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10:43, 15 August 2025

Rostov court sentences Crimean resident to long term in sabotage case

Alina Grek received 15 years in prison after a trial in a military court in Rostov-on-Don for preparing to set fire to a relay cabinet.

09:45, 15 August 2025

Ilham Aliyev rules out deliberate attack on AZAL plane

Official Baku demands an apology and compensation, the President of Azerbaijan stated.

09:41, 15 August 2025

Doctors report on the condition of the victims of the drone attack in Rostov-on-Don

The condition of four of the wounded, including two children, is described as moderate.

Alexander Kharitoshin. Screenshot of a photo from the Telegram channel of the Teuchezhsky District Administration from 14.08.25, https://t.me/admteuch/26493

08:49, 15 August 2025

Four fighters from Adygea killed in military operation

Aleksandr Kharitoshin, Dmitry Karavansky, Eduard Leirikh and Nalbiy Koshegu were killed in combat. Since the start of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 95 fighters from Adygea have been officially recognized as killed.

07:50, 15 August 2025

12 drones shot down over southern Russia

11 UAVs were shot down over the Rostov region and one over Kalmykia, the authorities reported. The drone danger regime has been lifted in the regions of the North Caucasus. The ban on flights has been lifted at the Volgograd airport, 23 flights are delayed and four are cancelled.

Olga Petrova. Screenshot of a photo from the Telegram channel "OVD-Info" (recognized as a foreign agent) from 15.07.25, https://t.me/ovdinfo/25967.

06:49, 15 August 2025

Lawyers Assess Olga Petrova's Chances of Parole After Child's Birth

Makhachkala resident Olga Petrova, convicted in a case of financing terrorism, will have to spend two years in prison after the birth of her child. In the case of serious crimes, the birth of a child rarely serves as grounds for parole, lawyers pointed out.

Samvel Karapetyan. Screenshot of photo https://www.yerkir.am/hy/article/2025/06/27/295107 from 06/27/25.

05:49, 15 August 2025

Samvel Karapetyan's arrest extended for two months

Armenia's Anti-Corruption Court has remanded businessman Samvel Karapetyan in custody; the ten-hour hearing took place amid a protest. Karapetyan's defense called the decision unfounded.

04:50, 15 August 2025

Zinovkina told the court about surveillance and threats of rape

Anastasia Zinovkina, who is charged in a drug case in Georgia, told the court that she noticed she was being followed after participating in protests. She also said that one of the security officers threatened to rape her after her arrest.

03:54, 15 August 2025

Court orders return of Elizaveta Abakarova's son from Dagestan

The ex-husband of Elizaveta Abakarova, who took their son from Moscow to Makhachkala, is obliged to return the child to his mother and pay alimony for his maintenance, the court ruled.

02:56, 15 August 2025

Federal Judge Brutally Murdered on Street in Kamyshin

A Kamyshin resident surrendered to police after a brutal massacre of a federal judge outside the Kamyshin City Court. Some sources claim that the suspect is a combatant.

01:56, 15 August 2025

175 Rostov residents reported damage after drone attack

Rostov-on-Don authorities have received 175 property damage reports from residents of houses damaged during the drone attack on August 14. Twenty buildings were damaged, the head of the region reported.

23:57, 14 August 2025

Dagestani soldier killed in Ukraine

Imammuhammad Saidov from Gumbetovsky district was killed in the fighting. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, officials have officially named at least 1,505 Dagestani soldiers killed.

Drone. Illustration created by "Caucasian Knot" with the help of AI.

22:58, 14 August 2025

Drone threat declared in five regions of North Caucasus

A drone alert regime was introduced this evening in Dagestan, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachay-Cherkessia, North Ossetia and Stavropol Krai.

21:59, 14 August 2025

Activists in Tbilisi held a solidarity rally with Amaglobeli on the 260th day of protests

A solidarity action with journalist Mzia Amaglobeli, who was sentenced to two years, took place in Tbilisi before the traditional gathering of protesters on Rustaveli Avenue.

21:11, 14 August 2025

Two fighters from Dagestan killed in military operation

Abdul Yunusov and Shamil Aliomarov were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 1,504 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

Participants of the raid at the entrance to the beach. Still frame from video from 12.08.25, https://t.me/heda_media/1716

20:18, 14 August 2025

Morality fighters from Ingushetia conducted a raid in Dagestan

Their fellow countrymen came to Izberbash to look for girls from Ingushetia who dated people of other nationalities. They raided the city and beaches all night long, but found no confirmation of the rumors that prompted them to come to Dagestan.

19:21, 14 August 2025

Investigation into child abuse case in Makhachkala completed

The investigation reported that it had transferred a case of cruel treatment of a stepmother to her stepdaughter to the prosecutor's office. According to the investigation, the woman beat the child out of personal hostility.

18:23, 14 August 2025

212 people evacuated after drone attack in Rostov-on-Don

Six people remain in hospitals after a drone attack in Rostov-on-Don, 212 residents were evacuated from the damaged houses. A total of 15 multi-storey buildings and one private house were damaged.

17:33, 14 August 2025

Saraliev reported on prisoner exchange with Ukraine

The prisoner exchange with Ukraine took place today according to the 84 X 84 formula, reported State Duma deputy from Chechnya Shamsail Saraliev. The exchange was carried out with the mediation of the United Arab Emirates, the Defense Ministry specified.

16:42, 14 August 2025

A resident of Nalchik considered the sentence handed down to her to be unfounded

The Nalchik Magistrates' Court sentenced Olga Dolgolenko to six months of restricted freedom in the case of a murder threat. She claims that the events that formed the basis of the sentence are fictitious, and intends to seek its cancellation. The sentence does not contain evidence of Dolgolenko's guilt, the lawyer said.

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Six fighters from Dagestan were killed in Ukraine.

Shootout in Dagestan. Illustration created by Caucasian Knot using AI in ChatGPT.

During the week from January 26 to February 1, two people were killed in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts.

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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

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