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Ramzan Kadyrov with his stallion Zazu. Screenshot Kadyrov_95 / Telegram
18:09, 18 May 2023
Kadyrov's statement on buying his horse from foreign law enforcers raises lawyers' questions
The version presented by Ramzan Kadyrov about the ransom of his horse with the help of Ukrainian special services and the Czech police causes doubts and is contrary to the Criminal Code, lawyers have pointed out.
18:05, 18 May 2023
Resident of Dagestan accused of discrediting Russian militaries
The court received the case of Murad Aslankhanov, a resident of Dagestan, accused under the administrative article on discrediting the Russian Army.
Carnival in Gelendjik. Photo: Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
23:57, 17 May 2023
Carnival in Gelendjik cancelled because of SMO in Ukraine
This year, there will be no carnival with a march and a gala concert in Gelendjik, the city Mayor has announced, explaining the decision by the fact that now "there is no time for broad festivities."
22:39, 17 May 2023
Court in Uryupinsk refuses to consider case on discrediting Russian Army
The court has returned the case of Andrei Farafonov about discrediting Russian militaries back to the police.
21:17, 17 May 2023
Vienna: protesters demand asylum for immigrants from Chechnya
About 20 activists have held an action in Vienna demanding from Austrian authorities to provide asylum to the residents of Chechnya, who had left the republic due to mobilization, and not deport them to Russia.
The Nalchik Garrison Military Court. Photo: https://yandex.ru/maps/org
20:23, 17 May 2023
Court supports military hospital in its dispute with contract soldier from Nalchik
In Nalchik, the military court refused to grant a claim filed by contract soldier Denis Anufriev, who requested the military hospital to provide a certificate of injury got in the special military operation in Ukraine. The contract soldier missed the statute of limitations for filing a claim, the court noted.
A badge of the "Akhmat-Grozny" OMON unit. Screenshot of the video in the post https://t.me/RKadyrov_95/3622
23:04, 16 May 2023
Main facts about "Akhmat-Grozny" Special Unit
The OMON (mobile special-purpose detachment, or riot police) "Akhmat-Grozny" is a special unit within the "Rosgvardiya" (Russian National Guard), named after the first president of Chechnya, Akhmat Kadyrov. OMON fighters take part in hostilities, including in Ukraine.
Law enforcers during the CTO. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-kbr-unichtozhen-bandit-prichastnyy-k-rasstrelu.html
22:52, 16 May 2023
On May 8-14, two persons perished in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week from May 8 to May 14, 2023, two persons perished during the armed conflict ongoing 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.
21:50, 16 May 2023
Sochi resident states law enforcers' threats because of his pacifist views
Dmitry Yarikov has faced threats from law enforcers after a protocol was drawn up against him on discrediting the Russian Army.
21:31, 16 May 2023
Court blocks YouTube channel of Circassian activist Yaganov*
In his YouTube channel, Ibragim Yaganov, a Circassian activist from Kabardino-Balkaria, had posted extremist materials and justified terrorism, the court has ruled and issued a judgement to block the channel.
Ramzan Kadyrov and the stallion Zazu. Photo: https://t.me/RKadyrov_95/3631
20:16, 16 May 2023
Kadyrov reports ransoming his horse with the help of Ukrainian special services
The stallion Zazu, who has disappeared from the stable in the Czech Republic, has been ransomed with the help of Ukrainian special services for USD 18,000, Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of Chechnya, has stated.
The military ID. Photo: user72902.clients-cdnnow.ru
19:07, 16 May 2023
Rights defenders point to tougher penalties for those who refuse to go to SMO
Konstantin Trifonov, a contract military serviceman, sentenced to 25 days of arrest in Nalchik for refusing to go to the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine, faces no other punishment, but the responsibility for those who now refuse to go to the SMO will be more severe.
Khusein Djambetov. Photo: https://twitter.com/igor_stomatolog/status/1657740850099634177
17:15, 16 May 2023
Former critic of Kadyrov boasts of participation in killings of Ukrainians
After returning to Chechnya, blogger Khusein Djambetov, suspected of involvement in an Ichkerian community in Ukraine, posted a video in which he boasted of participating in killing Ukrainian soldiers.
Tbilisi Airport. Photo: https://ru.depositphotos.com/stock-photos/тбилиси-аэропорт.html
23:57, 15 May 2023
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of May 8-14, 2023
Persecution of pacifists and activists in Southern Russia, blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh, case of Ingush activists, abolition of visas and resumption of flights from Russia to Georgia, and official data on the natives of Southern Russia who perished in Ukraine, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of May 8-14, 2023, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.
The Circassian Day of Mourning. Nalchik, May 21, 2016. Photo by Lyudmila Maratova for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:08, 15 May 2023
Nalchik activists refused to hold events on Circassian Day of Mourning
The authorities of Kabardino-Balkaria have banned holding events in memory of the victims of the Caucasian War, threatening responsibility for violating the ban, reports Aslan Beshto, the chair of the “Coordinating Council of Adyg Public Associations”.
Militaries. Photo by Eduard Kornienko, YUGA.ru
22:16, 15 May 2023
Lawyers see no reasons for negative reaction of residents of Chechnya to military training
In Russia, military training of citizens in the reserve takes place every year, and the training cannot be considered as mobilization, lawyers note.
The Nalchik Garrison Military Court. Photo by the press service of the Nalchik Garrison Military Court http://nalchikskygvs.kbr.sudrf.ru/modules.php?name=press_dep&op=1&did=254
20:51, 15 May 2023
Contract soldier arrested in Nalchik for refusing to go to Ukraine
The military court in Nalchik has sentenced Konstantin Trifonov, a contract soldier, to 25 days of disciplinary arrest for his refusal to follow the order to leave for the special military operation (SMO) zone in Ukraine.
Imangazali Magomedov. Photo: https://www.kavkazr.com * included into the register of foreign agents
19:07, 15 May 2023
Resident of Dagestan, detained in Ukraine, asks for asylum in Germany
Imangazali Magomedov, a resident of Dagestan, who was detained in Ukraine, has applied to the German Embassy with a request for the status of a political refugee.
The "Akhmat-Grozny" OMON (riot police) Unit lined up. Screenshot of the video published on Ramzan Kadyrov's Telegram channel on May 13, 2023, https://t.me/RKadyrov_95/3629
23:55, 14 May 2023
Kadyrov announces losses of "Akhmat-Grozny" OMON Unit
Over the 23 years of the existence of the "Akhmat-Grozny" OMON (riot police) Unit, a total of 121 its fighters have perished, Ramzan Kadyrov has stated without specifying how many of them perished in the Russia's special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine.
23:38, 14 May 2023
ECtHR communicates complaint of Ruslan Rakhaev, former police captain
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has demanded from Russian authorities to answer the questions concerning the complaint of Ruslan Rakhaev, a former head of the criminal investigating division of the city of Cherkessk, about the conditions of his transportation to the colony.
News
Two natives of Dagestan are accused of financing terrorism.

A Buinaksk resident was sentenced to a long prison term for assisting militants.

Special military operation in Ukraine. Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense press service More than 8,600 fighters from southern Russia have been officially recognized as killed in the SVO zone.

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.