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12:00, 13 April 2026
Analysts debate the causes of the devastating flood in Dagestan.
Dagestani analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" cited ill-considered development, natural factors, and the deplorable state of hydraulic structures as among the causes of the devastating flood. They also unanimously praised the significant contribution of volunteers in the flood relief effort.
10:57, 13 April 2026
The number of people evacuated to temporary accommodation centers in Dagestan has risen to 541.
According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the number of people taken to temporary accommodation centers in Dagestan increased by 18 in the past 24 hours. 508 residential buildings in the republic remain flooded.
09:56, 13 April 2026
A woman and a child were trapped under snow after an avalanche in Dagestan.
An avalanche buried two houses in the mountain village of Shaitli. According to rescuers, a woman and child were trapped under the snow.
Participants in the fighting in Ukraine. Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense Press Service
08:58, 13 April 2026
The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has reached 9,000.
At least 4,435 soldiers from the North Caucasus Federal District and 4,565 from the Southern Federal District have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.
People gather dead cattle in the village of Adilyotar, March 31, 2026. Still from a video by the Khasavyurt District Administration https://t.me/has_rayon05/25346
08:01, 13 April 2026
Dagestani villagers lost hundreds of heads of livestock as a result of a flood.
Residents of the Adilyotarsky village council lost 400 head of cattle, 360 head of sheep and goats, and nearly 30,000 poultry as a result of the flood. Most of the villagers' homes were damaged by the flood, and many remain submerged.
06:58, 13 April 2026
Five soldiers from the Volgograd region were killed in combat.
In the Kalachevsky district, awards were presented to the relatives of soldiers killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,752 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.
05:52, 13 April 2026
The suspects in the explosion of a fireworks warehouse in Vladikavkaz have been arrested.
The court sentenced the owner of the warehouse that exploded in Vladikavkaz on April 10, and two organizers of pyrotechnics production, to two months' arrest.
04:52, 13 April 2026
Analysts comment on the death of a girl in Abkhazia.
The death of a three-year-old girl as a result of domestic violence is unique to Abkhazia, but human rights activists have documented similar cases. A law is needed that would protect victims of domestic violence, not just document its consequences.
03:52, 13 April 2026
A ban on travel on the Transkam has been introduced.
Due to bad weather, all motor vehicle traffic is prohibited on the Transcaucasian Highway.
02:53, 13 April 2026
Environmentalists consider the data on the safety of Anapa beaches premature.
It's premature to talk about the complete safety of Anapa's beaches, which authorities have declared ready to open for the start of the holiday season. There's no public picture of the state of the environment, and it takes time for the ecosystem to recover.
01:53, 13 April 2026
Five villages in Dagestan were cut off from the world due to a collapsed bridge.
In the Dakhadayevsky district, heavy rains caused a bridge to collapse on a road leading to five villages; there are no alternative routes.
00:54, 13 April 2026
Artsuyev's relatives demanded a personal meeting with the security forces' leadership.
The relatives of Shamil Artsuyev, a native of Chechnya detained at the Russian-Georgian border and whose fate they have been trying unsuccessfully to learn for almost four months, have demanded a personal meeting with the leadership of Russian security agencies and the Presidential Administration.
An activist outside the Georgian parliament. Screenshot of a photo by Mo Se from April 12, 2026, https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=4276759392638800&set=pcb.4276760289305377 (Meta, the company that owns the social network, is banned in Russia).
23:54, 12 April 2026
Activists held their 501st protest in central Tbilisi.
Participants in the daily protest gathered outside the Georgian Parliament for the 501st time, demanding new parliamentary elections and the release of political prisoners.
22:57, 12 April 2026
Increasing the value of housing certificates in Armenia has not solved the housing problem for refugees.
Following changes to the housing program, refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh complained about rising housing and rental prices in Armenia's regions. Analysts noted that the housing program, with its new provisions, still fails to address the needs of small families of internally displaced persons.
21:58, 12 April 2026
A call for unity became the theme of the Easter speech before the elections of the Catholicos of Georgia.
The Church and its flock must remain united and avoid schism, according to the Easter message of the Georgian Orthodox Church. It was delivered against the backdrop of the upcoming election of the Catholicos of Georgia following the death of Ilia II.
A blocked road to the village of Guimi. Still from video: https://www.instagram.com/p/DW_alk2DH5d/ (Meta, the company that owns the social network, is banned in Russia).
20:58, 12 April 2026
Residents of a mountain village in Dagestan asked for help clearing a road.
The road to the village of Guimi in the Laksky District is blocked by landslides, preventing residents from even getting groceries. Villagers have complained of a lack of assistance. Social media users have called on rescuers and authorities to provide assistance.
19:58, 12 April 2026
More than 80 houses in two villages in Dagestan were caught in a landslide zone.
In the village of Urkarakh in the Dakhadaevsky District, 11 homes were damaged, residents were evacuated, and another 70 homes are at risk of collapse. Residents in the village of Kubachi, where three homes were caught in the landslide, were also evacuated.
18:58, 12 April 2026
A second person has been arrested in connection with the Gedzhukh Dam breach.
In Dagestan, the former director of the company that maintained the Gedzhukh Dam, whose rupture led to flooding of villages in the Derbent district and deaths, has been detained.
17:58, 12 April 2026
Volunteers receive dozens of oil-covered birds amid a beach cleanup report in Vityazevo.
A thousand bags of oil-contaminated soil have been collected from the beach in Vityazevo, clearing approximately half of the contaminated area. Volunteers received over three hundred contaminated birds, and many were unable to be helped in time.
16:58, 12 April 2026
The Azerbaijani Embassy in Iran has resumed operations.
On April 12, the Azerbaijani embassy in Iran resumed operations with a limited staff, a month after the evacuation of its diplomats. Baku believes that the embassy's rapid resumption of operations after the ceasefire underscores the importance Azerbaijan places on relations with Iran.
News
Armenian politicians began their campaign for votes before the start of their campaign.

Three Strong Armenia representatives arrested in voter bribery case

The Central Election Commission of Armenia demanded that eight parties correct inaccuracies in their documents.

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.