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17:00, 20 August 2010
Russia extends its military base in Armenia till 2044
Russia and Armenia have signed a protocol extending the agreement on the Russian military base in Armenia. The document was signed by defence ministers of Russia and Armenia in the presence of both Presidents - Serzh Sargsyan and Dmitri Medvedev.
16:00, 20 August 2010
19 victims of explosion in Pyatigorsk are still in hospitals
As of August 20, 19 victims of the terror act committed in Pyatigorsk are still treated in hospitals of the Stavropol Territory and Moscow.
15:00, 20 August 2010
Georgia: teachers' unions warn about prepared mass lay-offs
The United Free Trade Unions of Education and Science and the League of Education of Georgia expect that in September some 20-25,000 teachers will be dismissed. This was stated by Manana Nikolaishvili, President of the League.
13:00, 20 August 2010
Adygea holds a broad-scale action to help disabled children
On August 19, Adygea launched a charitable action "From Heart to Heart". Its aim is to raise money from citizens of Adygea for targeted charitable help to children-invalids.
12:00, 20 August 2010
Supposed militants liquidated in the capital of Chechnya buried anonymously
The bodies of supposed members of the armed underground, who were killed in Grozny on August 8, were not given out to relatives but buried in anonymous tombs without observance of Moslem rites.
11:00, 20 August 2010
Chechnya cuts working day during Ramadan
Till the end of the sacred month of Ramadan the leadership of the Chechen Republic has reduced the working day. The respective decree was signed by Odes Baisultanov, Chairman of the Government of Chechnya, who is temporarily acting has as President of the republic, while Ramzan Kadyrov is on vacations.
10:00, 20 August 2010
Moscow pensioners-heat victims will rest in Sochi free of charge
Till the end of August, about one thousand pensioners from Moscow will have their rest in sanatoria and rest homes of Sochi on free-of-charge vouchers paid by the Department of Social Protection of the Government of Moscow. The decision was made in the context of unprecedented heat and smog from fires in the vicinities of the Russian capital.
09:00, 20 August 2010
Killers of tourists and militiamen in Kabardino-Balkaria pretended to be power agents
The unidentified persons, who committed attacks in the territory of Kabardino-Balkaria on militiamen and tourists, were dressed in camouflage and presented themselves as employees of Moscow special agencies. This was reported by the centre of law enforcement bodies of the republic.
20:00, 19 August 2010
Kidnappers of the son of "Rosneft" deputy head sentenced to 14 and 6 years
The Gagarin Court of Moscow has found the Chechens Magomed Gorchkhanov and Zarema Dataeva guilty of kidnapping Maxim, son of Mikhail Stavskiy, deputy boss of the "Rosneft".
19:00, 19 August 2010
Checks of spending funds allotted on restoration of South Ossetia resulted in 11 criminal cases
The Public Prosecutor's Offices of the Russian Federation and South Ossetia have checked the way the funds allocated from the Russian budget were spent on restoration and social and economic development of South Ossetia; as reported by the Russian General Prosecutor's Office, 11 criminal cases have been initiated.
18:00, 19 August 2010
Supreme Court of Azerbaijan upholds verdicts to young bloggers
Today, the Supreme Court of Azerbaijan has rejected the cassation complaint lodged by young bloggers Emin Milli and Adnan Gadjizade, convicted to 2.5 and 2 years of imprisonment on charges of hooliganism and causing bodily injuries.
17:00, 19 August 2010
Office and house of leader of "Circassian Congress" of Adygea searched
On August 18, agents of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) and FSB Department for the Republic of Adygea conducted searches in the house and office of Zaur Dzeukozhev, deputy chair of the Adyg Social Movement "Circassian Congress" and confiscated PC hard drives, documents relating activities of the "Circassian Congress" and several religious books.
16:00, 19 August 2010
Compensations are paid out to victims of Pyatigorsk terror act
Today, the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Stavropol Territory has started payments from the regional budget of lump sum compensations to victims of the terror act in Pyatigorsk. The regional treasury has allotted 835,000 roubles for the purpose, while 7.4 million roubles more will arrive from the federal budget.
15:00, 19 August 2010
President of Meskhetian Turks arrested in Georgia
On July 26, in the city of Akhaltsikh (administrative centre of the Samtskhe-Dzhavakheti District of Georgia), Suleiman Barbakadze, a citizen of Russia and president of the "Vatan", international organization of Meskhetian Turks, was arrested. This was reported today by the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".
14:00, 19 August 2010
Volgograd: more first aid calls because of heat
The abnormally hot weather in Volgograd caused increase by 50-80 percent of the number of citizens' calls to the medical first aid service.
13:00, 19 August 2010
Exporters from South of Russia cannot sell grains because of embargo and transport fees
From August 15 on, Russia officially bans any export of grain crops; this decision resulted in material losses of most of the market actors. Exporters lost their market shares, and grain producers lost their profitable contracts. Rostov agrarians are going to hold their grains till the last moment, waiting for exports reopening. However, only financially sound enterprises can afford it.
12:00, 19 August 2010
25 terror acts committed against peaceful residents in Northern Caucasus in 15 months
After May 15, 2009, when the first terrorist-suicide bomber blew himself up in Chechnya after cancellation of the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime, Northern Caucasus saw 25 terror acts against civilians committed in crowded places. As a result, at least 11 peaceful residents were lost and 159 more were wounded. From the start of 2010, 23 explosions were triggered and one terror act was committed by a suicide bomber.
11:00, 19 August 2010
Kabardino-Balkaria: unidentified persons open fire on group of tourists
Today at night, near Kendelen village, Elborus District of Kabardino-Balkaria, in a large forest, four unidentified persons in camouflage and masks came up to six tourists and opened fire from sub-machine guns.
10:00, 19 August 2010
Six residents of Chechnya are suspected of complicity to liquidated militants
On August 17, five persons were detained in the city of Grozny as suspects of helping the members of the armed underground, liquidated on August 8 in the Chechen capital. Another suspect was detained by operative agents in the Sunzha District of Chechnya.
09:00, 19 August 2010
In Armenia, added higher school vacancies helped to reduce corruption
This year's entrance exams to higher schools of Armenia have shown a reduced level of corruption in the sphere of education. The main reason was in increased number of vacancies for students by 6000. This was stated at a press conference by Armen Ashotyan, Minister of Science and Education of Armenia.
News
A woman at the border crossing from Iran to Azerbaijan. Photo: APA https://ru.apa.az/vneshnyaya-politika/iz-irana-cerez-azerbaidzanskuyu-granicu-do-six-por-evakuirovany-1873-cheloveka-obnovleno-1-639771 The number of Azerbaijani citizens evacuated from Iran has exceeded 300.

War in Iran. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. Key points about the impact of the military conflict with Iran on the Caucasus

A Russian artist was deported from Georgia to Armenia after requesting asylum.

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.