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22:00, 4 May 2009
Isa Yamadaev: "Voctok" ex-commander is on the mend
The health status of Hero of Russia Sulim Yamadaev causes no concern of the doctors; he started speaking and is prepared to the second surgery because of the wound received during the attempt on him in March 2009. This was reported by Sulim's brother Isa Yamadaev.
21:10, 4 May 2009
Law enforcers of Ingushetia search murderers of Troitskaya resident
Law enforcement bodies of Ingushetia are in search of unidentified persons involved in the murder of a resident of Troitskaya village, Sunzha District, committed on Friday, May 1.
The spectacular view from Cascade on Erevan. Photo of "Caucasian Knot"
21:00, 4 May 2009
In Armenia, Kiviryan's relatives disagree with the article under which the case was initiated
A criminal case was initiated in Armenia on the fact of the attack on Argishti Kiviryan, manager of the electronic edition "Armenia Today". However, the journalist's relatives disagree with the article under which the case was opened.
20:00, 4 May 2009
Secret witness evidences at Nalchik attack trial
The Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria, where the trial on the events on October 13, 2005, is held, today has started a judicial investigation on the episode about preparation to the attack on the Department on Fighting against Organized Crime (known as "UBOP") of the MIA of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR).
19:00, 4 May 2009
Investigation: massacre in Baku Academy was a pre-planned crime
Two persons were arrested in the case on the massacre committed on April 30 in Baku at the Azerbaijani State Oil Academy (ASOA). This is reported in the joint statement of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) and State Office of Public Prosecutor of Azerbaijan, which arrived to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent in the evening on May 4.
18:00, 4 May 2009
Joint working group set up on human rights and freedoms in Dagestan
A decision was made by members of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation (RF), leaders of main Russian non-commercial organizations (NCOs) and Dagestan leadership to set up a joint working group on problems of observance of rights and freedoms in this republic.
01:00, 4 May 2009
World Press Freedom Day Statement
In honor of World Press Freedom Day May 3, 2009 the South Caucasus Network of Human Rights Defenders expresses its concern about the press freedom situations in Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. Bans on independent and opposition media outlets, censorship, and harassment of journalists remain serious concerns in all three countries. In addition, in Azerbaijan, unlike Georgia and Armenia, defamation is a criminal offence.
21:00, 2 May 2009
Karachaevo-Circassia cooks the longest shashlik in the world
In the city of Cherkessk, the capital of Karachaevo-Circassia, the longest shashlik (kebab) in the world was cooked. The length of the modular skewer with the shashlik made 120 meters. For cooking the meal, 80 shashlik cookers used 400 kilos of meat from 30 young lambs.
19:00, 2 May 2009
Lusine Saakyan: investigation into attack on Kiviryan in Armenia goes a wrong way
In Armenia, Lusine Saakyan, a well-known lawyer and wife of Argishti Kiviryan, hackneyed coordinator of the Internet edition "Armenia Today", who is in hospital in a grave condition, has stated that there are people who try to put the investigation into the attack on her husband onto a wring track.
18:00, 2 May 2009
Father of Gadirov, recent Azerbaijani gunman, renounces his son
Asad Gadirov, father of Fardy Gadirov, who committed a massacre on April 30 in the Azerbaijani State Oil Academy (ASOA) in Baku, has renounced his son.
17:00, 2 May 2009
In Georgia, parliamentary opposition insists on constitutional reform
Today, at a meeting with Peter Semnebi, Special Representative of the European Union in the countries of Southern Caucasus, the members of the Georgian parliamentary opposition have stated the need of a fundamental constitutional reform to be undertaken in the country with the aim to restrict the powers of the president in favour of the parliament.
16:00, 2 May 2009
Kokoity: private houses to be rebuilt in South Ossetia
Today, President of the Republic Eduard Kokoity has stated that in the near future South Ossetia will start rebuilding private houses for the funds allocated by Russia.
15:00, 2 May 2009
Georgia: additional Russian troops deployed in South Ossetia
Today, Georgian mass media have disseminated information that this week additional subdivisions of Russian troops entered the Akhalgori District of South Ossetia. The information was confirmed by Grigol Vashadze, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia.
14:00, 2 May 2009
Dzidziguri: opposition's actions to last for three more weeks in Georgia
Leader of the oppositional Conservative Party of Georgia Zviad Dzidziguri has stated that the actions of the opposition with a demand of Mikhail Saakashvili's will last for 2-3 weeks more.
11:00, 2 May 2009
Higher schools of Azerbaijan to improve security
After the tragedy in the Azerbaijani State Oil Academy (ASOA) the Republic's authorities made a decision to strengthen security in higher educational establishments of the country, as stated today by Misir Mardanov, Minister of Education of Azerbaijan.
09:00, 2 May 2009
In Chechnya, robot-sapper is engaged in demining
Sappers of the "Leader" Special-Purpose Centre of the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) of Russia, who arrived in mid-April to Chechnya to clean the territory of one of the state farms from mines, shells and other explosives, have started using a special robotic complex in their dangerous work.
06:00, 2 May 2009
Yerevan starts agitation campaign towards Mayor election
Today is the official start of the pre-election agitation campaign for the Mayor and Board of Elders of the capital of Armenia; the elections will take place on May 31.
23:10, 1 May 2009
Serbia refuses to take part in NATO exercises in Georgia
The government of Serbia has made a decision not to send its soldiers to NATO exercises in Georgia to take place from May 6 to June 1; this is reported by the Serbian cabinet of ministers as a result of its regular sitting.
23:00, 1 May 2009
Pshenisnova: newly elected Sochi Mayor Pakhomov has "A pupil syndrome"
As noted by Tatiana Pshenisnova, representative of the press service of the administration of the city of Anapa, Anatoly Pakhomov, former Anapa Mayor, elected on April 26 to the post of the Mayor of Sochi, has "A pupil syndrome"; while Galina Snimschikova, head of the information department of the administration of Sochi, asserts that Pakhomov, being acting Mayor, made "a lot of good things for Sochi."
22:20, 1 May 2009
In Dagestan, 14 persons got poisoned by bad potable water
On April 30, 14 residents of Novy Sulak village, Kizil-Yurt District of Dagestan, including five children, were hospitalized with a preliminary diagnosis "food poisoning by potable water".
News
In March 2026, one person was killed in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and southern Russia.

Bulletproof vest. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. Losses in southern Russia in Ukraine exceed 8,800 people.

In January 2026, three people were killed in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus.

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.