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Sergei Simonenko during his time at the Ministry of Emergency Situations. 2007. Photo from the website of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations for Krasnodar Krai.
08:33, 20 May 2026
Sergei Simonenko's case has been submitted to the Rostov court.
A court in Rostov-on-Don has accepted the case of Sergei Simonenko, former deputy head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations for the Kuban region, and his subordinate, accused of attempted murder.
Nikita Moiseyev and Yevgeny Razumov (with his wife) after their release from prison. Photo and collage from a website covering the persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia (396 Russian Jehovah's Witness organizations have been designated as extremist, and their activities in Russia are banned by court order).
07:39, 20 May 2026
Two Jehovah's Witnesses* from Gukovo have been released from prison.
Nikita Moiseyev and Yevgeny Razumov, who spent nearly six years in prison on extremism charges, have been released from prison. Two of the six convicted Jehovah's Witnesses* from Gukovo remain in prison.
06:58, 20 May 2026
Drones were shot down in four districts of the Rostov region.
Last night, the military shot down about two dozen drones in the Rostov region. According to the governor, there were no injuries.
05:59, 20 May 2026
The sentence against Abdurakhmanov and Goncharenko was upheld.
The defense failed to challenge the verdict against Bogdan Abdurakhmanov and Boris Goncharenko, who were convicted of setting fire to a military registration and enlistment office in Goryachy Klyuch.
05:00, 20 May 2026
A court has ordered officials to respond to violations of the rights of parents of kindergarten students in Sochi.
Sochi resident Yulia Baranetskaya received a court ruling that the kindergarten administration's regulations on communication ethics in parent chats were illegal and ordered the Kuban Ministry of Education and Science to rectify the violations.
04:05, 20 May 2026
Drones shot down during attack on Nevinnomyssk
According to Stavropol Krai authorities, air defense forces are repelling a drone attack on the industrial zone of Nevinnomyssk.
03:59, 20 May 2026
Andzor Khalilov complained about the lack of medical care and conditions in the pretrial detention center.
The case against developer Andzor Khalilov, charged with illegally raising public funds, has been transferred to court separately from the terrorism financing charge. Khalilov's lawyer called his prosecution "legal absurdity," and the defendant himself complained about conditions in the detention center.
03:30, 20 May 2026
Activists in Nalchik refused to change their plans for Adyghe Remembrance Day due to security forces' warnings.
Security officials, who are issuing warnings to activists in Nalchik against participating in unauthorized protests ahead of Adyghe Remembrance Day, cite orders from "higher up." Despite the warnings, the activists themselves intend to mark the anniversary with a traditional march.
02:44, 20 May 2026
A defendant in the case against former Dagestan Sports Minister Magomedov has been convicted.
A court in Dagestan has convicted a local resident of the 2006 murder of Mirza Sirazhudinov, deputy head of the Federal Treasury Department for the Kizilyurt District, and his son. The convicted man is a defendant in the case against Magomed Magomedov, the former head of the republic's Ministry of Sports.
01:45, 20 May 2026
A soldier from the Astrakhan region was killed in the SVO zone.
Eduard Iskaliyev from the Kamyzyak district was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, at least 740 servicemen from the Astrakhan region have been confirmed killed.
00:57, 20 May 2026
Human rights activist Nagavkin is challenging the findings of the investigation into the theft case in court.
The Kalachevsky District Court in the Volgograd Region rejected the claim of human rights activist Igor Nagavkin, who alleged fraudulent actions by the victim in a jewelry theft case. Nagavkin plans to appeal the decision in the regional court.
23:58, 19 May 2026
Participants of the rally on Rustaveli Street expressed solidarity with Nanuka Zhorzholiani
Demonstrators gathered outside the parliament building in Tbilisi on the 538th day of protests in support of journalist Nanuka Zhorzholiani, who was arrested for three days on administrative charges for blocking a sidewalk during a protest.
23:26, 19 May 2026
Summer season forecasts in Anapa have sparked skepticism among internet users.
Anapa authorities reported the completion of the first section of the coastal strip from the Medical Beach to the Bimlyuk Sanatorium. Social media users questioned the authorities' positive forecasts for the summer season.
22:50, 19 May 2026
Two soldiers from Kalmykia were killed in Ukraine.
Maxim Chernyavsky and Andrey Kashirsky from the Maloderbetovsky district were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 227 combatants from Kalmykia have been officially recognized as killed in Ukraine.
22:25, 19 May 2026
A Rostov artist has reported being tortured during a series of arrests.
Rostov-on-Don artist Viktor Kirman has been incarcerated since February – he has already been arrested nine times on administrative charges without facing any criminal charges.
21:29, 19 May 2026
The defense demands that the preventive measure for lawyer Gakhramanov be softened.
Lawyer Zabil Gakhramanov's pretrial detention has been extended for the third time. His defense has appealed the decision and is insisting on changing his pretrial detention measure.
20:38, 19 May 2026
One day off has been declared in Kabardino-Balkaria on the occasion of Eid al-Adha.
May 27 has been declared a non-working day in Kabardino-Balkaria in connection with the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.
19:58, 19 May 2026
The diplomat named the conditions for opening Armenia's borders with Turkey and Azerbaijan.
Armenia's land borders with Turkey and Azerbaijan will open after elections and a constitutional referendum, when territorial claims against neighbors are removed from the country's constitution, an Azerbaijani diplomat stated.
19:30, 19 May 2026
A fighter from Dagestan was killed in a military operation.
Magomed Khanmagomedov from the Tabasaran district was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, at least 1,943 Dagestani servicemen have been officially recognized as killed.
18:45, 19 May 2026
Journalist Nanuka Zhorzholiani has been arrested for three days.
The Tbilisi City Court has sentenced TV presenter and founder of the Nanuka Foundation, Nanuka Zhorzholiani, to three days in jail for blocking a sidewalk during a protest.
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A Dagestani woman is suspected of justifying terrorism.

Makhachkala residents complained about restrictions on gasoline purchases.

Fraud allegations have become the basis for the prosecution of Dzhamilya Garunova.

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.