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Explosion at Cosmonauts Street, 47 in Volgograd. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
15:11, 22 December 2015
Volgograd: number of explosion casualties increased to three
In Volgograd, while clearing the ruins of the building partially collapsed after the explosion, rescuers found the body of the third victim. This was reported by a staff member of the Department for the Volgograd Region of the Russian Ministry for Emergencies (MfE). The victim was identified as 24-year-old Albina Bogatova, who was visiting her friends at the time of the explosion.
Evgeny Vitishko. Photo: RFE/RL
11:57, 22 December 2015
Court decides to release Evgeny Vitishko from settlement-colony
The Tambov Regional Court has upheld the decision of the Kirsanov District Court to replace the unserved part of the Evgeny Vitishko's sentence at the penal settlement-colony with restriction of liberty. The ecologist will serve the unserved part of his sentence in the Tuapse District of the Krasnodar Territory.
Fire extinguishing after explosion at a residential building in Volgograd. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
07:24, 22 December 2015
Authorities promise to allocate 50 million roubles to victims of explosion in Volgograd
In total, 50 million roubles from the contingency fund of the Volgograd Region are planned to be allocated for the compensation to the people affected by the explosion at a residential building in Volgograd. Each family of the victims will be granted one million roubles.
Rufat Safarov. Photo: http://haqqin.az/news/59586
05:59, 22 December 2015
Investigator of Azerbaijani Prosecutor's Office reports on searches in his office and at home
The office and the rented apartment of Rufat Safarov, an investigator of the Zardob District Prosecutor's Office, have been searched. The investigator associates the searches with his letter of resignation as a sign of his disagreement with the policy of the Azerbaijani government.
Darya Polyudova. Photo: http://www.yuga.ru/media/3b/79/46479_900__llf540b.jpg
01:49, 22 December 2015
Darya Polyudova fears to be arrested until verdict comes into force
Activist Darya Polyudova does not rule out that she will be arrested prior to the consideration of the appeal against the decision of the Oktiabrskiy District Court of Krasnodar, which has sentenced her to two years of imprisonment in a penal settlement-colony and left her free until the sentence comes into force.
00:46, 22 December 2015
Members of "New Armenia" report on provocations at regional meetings
In Armenia, opponents of the constitutional reform have completed regional meetings with citizens. The activists have claimed several provocations committed during the above events. Supporters of the Front of National Salvation "New Armenia" have made a decision to continue their sitting picket in Yerevan, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
22:59, 21 December 2015
ICRF reports detection of remains of second casualty of explosion in Volgograd
The fact that today in the evening, when removing debris of the flats in Volgograd, they found body fragments of another casualty, was reported by Natalia Kunitskaya, the press secretary of the Investigating Department (ID) for the Volgograd Region of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), who is quoted by the "Interfax".
Truck drivers protest action, December 2015. Photo: Mariay Kostayeva (RFE/RL)
20:14, 21 December 2015
Volgograd carriers preparing to resume strike
Volgograd truckers have announced their intention to take part in a repeated stop of work in protest against the "Platon" system.
Darya Polyudova. Photo: RFE/RL
18:18, 21 December 2015
Darya Polyudova sentenced to two years in colony-settlement
Today, the Oktiabrskiy District Court of Krasnodar has found the activist Darya Polyudova guilty of public calls to separatism and extremism, and sentenced her to two years of freedom deprivation in a colony-settlement. She was not taken into custody in the courtroom, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
Tenants evacuated after explosion in a residential building in Volgograd, December 20, 2015. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
17:51, 21 December 2015
Residents of Volgograd high-rise building associate explosion with storage of ammunition and fuel
Members of one of the families who lived in the block of flats in Volgograd, where the explosion occurred, brought home and stored ammunition, and cylinders with gas and gasoline, but law enforcement bodies did not respond on neighbours reports, locals say.
The village of Kuschevskaya, Krasnodar Territory. Photo: Sergei Karpov/Yugopolis.
16:25, 21 December 2015
Activist from Kuschevskaya associates his beating with attempt to screen "Chaika" documentary
A local resident Artyom Martynenko has been beaten up in the village of Kuschevskaya, KrasnodarTerritory. He was attacked after trying to agree about screening the documentary by Alexei Navalny on corrupt family businesses of Russian Public Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika in a local cinema.
Ministry for Emergencies officers liquidate fire after explosion in a residential building inVolgograd. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
13:00, 21 December 2015
Russian MfE denies information about two victims of explosion in Volgograd
The Chief Department for the Volgograd Region of the Russian Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) has denied the information on the discovery of a woman's body under a multi-storey building partly collapsed as a result of the explosion in Volgograd.
Varvara Karaulova. Photo: http://msk.bloknot.ru/news/varvara-karaulova-sdelala-priznanie-i-otkazalas-ot-658180?sphrase_id=339854
12:14, 21 December 2015
Defence of Varvara Karaulova challenges her arrest
The court has received an appeal against the continued detention of Alexandra Ivanova (Varvara Karaulova), accused of an attempt to join the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS). This was reported by an official of the court.
09:00, 21 December 2015
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of December 14-20
Explosion in high-rise building in Volgograd that deprived hundred people of housing; start of trial on massacre of Avetisyan family in Armenia; meeting of presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of December 14-20, 2015, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
Grozny. Photo by the ‘Caucasian Knot’ correspondent.
08:25, 21 December 2015
Chechen authorities report on violations in activities of eight NPOs
Non-profit organizations (NPOs), which commit violations in their activities, face liquidation. This was reported by an official of the Chechen Ministry of Justice (MoJ).
Picket near General Consulate of Russia in Turkey, Istanbul, December 19, 2015. Photo by Magomed Tuayev for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
05:37, 21 December 2015
In Istanbul, Circassian activists report on increased pressure on repatriates in Russia (+video)
The conflict between Russia and Turkey has resulted in the increased pressure on repatriates in the republics of Northern Caucasus. This opinion was voiced by members of the Circassian Diaspora, who gathered for the protest action in front of the building of the Russian General Consulate in Istanbul.
Law enforcers during CTO. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/allnakmessages_page_2.html
03:01, 21 December 2015
On December 14-20, at least 7 persons suffer in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of December 14-20, 2015, at least 7 persons suffered in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, four persons were killed, and three others were wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
22:54, 20 December 2015
In two districts of Dagestan, two children wounded from air rifle
In Dagestan, two incidents with air guns have occurred during the same day: in the Kazbek District, a local resident wounded an 11-year-old child in his eye, and in the Untsukul District, a teenager made a shot on a 12-year-old boy, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reports. According to the police, both incidents occurred as a result of careless handling of weapons.
Explosion in a residential house in Volgograd, December 20, 2015. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
14:44, 20 December 2015
In Volgograd, ten people injured in explosion in multi-storey building
Today, at about 12:00 a.m. Moscow time, in Volgograd, an explosion occurred in a residential house. According to the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE), the explosion in an apartment of a multi-storey building caused a collapse of blocks. As a result of the explosion in the residential building in Volgograd, a block of the building from the second to the ninth floors has collapsed.
12:26, 20 December 2015
Azerbaijani MoD reports on 18 Armenian soldiers killed this week
In the period of December 13-20, 18 Armenian soldiers were killed, and more than 20 soldiers were wounded. This was reported by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan.
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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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