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01:54, 11 August 2025

Dagestan authorities order to involve vigilantes in work with tourists

Vigilantes, including Cossacks, may be involved in maintaining order in places of mass gatherings, including ensuring the safety of tourists. Security forces must regularly conduct training sessions with them on studying the laws.

00:54, 11 August 2025

Wreckage of at least nine drones found in Kuban

The wreckage of at least nine drones was found in various settlements of the Krasnodar region; there were no casualties, authorities reported.

23:57, 10 August 2025

A fighter from Kalmykia was killed in a military operation

Aleksandr Sushkov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 168 fighters from Kalmykia have been officially recognized as killed.

22:55, 10 August 2025

Makhachkala residents complain about ongoing power outages

In Makhachkala, the hot weather that power engineers cited as the reason for the power outages has given way to a downpour, but some city residents remain without electricity. Makhachkala authorities reported on a meeting in connection with residents' complaints about power outages.

21:56, 10 August 2025

Protest at Georgian Parliament Preceded by Rally of Evicted Refugees

Supporters of European integration blocked traffic on Rustaveli Avenue in central Tbilisi for the 256th day in a row. Before that, refugees from Abkhazia, evicted from a dilapidated house on Tvalchrelidze Street, came out to protest, saying that they still have not been able to get the attention of the Tbilisi City Hall.

Magas Airport. Screenshot of the photo "Serdalo" https://serdalo.ru/news/kultura?page=1054

20:55, 10 August 2025

Sale of Magas airport outraged social media users

The Ingush government has put the Magas airport up for sale for 250 million rubles, stating that its maintenance costs 100 million rubles annually, and there are no funds for its development. The authorities could find money for the republic's only airport, commentators on social media were outraged.

The wind tore off the roof of school #6 in Beslan. Screenshot of a photo from Kazbek Mrikaev's Telegram channel from 10.08.25, https://t.me/kazbekmrikaev/848

19:56, 10 August 2025

Five villages in North Ossetia and part of Beslan left without electricity

Part of Beslan and five villages in the Pravoberezhny district were left without electricity and water after strong gusts of wind. The wind also tore off the roof of a school that had been renovated four years ago.

18:56, 10 August 2025

Almost three thousand complaints were received from residents of Dagestan about the lack of electricity

Most often during the week, residents of Dagestan complained to the Regional Control Center about the lack of electricity and lack of water. The largest number of complaints, 3,474, came from Makhachkala.

17:56, 10 August 2025

Two drones shot down over Chechnya

Over the past two days, air defense systems have shot down drones in the Shelkovsky and Nadterechny districts; there are no casualties or damage, the head of Chechnya reported.

16:56, 10 August 2025

A fighter from the Astrakhan region was killed in a military operation

Renat Maldybaev was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 589 fighters from the Astrakhan region have been officially recognized as killed.

15:56, 10 August 2025

Fuel oil spill near Anapa affects algae and mussels

Scientists from the Subtropical Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, based on the results of a study of coastal waters affected by a fuel oil spill, reported a normalization of the concentration of petroleum products near Vityazevo, but noted a change in the chemical composition of macroalgae and the impact of fuel oil on the mussel population.

14:56, 10 August 2025

Zinovkina complained about her condition worsening

Anastasia Zinovkina, accused of drug trafficking, complained of severe back pain and she cannot sit. Activists at a protest in Tbilisi called on the Georgian ombudsman to visit her.

Mansur Movlaev. Screenshot of a photo from Murat Adam's Instagram page* from 08/09/25, https://www.instagram.com/p/DNEFZHFMOf3/?img_index=1 (the activities of Meta, the company that owns the social network, are prohibited in Russia).

13:56, 10 August 2025

Movlaev's lawyers called on the Kazakh authorities to influence his fate

The defense asked the Kazakh authorities to stop any actions aimed at extraditing Mansur Movlayev, to guarantee the observance of his rights, and to ensure that his application for asylum is considered, pointing out that his life is in danger in Chechnya.

12:56, 10 August 2025

Two fighters from Kabardino-Balkaria killed in military operation

Nikolay Shurdumov and Sukhrob Mukhammedov were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 282 fighters from Kabardino-Balkaria have been officially recognized as killed.

11:56, 10 August 2025

Rosaviatsiya has restricted the operation of the airport in Gelendzhik

Restrictions on the arrival and departure of aircraft have been introduced at Gelendzhik airport for security reasons.

10:57, 10 August 2025

UAVs attempted to attack objects in Nevinnomyssk and Stavropol

The longest unmanned danger regime of all time was lifted this morning in Stavropol Krai.

08:58, 10 August 2025

Defense Ministry reports 42 drones shot down in the south of the country

On the night of August 10, air defense forces shot down 121 unmanned aerial vehicles over Russian regions, including 42 drones intercepted in the Southern and North Caucasian Federal Districts, and two more over the waters of the Sea of Azov.

07:50, 10 August 2025

The queue in front of the Crimean Bridge in Kuban is growing again

Drivers and passengers of 945 cars are waiting in Krasnodar Krai to cross the Crimean Bridge. From the Kerch side, the passage is carried out without delays.

UAV in the sky. Illustration created by "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program

06:52, 10 August 2025

Drones Attacked Two Districts of Rostov Region

Air defense forces repelled an aerial attack by drones in the Millerovsky and Chertkovsky districts of the Rostov region.

04:32, 10 August 2025

One person died in a mine collapse in the Rostov region

A collapse occurred at a mine in Krasnosulinsky District, a miner died, and two others managed to escape.

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Transkam. Photo: https://south-ossetia.info/transkam-alternativnye-varianty/

The Transkam and Georgian Military Highway are closed to heavy vehicles.

The widows of Dzhabiev and Tsakaev are dissatisfied with the court rulings on their husbands' deaths after torture.

The Transcaucasian Highway at the exit from the village of Ruk. Still from a video from the South Ossetian Ministry of Emergency Situations https://t.me/mchsruo/4909

The movement of heavy trucks on the Transkam is prohibited.

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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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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.

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