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18:20, 8 July 2026

Abilov's defense achieved the participation of a translator in the consideration of the lawsuits against the media.

The Yasamal District Court of Baku began hearing the lawsuit of convicted researcher of Talysh culture Iqbal Abilov against four Azerbaijani media outlets for violating the presumption of innocence and defamation. The court granted the defense's request to involve a translator from the Talysh language in the proceedings, while rejecting the request to allow Abilov to sit next to his lawyer. The defendants did not appear at the hearing.

17:33, 8 July 2026

Less than 24% of applicants received payments after the flood in Dagestan

Assistance for applications from residents of Dagestan affected by the flood was received by 65.5 thousand people, which is less than 24% of the total number of applicants.

Narek Karapetyan. Photo: International Energy Corporation

16:36, 8 July 2026

The CEC refused to consider the Prosecutor's request to prosecute Narek Karapetyan.

The Central Election Commission of Armenia returned to the Prosecutor's Office the request to initiate criminal proceedings against Narek Karapetyan, who heads the electoral list of the "Strong Armenia" bloc, as well as against four other candidates from the bloc. The decision was made because the powers of the candidates for deputies expired on July 4.

16:14, 8 July 2026

The Prosecutor's Office of Armenia demanded the confiscation of Tsarukyan's property.

This is about the seizure of a land plot and buildings on the shore of Lake Sevan.

15:00, 8 July 2026

The serviceman was convicted in Nalchik for absence from service.

The court in Nalchik sentenced serviceman Ravil Sadikov to one year in prison, finding him guilty of desertion.

14:31, 8 July 2026

Alina Djikaeva admitted guilt in bribing a police officer.

The editor-in-chief of "Sapa", Alina Djikaeva, admitted her guilt in transferring money to a police officer for information about incidents for subsequent publication. She explained that she admitted her guilt after the wording about a crime committed by a group of individuals was removed from the case.

13:32, 8 July 2026

The formal approach of officials deprived Kabardino-Balkaria of tourism dividends

The budget of Kabardino-Balkaria would have significantly more funds from tourism if officials had developed a targeted program for its development. However, at the current stage, vacationers face broken roads, dumps, and poor infrastructure in the republic, noted representatives of the local tourism industry interviewed by "Caucasian Knot."

12:34, 8 July 2026

A fighter from Kabardino-Balkaria was killed in the military operation.

Dmitry Kusmachev was killed in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 427 fighters from Kabardino-Balkaria have been officially recognized as killed.

Refueling. Photo by Alexandra Prokhorenkova-Aksenova, Yuga.ru

11:35, 8 July 2026

The mass transition to autogas in the southern regions of Russia has turned into a risk of a boom for "gray" workshops.

Huge queues at legal car services in the southern regions of Russia are forcing drivers to turn to "gray" installers, who do not provide safety guarantees. The mass transition to gas will not solve the fuel crisis due to a lack of infrastructure, analysts noted.

Bus with migrants. Illustration created by "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program.

10:36, 8 July 2026

54 families of forced migrants returned to the Khojavend and Shusha districts.

In the villages of Khojavend and Shusha districts, 210 members of the families of forced migrants returned today.

09:37, 8 July 2026

The fuel frenzy in Kuban has provoked a mass transition of drivers to gas.

Kuban drivers are massively converting their cars to gas against the backdrop of gasoline shortages. In local service centers, the queues for the installation of gas cylinder equipment have stretched until autumn, and some companies have stopped taking new clients.

08:38, 8 July 2026

Two people were injured in a drone attack on the Rostov region.

Drones attacked tankers in the Taganrog Bay today, resulting in two people being injured.

Products of the lime production plant in Gulli. Frame from the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCW37k63twU

07:38, 8 July 2026

The residents of Gulli appealed to Shchukin with a complaint about the lime production plant.

Residents of the village of Gulli in the Kaytagsky district recorded a video appeal to the acting head of Dagestan, Fedor Shchukin, demanding the closure of the lime production plant and sending a commission to the district to check the officials.

06:40, 8 July 2026

The case of the former head of "Teploseti" of Stavropol has reached the court.

The criminal case of the former CEO of "Teploseti" of Stavropol, Vladimir Vdovin, accused of receiving a bribe on a particularly large scale, will be considered by the Industrial District Court.

05:40, 8 July 2026

Ecologists called the complaints from tourists about fuel oil on the beaches of Kuban expected.

Messages from vacationers about contact with fuel oil on the beaches of Kuban are hardly isolated; repeated pollution is expected even after cleaning, say ecologists who warned against prolonged contact with petroleum products.

04:41, 8 July 2026

The Rostov court found the resident of Horlivka guilty of treason.

The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced resident Ilya Mezhanov from Horlivka to 22 years in prison, finding him guilty of treason and participation in the activities of a terrorist community.

03:42, 8 July 2026

Analysts commented on the combination of the Sabantuy celebration in Abkhazia with mourning dates.

In Abkhazia, at the beginning of July, Sabantuy was celebrated and "Days of Samara" were held. The events coincided with the memorial dates of the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict of 1993. Analysts, as well as some residents of Abkhazia, consider such a combination of events inappropriate, but they doubted the presence of malicious intent.

02:43, 8 July 2026

A fire occurred at the enterprise in Kuban after a UAV attack.

Debris from a drone fell on the territory of the enterprise in the Seversky district, causing a fire.

01:44, 8 July 2026

Political scientists in Baku explained the significance of strikes on Ukrainian SOCAR facilities.

Russian strikes on SOCAR facilities in Ukraine are viewed by Baku as part of a broader set of disagreements and an attempt to coerce Azerbaijan into abandoning its own foreign policy course, analysts interviewed by "Caucasian Knot" believe.

00:47, 8 July 2026

A soldier from the Rostov region was killed in Ukraine

Maxim Parmenov from the Proletarsky district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have named at least 938 killed Don military personnel there.

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