Caucasian Knot

Homepage / News

The “Wildberries” pickup point in Makhachkala. Photo: https://yandex.ru/maps/org/wildberries/43489622837/?ll=47.500427%2C42.982082&z=14

03:43, 11 March 2023

Residents of Dagestan and Chechnya reject version of discrimination in “Wildberries”

When commenting on the information about discrimination against natives of the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) in the “Wildberries” Company, employees of pickup points in Dagestan and Chechnya said that they never encountered prejudice during their employment with the “Wildberries” Company.

The detention of a protestor against mobilization in Makhachkala. September 2022. Screenshot of the video by the "Caucasian Knot" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCBMViHbxGI

03:38, 11 March 2023

Court sentences to imprisonment participant of protest action against mobilization in Makhachkala

Adam Gadjiev was sentenced to one and a half years of imprisonment in a case on the use of violence against a public officer during protests against mobilization in Makhachkala.

The Kumtorkalin District of Dagestan. Photo https://riaderbent.ru/

23:58, 10 March 2023

Municipal deputies demand to cancel transhumance law in Dagestan

The deputies of the Kumtorkalin District have sent a draft law to the Dagestani Parliament on the abolition of the transhumance law (on distant pasture animal husbandry), explaining that it contradicts the laws. Earlier, the deputies of the Babayurt District also demanded to cancel the law.

Gazi Isaev. Photo: "Molodyozh Dagestana" ("Dagestani Youth")

23:55, 10 March 2023

Prosecution demands life sentence for Colonel Isaev

The prosecutor has asked the court to sentence Gazi Isaev, a former police head of the Kizlyar District, accused of having links with the organizers of the terror acts in Moscow, to life imprisonment. He treats the case against him as fabricated.

A truck of the “Wildberries” Company. Photo https://www.tadviser.ru

19:44, 10 March 2023

“Wildberries” Company denies discrimination against residents of Dagestan and Chechnya

The charter of the “Wildberries” Company does not prohibit hiring residents of Dagestan and Chechnya. In response to the information stating that a person had previously been denied employment because he was a resident of Dagestan, the press service for the “Wildberries” Company has reported that the marketplace employs several thousand employees from Dagestan and Chechnya.

A remand prison. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru

19:39, 10 March 2023

Prosecutor’s Office of Kabardino-Balkaria finds violation during inspection of advocate in SIZO

A female employee of the Nalchik SIZO (pre-trial prison) violated privacy during an inspection of an advocate, the Prosecutor’s Office of Kabardino-Balkaria reported.

A case in court. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru

11:32, 10 March 2023

Educator from Pyatigorsk fined for discrediting army after students' denunciation

A court has fined Elena Kabakova, an associate professor from the Pyatigorsk State University, under an article about discrediting the Russian Army for her pacifist statements in a conversation with students.

A memorial to victims of the deportation of Balkar nationals. Photo: https://golosislama.com

12:22, 9 March 2023

KBR residents commemorate deportation victims

Actions in memory of the victims of the deportation of Balkar nationals conducted 79 years ago, have been held in the city of Nalchik and the village of Kenzhe.

Ramzan Kadyrov’s stallion. Photo from the website of the police in the Czech Republic https://www.policie.cz/docDetail.aspx?docid=22785255&docType=ART

11:30, 9 March 2023

Kadyrov estimates his stolen horse at 10 million US dollars

Ramzan Kadyrov’s stallion stolen in the Czech Republic costs not 18,000 US dollars, as reported by the country’s police, but 10 million US dollars, the leader of the republic announces.

Zemfira Tskaeva, February 11, 2019. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the "Caucasian Knot"

23:58, 8 March 2023

Cancellation of verdict in Tskaev's case is surprise for his widow

Zemfira, the widow of Vladimir Tskaev, a resident of Vladikavkaz, has learned about the cancellation of the verdict in the case of his death from the media. She admitted that she could not imagine such an outcome of the consideration of her complaint.

Ramzan Kadyrov with horses. Photo: Grozny Inform https://www.grozny-inform.ru

23:56, 8 March 2023

Kadyrov's stallion stolen in Czech Republic

In the Czech Republic, policemen have launched an inquiry into the theft of Zazu, a stallion worth about USD 18,000. The stolen horse is on the list of Ramzan Kadyrov's property that fell under the sanctions, the country's Finance Ministry has informed.

