×

Кавказский узел

Скачайте приложение — работает без VPN!
Скачать Скачать
RU EN
поиск
Menu
AbkhaziaAdjariaAdygeaArmeniaAstrakhan RegionAzerbaijanChechnyaDagestanGeorgiaIngushetiaKabardino-BalkariaKalmykiaKarachay-CherkessiaKrasnodar TerritoryNagorno-KarabakhNorth CaucasusNorth Ossetia-AlaniaNorth-Caucasian Federal DistrictRostov RegionRussiaSouth CaucasusSouth Federal DistrictSouth OssetiaStavropol RegionVolgograd Region
Homepage   /   News
Truck drivers talk to authorities, Volgograd, November 20, 2015. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
09:46, 24 November 2015
Truckers from Volgograd Region start forming columns to go to Moscow
About 400 truck drivers from the Volgograd Region are going to demand the cancellation of tolling trucks for the use of federal highways in Moscow. This was reported by Alexei Ulyanov, the coordinator of the protest action.
07:31, 24 November 2015
CTO legal regime introduced in two districts of Dagestan
Law enforcers are searching for militants in the territories of the Buynaksk and Karabudakhkent Districts, where the counterterrorist operation (CTO) legal regime has been introduced today.
Rally against rise of electricity tariffs, Yerevan, September 11-12, 2015. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
02:15, 24 November 2015
In Yerevan, activists hold action in protest against price growth
In Yerevan, members of the civil initiative "Red Card" have demanded from the authorities to reduce the prices for gas, electricity, sugar, and gasoline. The activists attempted to block city streets; however, the police prevented their actions.
Magomed Khazbiev. Photo: Andrei Stenin/Kommersant, http://www.kommersant.ru/doc/2654580
00:54, 24 November 2015
Putting Magomed Khazbiev on wanted list found legal
In Magas, the court has dismissed the complaint about the illegality of inclusion of Ingush opposition activist Magomed Khazbiev in the international wanted list.
Tabasaran District of Dagestan. Photo: Sabir Mataev http://nac.gov.ru/
19:28, 23 November 2015
CTO legal regime introduced in Tabasaran District of Dagestan
The counterterrorist operation (CTO) legal regime is introduced within the territory of the Tabasaran District, and law enforcers are searching for militants there.
Mosque in Kotrov Street, Makhachkala. Photo: Shamil Magomedov, http://www.odnoselchane.ru/
16:24, 23 November 2015
Salafis report on restriction of access to mosque in Kotrov Street
In Makhachkala, members of the Salafi community intend to return the mosque in Kotrov Street through negotiations with the Muftiyat. At present, according to them, policemen are on duty at the mosque, and they search men with beards.
Yuri Bitsuev. Photo: https://07.mvd.ru/cit/Rozisk/item/6431009/
13:45, 23 November 2015
Law enforcers mention Yuri Bitsuev among militants killed in Nalchik
Law enforcers have identified the men killed during the special operation carried out in Nalchik on November 22. According to a source from the law enforcement bodies, the number of the killed men included Yuri Bitsuev, who led militants in Kabardino-Balkaria after the death of Robert Zankishiev.
Nadezhda Savchenko in the Donetsk City Court, November 2, 2015. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
12:25, 23 November 2015
Copies of book written by Nadezhda Savchenko seized from her sister on Ukrainian-Russian border
Two packs of copies of the book, written by Nadezhda Savchenko, are seized from her sister Vera Savchenko at the Russian-Ukrainian border. This was reported by advocate Ilya Novikov. According to him, the book will be checked for extremism.
Defendants in Boris Nemtsov murder case in Basmanny District Court of Moscow. Photo by Yulia Buslavskaya for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
11:10, 23 November 2015
In Boris Nemtsov murder case, defendants testify against Ruslan Mukhudinov - source
In Boris Nemtsov murder case, the testimonies against Ruslan Mukhudinov, an officer of the Chechen battalion "Sever" (North), who is put on the wanted list, have been given by Zaur Dadaev and Anzor Gubashev, main defendants in the criminal case, and recorded on video. This was reported by a source close to investigators.
09:00, 23 November 2015
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of November 16-22
Two special operations against militants in Kabardino-Balkaria; special operation in Kalmykia, during which suspected murderer of a Moscow policeman was killed; another arson of a ziyart in Chechnya, see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of November 16-22, 2015, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
04:49, 23 November 2015
Murder of Mukhtar Kurbanov involves "Shamil" militants, investigators assert
