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10:58, 9 July 2026

Dozens of residents of Dagestan have been evacuated after flooding in two villages.

Residents of 13 houses in the village of Majalis have been evacuated due to damage to the dam. About 30 people were evacuated to the village of Tashkapur due to the river overflowing its banks.

Tankers in the bay. Illustration created by "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program.

10:05, 9 July 2026

The tankers in the Taganrog Bay were attacked by UAVs for the second night in a row.

Two tankers caught fire in the Taganrog Bay after a drone attack.

09:07, 9 July 2026

Detained member of the "Prosperous Armenia" party Arekhnaz Manukyan

The Investigative Committee of Armenia stated that Arekhnaz Manukyan has been detained for subsequent transfer to court.

08:04, 9 July 2026

Evacuation was needed for the residents of the village in Stavropol after a UAV raid.

A fire at an industrial site in the village of Vyazniki in the Stavropol Krai occurred as a result of a drone attack.

07:08, 9 July 2026

Azerbaijani lawyer Gahramanov linked his case to his professional activities.

The Ganja Serious Crimes Court has begun hearing the criminal case of lawyer Zabil Gahramanov. The defense insists on terminating the case due to lack of evidence of a crime or transferring the accused to house arrest, claiming that his prosecution is related to his professional activities.

Frame from the video appeal of the residents of Vodny to the head of the Investigative Committee. https://dzen.ru/video/watch/6a4a03ef5ec2671d975d4fa6

06:08, 9 July 2026

Residents of the Volgograd village called the water supply problem unresolved.

An appeal to Alexander Bastrykin did not help the residents of the Volgograd village of Vodny solve the water supply problem: there is only one functioning well left in the microdistrict, which is not enough to fill the networks. The city hall stated that the restoration work is "close to completion."

05:10, 9 July 2026

Five servicemen from Krasnodar Krai were killed in Ukraine

Taulan Klimov, Suren Torosyan, and three of their fellow countrymen from Tuapse were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have named at least 869 killed combatants from Kuban.

Alla Soboleva. Illustration created by "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program.

04:15, 9 July 2026

Alla Soboleva appealed the verdict in the case of extortion from the developer.

The deceived co-investor Alla Soboleva appealed the verdict of the Sochi court, which sentenced her to seven and a half years in prison for extorting housing from the developer. Soboleva was left without a lawyer by agreement, and her daughter cannot obtain a passport and go to her grandmother.

03:16, 9 July 2026

A resident of Dagestan received a sentence for involvement with militants in Syria.

A court in Dagestan sentenced local resident Khalipat Salavatova to six years in prison for participating in an illegal armed formation in Syria, but postponed the execution of the sentence until her child turns 14.

02:17, 9 July 2026

A resident of Dagestan was convicted of financing a banned organization.

The court in Dagestanskie Ogni sentenced local resident Sabir Murtuzaliev to a monetary fine for financing an organization recognized as extremist in Russia.

Displaced persons in the Jebrail district. Screenshot from Report.Az dated 06.07.26, https://report.az/ru/vnutrennyaya-politika/v-selo-shyukyurbejli-dzhebrailskogo-rajona-otpravlena-ocherednaya-gruppa-pereselencev#gallery_484be79bd56e39e069dcf4f63dfeee45-1

01:18, 9 July 2026

The prospects for displaced persons in Karabakh have interested social media users.

Authorities are building houses, roads, and schools, but the issue of employment in Azerbaijani villages in Karabakh, where displaced persons are returning, has raised questions among social media users. The plots of new houses are small, and analysts pointed out that a land reform is necessary for the development of private farms and the settlements themselves.

00:54, 9 July 2026

A resident of Stavropol is suspected of creating a cell of "Citizens of the USSR"*

A criminal case has been initiated against a 62-year-old resident of Stavropol, who was suspected by law enforcement of organizing a local branch of a banned extremist organization in Russia.

23:58, 8 July 2026

Participant of the miners' protests in Chiatura sentenced for insulting the judge

The convict for beating the director of the mine, participant of the miners' protests in Chiatura, Georgy Neparidze from Shukruti, has been sentenced to one and a half years of imprisonment for insulting the judge.

23:05, 8 July 2026

The reduction of queues at gas stations in Makhachkala has not led to a decrease in fuel prices.

Queues at gas stations in Makhachkala have decreased, but prices remain high, forcing drivers to limit their trips. Of the six gas stations checked by "Caucasian Knot," four were operational, one only had gas, and the queues were small. The owners decided to rent out one of the two closed gas stations.

A frame of participants in the action in Tbilisi on the 588th day of protests outside the parliament building. Photo: MO SE / Facebook

22:51, 8 July 2026

Participants of the pro-European protests in Tbilisi called not to give up.

Supporters of Georgia's Eurointegration gathered on the 588th day of protests at the walls of parliament and demanded the release of political prisoners. Today, a court in Tbilisi heard testimonies from those affected during the dispersal of the action on "Gavrilov's Night."

22:04, 8 July 2026

Kadyrov submitted documents to participate in the elections for the head of Chechnya.

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, visited the election commission of the republic and submitted documents to participate in the elections on the unified voting day, September 20.

The sea by the beach near the Grand Hotel. A still from Yuri Ozarovsky's video from 08.07.26, https://t.me/MoreOz/128338.

21:11, 8 July 2026

Telegram users lamented the lack of action to clean the beaches of Anapa from algae.

Some beaches in Anapa are covered with algae, but no one is taking action to clean the shore, commentators noted on Telegram.

20:28, 8 July 2026

Vardanyan's wife asked Pashinyan to help in visiting prisoners in Baku.

Veronika Zonabend, the wife of the former state minister of Nagorno-Karabakh Ruben Vardanyan, appealed to international organizations and the authorities of Armenia to assist in visiting Armenian prisoners in Azerbaijan.

19:39, 8 July 2026

Law enforcement has intensified pressure on entrepreneurs at the Makhachkala beach following the appeal to Shchukin.

After the appeal of entrepreneurs to the acting head of Dagestan, Fyodor Shchukin, law enforcement officers took several people to the station, issuing them a ban on trading at the "Oasis" beach. Appeals to officials have not yielded results, the owners of the trading points reported.

18:46, 8 July 2026

Transportation links with 51 villages in Dagestan have been interrupted due to collapses and landslides.

Traffic is temporarily closed on sections of roads in ten districts of Dagestan due to landslides, rockfalls, and rising water levels in rivers after heavy rains. Transportation links with 51 settlements were interrupted after a landslide occurred on the "Gunib-Tsurib" highway.

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