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Queue at the gas station. Illustration created by "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program.
17:59, 31 July 2026
Queues formed at Volgograd gas stations after the nighttime drone attack.
After the drone attack on Volgograd, which also affected the oil refinery, queues have reappeared at gas stations.
An FSB officer detains a man. Illustration created by "Caucasian Knot" using the Copilot program.
17:42, 31 July 2026
The FSB detained a resident of the Rostov region on suspicion of treason.
Law enforcement reported the detention of an 18-year-old resident of Taganrog, who was planning a terrorist attack against Russian military personnel.
Seaweed on the beach in Anapa. Photo: Anton Bykov, Yuga.ru
17:02, 31 July 2026
Telegram users called for the removal of seaweed from the beaches of Anapa.
The beaches of Anapa are filled with seaweed, bloggers report. City authorities should monitor the condition of the beaches, commentators pointed out.
15:09, 31 July 2026
The memory of medical workers who died during the years of repression was honored in Tbilisi.
At the building where the Georgian Extraordinary Commission was located, those gathered read out the names of repressed medical workers.
14:09, 31 July 2026
Tightening legislation in Europe has created the risk of deportation for hundreds of Chechens.
Muslim Alkhazov's deportation to Russia has been appealed, but he remains at risk, along with hundreds of other refugees from Chechnya, due to tightened immigration laws in Europe, human rights activists noted. Unfair denials of asylum to Chechens in Europe have also increased because decisions regarding refugees' fate are made by security services without regard for the risks of returning to Chechnya, diaspora representatives emphasized.
13:09, 31 July 2026
A Russian woman recounts her four-year struggle for her child, who was taken to Armenia.
Alexandra has been trying for four years to secure the right to see her son, whom her ex-husband took to Armenia. An Armenian court designated her ex-husband as the sole guardian. Alexandra's appeals to the police and the guardianship authorities have been unsuccessful. Her lawyers have filed a lawsuit seeking the restoration of her parental rights.
Bahruz Gasanli. Photo: https://www.irfs.org/news-feed/отчет-инистора-словы-и-защитно/
11:54, 31 July 2026
A Ukrainian court has released an Azerbaijani opposition figure despite Baku's extradition request.
Opposition activist Bahruz Hasanli, detained in Ukraine at the request of Azerbaijani law enforcement, has been released by a Kharkiv court. PFPA members and the activist himself link the criminal prosecution to his political activities in Azerbaijan, arguing that the fraud charges are unfounded. The PFPA hopes that Ukrainian authorities will definitively deny the activist's extradition to Azerbaijan.
11:08, 31 July 2026
Security forces conducted a search of Narek Karapetyan's home.
This morning, security forces searched the home of Narek Karapetyan, a member of the Strong Armenia party who was elected to parliament. According to the politician, nothing was seized during the search. Investigators believe the search is related to the case of Karapetyan's fellow party member, Alik Aleksanyan, whose pretrial detention was extended for two months today.
10:23, 31 July 2026
Initiatives to protect Georgia's national values ​​have drawn criticism from the opposition.
An initiative group has been created in Georgia to protect "national values," initiated by cultural figures. This is the second such initiative in recent days. The opposition believes such initiatives threaten a wave of violence.
09:23, 31 July 2026
A Rosgvardiya officer from Dagestan was killed in Ukraine.
Senior Sergeant Shikhakhmed Gadzhiev was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have acknowledged at least 2,053 combatants from Dagestan killed there.
08:21, 31 July 2026
Russian Railways declared its right to a refund of its investments if the concession agreement with Armenia is amended.
Oleg Belozerov, head of the holding, reported that Russian Railways was perplexed by the news of a possible fee for leasing Armenia's railway infrastructure. All rights and obligations of the parties are spelled out in the Concession Agreement, to which the Armenian government is also a party, he recalled.
07:25, 31 July 2026
Two soldiers from the Astrakhan region were killed in Ukraine.
Yuri Trofimov and Alexander Sopov from the Kamyzyak district were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 754 soldiers from the Astrakhan region have been officially recognized as killed.
Still from a video message from residents of the village of Natukhaevskaya to Bastrykin about resuming construction of the sports complex. Photo: Krasnodar News - CITY / Telegram channel
06:27, 31 July 2026
Residents of the Kuban region asked Bastrykin to complete the construction of the sports complex.
In the Krasnodar region, residents of the village of Natukhaevskaya appealed to the Chairman of the Russian Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, asking him to investigate the suspension of construction of a sports complex and hold those responsible accountable.
05:28, 31 July 2026
Five people were hospitalized after a drone attack in the Volgograd region.
Drones damaged an apartment building and a private home. Fires were reported at an industrial facility in the fuel and energy sector.
04:54, 31 July 2026
A soldier was convicted in Nalchik for leaving his duty station without permission.
The Nalchik Garrison Military Court sentenced Fanil Shafikov to two years' imprisonment for absence from service during mobilization.
03:55, 31 July 2026
Two residents of Gukovo were injured in a drone attack.
An apartment building was damaged by a drone in Gukovo, leaving one person trapped under rubble and the remaining residents evacuated.
02:57, 31 July 2026
A Ukrainian soldier described the conditions of captivity in Chechnya.
Ukrainian prisoners of war held in Chechnya for more than three years were exploited by local authorities at construction sites, forced to work for food, said former prisoner Sergei Skotarenko.
01:57, 31 July 2026
The names of eight Kalmykian soldiers killed in Ukraine have been released.
Nurken Isenov, Alexey Korotkov, Viktor Khargatayev, and five other of their fellow countrymen were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially acknowledged at least 243 fighters from Kalmykia killed there.
00:58, 31 July 2026
Three suspects in the assassination attempt on a security official have been arrested in Ingushetia.
Law enforcement officers in Ingushetia have detained three suspects in an attempted murder, all of whom have been taken into custody. The suspects are in connection with the February 2025 assassination attempt on Ilez Nalgiev, former head of the Karabulak police department.
23:59, 30 July 2026
Demonstrators in Tbilisi honored the memory of the victims of Soviet terror.
The memorial event for the victims of Soviet terror preceded the traditional gathering of supporters of European integration on Rustaveli Avenue on the 610th day of continuous protests.
News
Two servicemen from Dagestan were killed in Ukraine

In July 2026, 2 victims were recorded in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and southern Russia.

Less than a third of those affected by the flooding received payments in Dagestan

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.