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Daria Polyudova. Photo: https://memohrc.org/

19:09, 13 August 2025

Darya Polyudova was attacked in the colony

Krasnodar activist Daria Polyudova is facing pressure in a Kostroma colony; she was attacked by another prisoner.

18:10, 13 August 2025

The court rejected all motions of Bakhruz Samedov's defense

The defense of Bahruz Samedov, who was convicted of treason, filed more than 20 motions during the hearing at the Baku Court of Appeal, but the judge rejected them, including a request to hold the trial in open mode.

17:10, 13 August 2025

Human rights activists linked the campaigns on Suleimanova’s case with the activity of the Chechen Investigative Committee

An investigator suggested that a witness in the case of Seda Suleimanova's disappearance take a polygraph test in Chechnya.

16:12, 13 August 2025

Russian Foreign Ministry Reacts to Information on Azerbaijan's Arms Supplies to Ukraine

Moscow said that Azerbaijan's arms supplies to Ukraine would worsen the situation. The lifting of the embargo on arms supplies to Ukraine was reported with reference to unnamed sources.

A kindergarten teacher in Novorossiysk beats a girl. August 13, 2025. Screenshot of the video https://t.me/chpkrasnodara/65220

15:13, 13 August 2025

A brutal accident involving a child resulted in criminal prosecution of a teacher from Novorossiysk

Wide publicity surrounding the beating and insult of a kindergarten student led to the opening of a criminal case.

14:15, 13 August 2025

Kuban court orders payment of almost 50 billion rubles for fuel oil spill in Black Sea

The court granted the claim of Rosprirodnadzor against the owner and charterer of one of the tankers that sank in the Black Sea, the Volgoneft-212.

13:16, 13 August 2025

Volgograd residents receive permission to return to house damaged by drone attack

Residents of the 16-story building on Opolchenskaya Street, where the UAV debris fell, were allowed to return to their apartments, the mayor's office reported on its Telegram channel.

12:11, 13 August 2025

The attempt to remove the imam in the Buinaksk mosque was the result of the rhetoric of the Dagestan Muslim Spiritual Directorate

The Dagestan Muslim Spiritual Directorate has repeatedly spoken out against Abdulzhalil Afandi Karanaisky, who opposes the muftiate; hostile rhetoric has led to an attempt to remove the imam of the Juma Mosque in Buinaksk. Theoretically, the community can replace the imam, but the muftiate seeks to control imams through appointments, analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" indicated.

11:19, 13 August 2025

A fighter from Adygea killed in military operation

Alexander Ulissky was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 90 fighters from Adygea have been officially recognized as killed.

10:21, 13 August 2025

Residents of Lermontovo demanded that the problem with the river crossing be resolved

The road proposed by the authorities after the bridge collapse is dangerous and inaccessible to most residents of the trans-river part of Lermontovo, even ambulances and garbage trucks refuse to go along it, they said, demanding that the issue of access to the infrastructure be resolved. The head of the district promised to consider an alternative route.

09:21, 13 August 2025

The Ministry of Defense counted 23 drones shot down in the regions of the Southern Federal District

On the night of August 13, air defense alert systems intercepted 46 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles on Russian territory. Half of them were shot down in the south - in Krasnodar Krai, Volgograd and Rostov Oblasts.

08:41, 13 August 2025

Volgograd Airport resumes receiving and releasing aircraft

Temporary restrictions on the operation of Volgograd airport, introduced at night to ensure flight safety, have been lifted.

07:55, 13 August 2025

Three districts of Rostov region were attacked by drones

Air defense forces repelled an aerial attack by drones in the north of the Rostov region.

07:07, 13 August 2025

Car caught fire after UAV crash in Slavyansk-na-Kubani

The wreckage of the drone fell on the territory of an oil refinery in the Krasnodar region.

06:12, 13 August 2025

Giorgi Bachiashvili's sentence upheld

An appeals court in Tbilisi has upheld the sentence of former co-investment fund head Giorgi Bachiashvili, who was sentenced to 11 years in prison in a case involving the embezzlement of bitcoins belonging to Bidzina Ivanishvili.

04:34, 13 August 2025

Residents of a multi-storey building in Volgograd evacuated after drone debris fell

Drone debris fell on the roof of a multi-story building in Volgograd, residents were evacuated.

03:35, 13 August 2025

Kuban resident fined for song in Ukrainian

A court in Kuban fined local resident Anton Petrenko one thousand rubles for singing along to a song in Ukrainian at a birthday party. Petrenko apologized to his fellow citizens, saying he did not want to offend anyone.

02:36, 13 August 2025

Volgograd airport operations limited

To ensure flight safety, temporary restrictions have been introduced on the operation of the Volgograd airport; at least four flights to Moscow and Sharm el-Sheikh have been delayed.

01:56, 13 August 2025

Deaf-mute resident of Kabardino-Balkaria fined for discrediting the army due to video in messenger

The court fined Shakarbai Pashshaliev for the audio of a video he posted on WhatsApp, even though the disabled man could not hear what was being said in the video.

00:54, 13 August 2025

The Stavropol prosecutor's office acknowledged red tape in the case of Eldar Kulbyakov

For over a year, investigators have refused to open a criminal case on the torture of Stavropol resident Eldar Kulbyakov, although the injuries on his body have been confirmed by three examinations.

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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.

Zaur Kaituev after the beating. Photo courtesy of the "Caucasian Knot."

Lawyer Kaituev reported pressure from security forces after the beating.

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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

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