 6 August 2018
Russian authorities threaten Georgia with a conflict after joining NATO
Georgia's accession to NATO can provoke a "terrible conflict," the Russian Prime Minister said on the background of the Russian military exercises in Abkhazia and the NATO exercise in Georgia.
The Azerbaijani armed forces. Photo https://mod.gov.az/ru/foto-arhiv-045/?gid=23630
13:52, 6 August 2018
Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of shelling four villages
The Armenian armed forces 86 times violated the ceasefire in the Karabakh conflict zone during a day, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) reported.
13:28, 6 August 2018
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of July 30-August 5, 2018
Death of Russian journalists in the Central African Republic; appointment of the date for the presidential election in Georgia; fire in Sochi, which killed ten people; visit of tens of thousands of people to funeral of a Chechen man sentenced for the murder of Yuri Budanov; hurricane in Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia; detention of the chief of the Dagestani Bureau for Medical Examination, ‑ see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of July 30-August 5, 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
Funeral of Yusup Temirkhanov. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfLNKnDpN4k
11:57, 6 August 2018
Ramzan Kadyrov calls verdict to Yusup Temirkhanov a judicial error
On the day of the funeral of Yusup Temirkhanov, who was serving his sentence in a penal colony, the leader of Chechnya declared that the convict had not been involved in the murder of Yuri Budanov. Meanwhile, Ramzan Kadyrov admitted that the sentence made Yusup Temirkhanov a national hero, who "took revenge for the desecrated honour" and the murder of Elza Kungaeva, a Chechen young woman.
11:41, 6 August 2018
Chechen officials visit Yusup Temirkhanov's funeral for own PR, people believe
Yusup Temirkhanov was sentenced for the murder of Yuri Budanov and died in a penal colony. While he was alive, the authorities of Chechnya did not try to achieve justice in his case, suggested local residents after the Chechen leader's speech at the funeral ceremony.
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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.