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Uniform of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defence Army. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:11, 29 August 2015
NKR declares 950 cases of ceasefire violations within a week
On August 23-29, Azerbaijan violated the ceasefire regime on the contact line of the troops for about 950 times, said the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR).
Maria Kuchina. Photo: the official site of the International Association of Athletics Federations http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/russia/maria-kuchina-243170
15:36, 29 August 2015
Native of KBR wins gold at World Athletics Championships
A Russian Maria Kuchina, a native of the city of Prokhladny, has won the gold medal in high jump at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing.
The residents of the 19-storey No. 10A building in Eighth Air Force Army Street in Volgograd received cold water after the protest action. Volgograd, August 10, 2015. Photo by Tatyana Filimonova for the "Caucasian Knot"
13:48, 29 August 2015
Bocharov demands to check Volgograd officials on lie detector
As stated by Andrei Bocharov, the head of the Volgograd Region, a polygraph should be used to examine the employees of the Mayoralty of Volgograd, who sanctioned to commission the high-rise building in Eighth Air Force Army Street. The Governor also spoke about "criminalization of Volgograd housing and utilities sector."
Soldiers on the front line prepare a 82-mm mortar for the shelling. Photo: http://haqqin.az/news/51482
12:51, 29 August 2015
Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of 130 shelling episodes during 24 hours
As stated by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan, the Armenian armed forces violated the ceasefire on the frontline for 130 times during the last 24 hours.
11:46, 29 August 2015
CTO regime lifted in Makhachkala
The counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime, which was introduced in the Leninsky District of Makhachkala after the attack on policemen in Novy Khushet, has been cancelled.
10:47, 29 August 2015
Security measures strengthened in Grozny after killing in battalion "Sever"
The number of on duty servicemen in Grozny has been increased after the murder of Musa Ayubov, an officer of the battalion "Sever" (North), and his wife Zulay; they stop drivers and inspect their cars, townspeople report.
Car with the traces of shelling. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2015/08/26/v-dagestane-neitralizovany-glavar-i-dva-bandita-iz-tn-makhachkalinskoi-bandy.html
10:07, 29 August 2015
Two suspected militants killed in Magaramkent District
Two suspected militants were killed by power agents in a shootout that broke out in the Magaramkent District of Dagestan at night on August 29.
07:22, 29 August 2015
Yerevan: police officer Vardgesyan apologizes for incident with Akop Nazaryan
Senior Lieutenant Arthur Vardgesyan has treated his slap on the elderly demonstrator Akop Nazaryan as a mistake and apologized to the public.
05:40, 29 August 2015
Activists accuse Armenian authorities of failing promises to subsidize electricity tariff
The initiative group "No to robbery!" is preparing to resume acts of disobedience with the demand to cancel the decision to increase the electricity tariff. According to activists, the authorities failed with their promise to subsidize the difference with the new electricity tariff.
01:44, 29 August 2015
Dagestani farmer and his son suspected of kidnapping three people
Investigating bodies have opened a criminal case against the head of a farm and his son, who are suspected of kidnapping their employee and his minor children.
Said Amirov at the court session. Rostov-on-Don, May 26, 2015. Photo by Oleg Pchyolov for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:05, 28 August 2015
Amirov's life sentence failed to destroy his empire
So far, the assets and businesses of Said Amirov remain under the control of his supporters, said the experts asked by the "Caucasian Knot". According to their opinion, the criminal prosecution and the life sentence were certainly a blow to Amirov's empire, but did not destroy it completely.
A TT pistol. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2015/08/26/glavar-tn-severnogo-sektora-bandpodpolya-neitralizovan-v-dagestane.html
17:50, 28 August 2015
Hideout with weapons found in KBR
Power agents have taken out from a hideout found in the village of Zalukokoazhe a pistol, cartridges and grenades, which had allegedly belonged to a militant killed in 2013.
17:27, 28 August 2015
Resident of Novy Khushet states detention of her husband by power agents
The detention of Akhmed Akhmedov, a builder from Novy Khushet, may be associated with an attack on an OMON (riot police) employee, during which two persons were killed, said his wife. The woman has turned to rights defenders asking to provide her with an advocate.
A 9 mm Stechkin automatic pistol. Photo: Vitaly V. Kuzmin, https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Автоматический_пистолет_Стечкина#/media/File:Stechkin_APS.jpg
16:45, 28 August 2015
Musa Ayubov's firearm found on his relative
Idris Ayubov, detained on suspicion of killing in Grozny his uncle – a deputy commander of the battalion "Sever" and his wife, became a figurant in the criminal case of murdering two people and theft of firearm.
March of one of the Slavs communities. Photo: http://web-kapiche.ru/66-shoron-ezh-sloven.html?_utl_t=fb
15:17, 28 August 2015
Stavropol Territory: Pagan Slavs claim violation of their rights
Members of the neo-pagan community of Slavs-Ynglings of the Stavropol Territory, which was recognized by the court as an extremist community, complain about their blocked bank cards and penetration of unidentified persons into their households. In their opinion, these facts may indicate employees of law enforcement bodies.
Argun-city. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
13:59, 28 August 2015
Power specialists switch off 598 consumers in Chechnya for their debts
On August 26-27, in the Argun District of Chechnya, 598 customers, who had huge debts for electricity bills, were cut off the grid. Their total debt amounted to more than 5 million roubles, said the spokesman of the Ministry of Housing and Utilities of Chechnya. Locals treat such measures as "excessive."
13:39, 28 August 2015
CPT demands to check Eskerkhanov's statement about torture
The human rights organization "Committee to Prevent Torture" (CPT) has addressed the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) with a request to check the statement of Tamerlan Eskerkhanov, one of the defendants in Boris Nemtsov's murder case, that he had been tortured.
Dadaev convoyed to the courtroom. Photo by Yuliya Buslavskaya for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:28, 28 August 2015
Dadaev's defence appeals against extension of his arrest
Shamsudin Tsakaev, the advocate of Zaur Dadaev, has appealed against the court's decision to extend until November 28 the arrest of his client, who is considered by investigators to be the main figurant in Boris Nemtsov's murder case.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Jens Stoltenberg, the NATO Secretary General attend the opening of the NATO joint training and assessment centre in Georgia
12:06, 28 August 2015
Opening NATO Centre in Georgia escalates tension with Russia
Local politicians treat the opening of the NATO training centre near Tbilisi as the next step on Georgia's membership in the Alliance. They see a negative aspect of this event in a displeased reaction of Moscow. The Georgian leadership is sure that the NATO training centre will contribute to stability in the region.
Military equipment of battalion "Sever" on the Victory parade in Grozny, May 2015. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:10, 28 August 2015
Relative is suspected of killing officer of battalion "Sever" in Grozny
On suspicion of murdering Musa Ayubov, a deputy commander of the battalion of the Russian MIA "Sever", and his wife, Ayubov's nephew is detained in Grozny.
News
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Alipat Sultanbegova, an activist. Photo: SOTA https://t.me/sotaproject/54465 Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of February 20-26, 2023

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.