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04:00, 18 May 2026
Environmentalists have described the spread of petroleum products off the coast of Sochi.
Sochi residents reported not seeing oil spills in the water or on beaches, as bloggers had previously reported. However, environmentalists noted that the oil film on the water can be so thin as to be invisible, but it can spread both along the coast and into deeper water.
03:01, 18 May 2026
The Court of Cassation refused to overturn the conviction of a Sochi teacher in the case of displaying a swastika.
Sochi resident Irina Kostrova was unable to appeal the sentence handed down to her for publishing a Nazi-era propaganda poster on social media.
02:01, 18 May 2026
Drones were shot down over three districts of the Rostov region.
Unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type were shot down over Taganrog, Aksaysky and Myasnikovsky districts.
Poster for the film "The Letter." Photo screenshot: https://inki-kino.kz/movies/second-film.
01:02, 18 May 2026
A film about the consequences of the deportation of the Vainakhs has been made publicly available.
The Ingush National Film Studio has released the film "Letter," about the consequences of the deportation of the Vainakh people, to the public. Its screening in the republic was previously blocked.
00:23, 18 May 2026
Human rights activists called on Kokov to stop pressuring activists ahead of Adyghe Remembrance Day.
Security forces are handing out warnings to residents of Kabardino-Balkaria against participating in the march marking the end of the Caucasian War, human rights activists said, calling on the republic's head to intervene.
Participants in a march in Tbilisi. Screenshot from Publika photo from May 17, 2026, https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1760588758674000&set=pcb.1760588888673987 (Meta, the company that owns the social network, is banned in Russia).
23:24, 17 May 2026
Participants in a march in Tbilisi demanded treatment for disabled children.
A march demanding modern treatment for children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy took place in Tbilisi today.
22:25, 17 May 2026
Persecution of the church and the opposition have become themes of pre-election rhetoric in Armenia.
The government should apologize to the Armenian Apostolic Church for persecution after the elections, Bright Armenia stated. Around 300 Strong Armenia supporters have already been detained, but the persecution of party supporters and other opposition forces could have the opposite effect on the government's approval ratings, the party representative noted.
A beach wash at Primorsky Beach. Screenshot from the Telegram channel "My Tuapse" from May 17, 2026, https://t.me/my_tuapse/35344
21:25, 17 May 2026
A competition to conduct seawater sampling in Tuapse has been announced amid oil spills in the sea.
Oil slicks remain in the sea near Tuapse, according to a satellite image. Social media users reported today that oil products had washed up on a beach near the seaport, and authorities announced a tender to analyze seawater samples from 13 beaches throughout the summer.
Fighters at the Grozny airport. Still from a video from Ramzan Kadyrov's Telegram channel, May 17, 2026, https://t.me/RKadyrov_95/6608.
20:25, 17 May 2026
A new group of fighters was sent from Grozny to the SVO zone.
Another group of fighters trained at the Russian Special Forces University departed from Grozny Airport for the military operation zone.
19:27, 17 May 2026
Three soldiers from Adygea were killed in the SVO zone.
Anatoly Tasenko, Nikolai Perepechaev, and Rafik Sadykov were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 139 fighters from Adygea have been officially recognized as killed.
The beach in Anapa after filling. Screenshot from a photo by "SSL Volunteers" from May 17, 2026, https://t.me/setisitolopata/2957.
18:01, 17 May 2026
Activists are concerned about the quality of sand on Anapa's beaches.
The mayor assured Anapa's beaches are clean and safe. Activists believe the quality of the sand used for beaches is strikingly different from that found in the dunes, which could ruin the city's reputation as a resort.
17:01, 17 May 2026
Just over a quarter of the required amount was raised for Zarema Musaeva's gifts.
79,549 rubles were raised in five days to provide food and medicine for Zarema Musayeva, the imprisoned mother of Chechen opposition members. This is 26.5% of the 300,000 ruble goal.
16:01, 17 May 2026
Students switched to distance learning after drone attack in Azov
Students at the Azov branch of the Don State Technical University will study remotely on May 18 due to damage to one of the university's buildings during a drone attack.
15:00, 17 May 2026
Two fighters from Dagestan were killed in Ukraine.
Magomed Murtuzaliev and Jafar Abdurakhmanov from the Kayakent district were killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,938 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.
14:01, 17 May 2026
A drone was shot down over a children's camp in the Rostov region.
Debris from the downed drone damaged the roof of a building housing people at a children's health complex, the governor of the Rostov region reported.
Authors of a joint statement by human rights activists regarding Hovhannisyan's suicide. Photo: Aysor.am https://www.aysor.am/am/news/2026/05/17/%D5%AB%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%BE%D5%A1%D5%BA%D5%A1%D5%B7%D5%BF%D5%BA%D5%A1%D5%B6/2422680
13:04, 17 May 2026
The suicide of a man arrested for damaging an election poster has raised questions about Armenian security forces.
The defacing of an election poster should have been treated as an administrative offense, and the criminal prosecution and detention of Armenian resident Armen Hovhannisyan were illegal, human rights activists and a lawyer stated after the detainee committed suicide.
Workers construct a temporary bridge in the village of Gerpegezh. A still from Kazbek Kokov's Telegram channel: https://t.me/Kokov_Kazbek/10055
11:59, 17 May 2026
A temporary river crossing has been established in the village of Gerpegezh.
Workers installed a temporary bridge for residents of a village in Kabardino-Balkaria who were left without transportation after a section of road collapsed.
11:00, 17 May 2026
Cable cars on Elbrus have resumed operation.
Cable cars at a ski resort in Kabardino-Balkaria resumed operation today after being shut down for two days for unscheduled maintenance.
09:59, 17 May 2026
A university building in Azov was damaged after a drone attack.
The military shot down drones in Azov and three districts of the Rostov region. The attack damaged a building belonging to a technical university branch.
Pilgrims at the Al-Haram Mosque. Photo: Al Jazeera English https://ru.wikipedia.org
08:57, 17 May 2026
The first group of Azerbaijani pilgrims set off for the Hajj.
The first group of 180 pilgrims departed Baku for Saudi Arabia today. The number of those wishing to perform the Hajj exceeded Azerbaijan's allocated quota, despite the increased cost of the trip.
News
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.