Members of an illegal armed formation (IAF), acting in the Shamil District of Dagestan, are involved in the murder of Mukhtar Kurbanov, the head of the village of Teletl, who was killed in the evening of November 21. This was reported by an official from the investigating authorities.
Law inforcers during special operation. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2015/11/18/v-kalmykii-podrazdeleniyami-fsb-i-mvd-rossii-neitralizovany-chleny-babayurtovs.html
02:04, 23 November 2015
On November 16-22, 14 persons killed in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of November 16-22, 2015, 14 persons were killed in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Trucks on the outskirts of Makhachkala. Photo: http://www.riadagestan.ru/news/incidents/dalnoboyshchiki_ustroili_piket_na_okraine_makhachkaly_protiv_dopolnitelnykh_poshlin/
01:05, 23 November 2015
Truck drivers report on dispersal of protest action in Babayurt (+video)
Law enforcers have dispersed truck drivers on protest in Babayurt, and some of them were detained by policemen. The protest action continues in other localities of Dagestan, the truck drivers report.
Law inforcers during special operation. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2015/06/27/v-ingushetii-neitralizovany-dvoe-uchastnikov-mezhdunarodnoi-terroristicheskoi-.html
23:26, 22 November 2015
In Nalchik, evening CTO legal regime cancelled
The "Imarat Kavkaz" denies any involvement in the "Islamic State" (IS) (in Russia, both organizations are recognized as terrorist) of eleven militants, who have been killed this morning in the course of the counterterrorist operation (CTO) in Nalchik. Meanwhile, till present, the "Imarat Kavkaz" has reported no information concerning three other suspected members of illegal armed formations (IAFs) killed in the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria in the course of the special operation held in the evening.
22:16, 22 November 2015
Three other persons killed in special operation in Nalchik
Today, in the course of two special operations carried out in Nalchik, fourteen suspected militants have been killed, including the leader of the grouping, which swore allegiance to the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS). This was reported by the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC).
17:57, 22 November 2015
NAC reports on destruction of workshop for manufacturing bombs in Nalchik
In the course of a special operation carried out in Nalchik, a workshop for manufacturing of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) has been destroyed. Two ready-to-use IEDs have been defused. This was reported by the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC).
17:43, 22 November 2015
In Kalmykia, prisoners go on hunger strike, human rights defenders report
At the penal colony IK-1, prisoners have declared the common hunger strike after the death of prisoner Dmitry Batyrev. This was reported by human rights defenders. Officials from the Department of the Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN) do not confirm the information about the prisoners going on hunger strike.
Law enforcer during special operation. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2015/10/20/v-dagestane-v-khode-kto-neitralizovany-chetvero-banditov.html
13:00, 22 November 2015
Number of militants killed near Nalchik reaches 11
Today, during an armed clash in Kabardino-Balkaria, 11 militants have been killed. Earlier, they had sworn allegiance to the "Islamic State" (IS) (banned in Russia and recognized as a terrorist organization). This was reported by the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC).
08:05, 22 November 2015
Ramzan Kadyrov reports on about 500 Chechens joining IS
During the existence of the "Islamic State" (IS), about 500 natives of Chechnya had joined militants of that terrorist organization. 50 of them were persuaded to return home. This was reported by Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov. During four months, the number of natives of Chechnya, who, according to officials, joined the IS, grew by nearly 100 people.
05:00, 22 November 2015
In Dagestan, head of Teletl village killed
Mukhtar Kurbanov, the head of the village of Teletl of the Shamil District, who took office in June 2014 after the assassination of his predecessor, was killed by unidentified attackers.
News
A resident of the Krasnodar region was fined for a comment about Putin

"Rosneft" sent 960 tons of gasoline to Abkhazia

A resident of Sochi received a sentence for extremist publications on social media.

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.