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02:22, 26 August 2025

Human rights activists report unpunished accident involving Kadyrov's relative

A high-ranking Chechen official, a relative of Ramzan Kadyrov, was responsible for an accident that killed two people and seriously injured children. The authorities immediately forced the relatives of the victims to reconcile with him.

01:38, 26 August 2025

Officials in Baksan found negligent in resettling people from dilapidated housing

Residents of three dilapidated buildings in Baksan have been waiting for resettlement for more than four years, but local government officials have done nothing to ensure this.

00:57, 26 August 2025

Islamologists linked the ban on the dictionary "Islam in the North Caucasus" with the campaign against the DUM

The Medina Publishing House and the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia are appealing the Moscow City Court's decision to recognize the encyclopedic dictionary "Islam in the North Caucasus" as extremist material. Islamic scholars and publishers call Roman Silantyev's assessment biased and unscientific.

23:30, 25 August 2025

Part of Makhachkala again left without power due to accident

The Makhachkala districts of GRS, Palmira, Zarya Vostoka and Ak-Gel were left without electricity this evening due to an accident at the Primorskaya substation.

22:46, 25 August 2025

A soldier from the Volgograd region was killed in the combat zone

During a special military operation, Kamyshin resident Maksim Sorokin was killed.

Protesters on Rustaveli Avenue. Photo: Mindia Gabadze / Publika

22:33, 25 August 2025

Protesters in Georgia announce rallies in defense of visa-free travel

Supporters of Georgia's European integration have blocked Rustaveli Avenue near the parliament building for the 271st day in a row, demanding the release of political prisoners. This demand is also a condition of the European Commission for Georgia to maintain its visa liberalization regime.

21:43, 25 August 2025

Posts about the fight at the Chermen post sparked controversy on social media

Ossetian social media users supported Sergei Menyailo's order to close entry into the republic from Ingushetia in the event of conflicts. Ingush users recalled that the borders between the regions have not been officially defined.

21:34, 25 August 2025

Blogger Arsen Markaryan sent to pretrial detention

The Tagansky District Court has arrested blogger Arsen Markaryan, the Moscow prosecutor's office reported. The court considered the investigator's motion behind closed doors.

Lifting fuel oil from the seabed. August 25, 2025. Screenshot of the video https://t.me/opershtab23/14000

19:53, 25 August 2025

Authorities reported the recovery of two thousand bags of fuel oil from the seabed in Anapa

2022 bags of fuel oil have been lifted from the bottom of the Black Sea in Anapa, and work to clean the bottom in the village of Dzhemete is nearing completion, the authorities said. The shores of the Taman Peninsula are heavily polluted with oil products after the storm, volunteers reported.

19:05, 25 August 2025

Kabardino-Balkaria resident fined for video on social media

The Nalchik City Court fined local resident Elena Bankova for discrediting the Russian army.

Adam Kadyrov (center) receiving the "Defender of Chechnya" medal. Screenshot of the video Telegram channel Kadyrov_95

18:56, 25 August 2025

Adam Kadyrov's collection of awards has been expanded with the "Defender of Chechnya" medal

Adam Kadyrov received the “Defender of the Chechen Republic” medal from the hands of the head of the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs during the tactical shooting championship, although he himself did not take part in this competition.

18:56, 25 August 2025

Adam Kadyrov's collection of awards has been expanded with the "Defender of Chechnya" medal

18:09, 25 August 2025

Menyailo orders closure of entrances to North Ossetia after brawl on border with Ingushetia

The statement by the head of North Ossetia, Sergei Menyailo, was preceded by two scuffles that took place on the night of August 25 on the border of the two republics.

17:55, 25 August 2025

Volgograd Region Resident Arrested in Crimea for Preparing Terrorist Attack

The FSB reported the arrest of a resident of the Volgograd region in connection with a case of preparing a terrorist attack in Crimea. The court sent her to a pretrial detention facility.

17:49, 25 August 2025

Almost 30 people poisoned at a recreation center in Dagestan

A possible outbreak of food poisoning occurred at the Rubas recreation center in the Derbent district. There are currently 28 known victims, including 25 children.

16:58, 25 August 2025

Prisoner Receives Term in Case of Extremist Organization in Pyatigorsk

A court in Pyatigorsk has sentenced a prisoner, finding him guilty of involvement in an extremist organization because of his tattoos.

Magomed Isakov. Photo: Izberbash administration

14:46, 25 August 2025

Investigation names accomplices of former Izberbash mayor

The deputy head of the land relations department and an expert of the same department of the Iberbash mayor's office were involved in fraud with land plots.

13:48, 25 August 2025

Details of the cases of riots at Makhachkala airport pointed to the indicative nature of the sentences

The toughening of charges against those already convicted of rioting at the airport in the capital of Dagestan and the harsh nature of the sentences themselves underscored the authorities' intentions to prevent such mass demonstrations in the future.

12:50, 25 August 2025

Armenian Economy Minister Denies Problems with Transporting Fruits and Vegetables to Russia

In August, only four trucks with fruits and vegetables returned from the checkpoint on the border with Georgia, reported the head of the Armenian Ministry of Economy Gevorg Papoyan.

Danzan Erendzhenov. Screenshot of a photo from the Telegram channel of the Sarpinsky District Administration from 08/25/25, https://t.me/sarprmo/13886.

11:52, 25 August 2025

A fighter from Kalmykia was killed in the SVO zone

Danzan Erendzhenov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 170 fighters from Kalmykia have been officially recognized as killed.

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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

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

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

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.