Russian fighters in the special military operation in Ukraine. Screenshot of the video by the Russian Ministry of Defence

20:24, 8 March 2023

Authorities confirm deaths in Ukraine of over 1550 residents of Southern Russia

At least 1551 residents of Southern Russia, including 888 fighters from the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) and 663 natives of the Southern Federal District (SFD), have perished in the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine, local authorities have confirmed.

The wedding motor column of Akhmat Kadyrov, a son of the head of Chechnya. Collage by the "Caucasian Knot." Screenshot of the video t.me/sotaproject/54910

16:20, 8 March 2023

Authorities of Chechnya keep silent about details of Akhmat Kadyrov's wedding

By March 7, Chechen mass media and officials had revealed no details of the wedding of Akhmat Kadyrov, a 17-year-old son of the head of Chechnya. The wedding motor column consisted of 87 cars, mostly expensive foreign models; it follows from the video posted on the Internet.

A plaque on the office of the “International Memorial”*. Photo: ua.news *the organization was included by the Russian Ministry of Justice in the register of NCOs, performing the functions of a foreign agent, and was liquidated by a court’s decision

16:16, 8 March 2023

Human rights defenders react with distrust to information about criminal investigation against “Memorial”*

There is no confirmation of the information about the criminal case on the rehabilitation of Nazism allegedly instituted against employees of the “Memorial”* society, Yan Rachinsky reports. His colleague Oleg Orlov suggests that the purpose of disseminating the above information is to force the “Memorial”* society’s employees to leave Russia.

Vladimir Tskaev's relatives holding his photo near the building of the Government of North Ossetia–Alania. Photo: https://twitter.com

15:59, 8 March 2023

Court of Cassation cancels verdict in case on Tskaev’s death

The Fifth Court of Cassation sent for a new trial the case on the death of Vladimir Tskaev, who died after being interrogated by the police.

Apti Alaudinov. Screenshot of the video https://smotrim.ru/article/3204042

15:56, 8 March 2023

Chechen commander Apti Alaudinov returns to special operation zone in Ukraine after being poisoned

Apti Alaudinov, the commander of the “Akhmat” special forces unit, returned to the special military operation zone, although, according to him, he did not fully recover. Apti Alaudinov expressed his surprise that the investigation into the assassination attempt had not yet been launched.

The case file in court. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru

20:06, 7 March 2023

Case of Regina Kirts from KBR on army discrediting returned to police

The Chegem District Court of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) has returned to the police the administrative case against Regina Kirts, accused of discrediting the Russian Army, because of the revealed violations.

Apti Alaudinov, screenshot of the video DENISOV 3.0, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLZzBcVK3XE&t=1s

20:02, 7 March 2023

After attempt on Chechen commander Alaudinov, advocate demands to open criminal case

Denis Shapiro, an advocate for Apti Alaudinov, the commander of the "Akhmat" special unit, has demanded from investigators to initiate a criminal case on an attempted murder after an attempt was made to poison Alaudinov.

Magomed Magomedov at a solo picket. Screenshot https://t.me/chernovik/47142

19:57, 7 March 2023

At action in support of Dagestani journalist Gadjiev, law enforcers limited themselves to demand for explanations

Policemen did not interfere with solo pickets in Makhachkala in support of the journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev, but they took written explanations from picketers, the journalist, Idris Yusupov, has informed.

A gavel. Photo: Fyodor Obmaykin / Yugopolis

18:58, 7 March 2023

In Grozny, contract serviceman sentenced to two years in colony for evading service

The Grozny Military Court has sentenced Evgeny Eryomin, a contract military serviceman, to two years in colony, finding him guilty of leaving his unit without permit during the mobilization.

⟵ Previous article

1 2 … 423 424 425 … 3316 3317

Next article ⟶

News

The announcement of the verdict against the Karabakh leadership in Baku. Screenshot from the "Report" photo from February 5, 2026, https://report.az/ru/vnutrennyaya-politika/lejla-alieva-podelilas-publikaciej-o-poezdke-v-gyojgyol-s-alenoj-alievoj#gallery_0cbbef4f9e6ba8e172d990a01ae0637a-8.

Activists expressed hope for US intervention in the fate of convicted Karabakh leaders.

Karabakh residents rebuked Armenia's Minister of Labor for a publication about displaced persons.

Vagif Khachatryan underwent surgery in Yerevan.

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

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

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

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.