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16:23, 17 July 2026

Against the backdrop of rising gasoline prices, the number of operating gas stations in Krasnodar has decreased.

This morning in Krasnodar, AI-95 was available at only 40 gas stations, while at 63 stations at least one type of fuel is available. Three days earlier, authorities reported 70 open gas stations. The stations where the price per liter is 189 rubles are empty.

15:23, 17 July 2026

Baku analysts stated that the balance of power in the relations between Azerbaijan and Russia has changed.

Relations between Azerbaijan and Russia are emerging from a period of crisis, but their new model will be built on different conditions. Baku demonstrates greater independence in foreign policy, while Moscow is interested in maintaining cooperation with Azerbaijan as an important regional partner, Azerbaijani analysts noted.

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

14:23, 17 July 2026

Rosselkhoznadzor found flowers from Armenia in Iranian supplies.

Under the guise of Iranian flowers, cut flowers from Armenia were imported into Russia, said the Rosselkhoznadzor, asking the Iranian Plant Protection Organization to suspend the certification of flowers for export to Russia.

13:24, 17 July 2026

89 beaches of Anapa have received permission to open after the oil spill.

12 beaches of Anapa are undergoing examination to obtain permission to open after the oil spill in the Black Sea.

12:23, 17 July 2026

Blogger Remeslo has been detained in a case about fakes regarding the army.

Law enforcement detained blogger Ilya Remeslo in St. Petersburg, whose sharp change in attitude towards the special military operation surprised the head of the "Akhmat" special forces, Apti Alaudinov. The case is being investigated under the article on the dissemination of fakes about the army motivated by political hatred.

11:23, 17 July 2026

Four regions in southern Russia have crossed the 100 rubles per liter mark for AI-95.

Rosstat reported that as of July 13, the average price of AI-95 in Kalmykia was over 111 rubles per liter, while in Dagestan, Kabardino-Balkaria, and Chechnya, the price ranged from 100 to 105 rubles per liter. Prices at private gas stations in Chechnya have risen to 190 rubles, readers of "Caucasian Knot" noted.

10:23, 17 July 2026

The building of Tsarukyan's sports complex has been transferred to the ownership of the Yerevan city hall.

The "Multi Sport" center has been transferred to the ownership of the Yerevan city hall after unsuccessful negotiations with the developer. This decision is not related to the arrest of the leader of the "Prosperous Armenia" party, Gagik Tsarukyan, and the prosecutor's demand to confiscate his assets, the city mayor stated.

09:23, 17 July 2026

The lawyer complained about the refusal to access Ukrainians at the Georgian checkpoint.

Lawyer Darya Samodurova has been unable to obtain a pass for two months to meet with her clients, citizens of Ukraine, who are in the basement at the "Dariali" checkpoint. The Ministry of Internal Affairs does not provide written responses to her requests, and the court has not decided whether to accept her lawsuit against the agency.

08:23, 17 July 2026

Aslanyan linked his persecution to joining "Strong Armenia."

A new case has been filed in court against the former mayor of Vanadzor, Mamikon Aslanyan, for official forgery and abuse of power. The proceedings, which have been ongoing since 2021, resumed after his joining "Strong Armenia," the politician stated.

07:23, 17 July 2026

Security forces found grenades and cartridges in the house of a resident of Ingushetia.

A criminal case for illegal possession of ammunition has been initiated after security forces found three grenades and 58 cartridges in the house of a resident of the village of Plievo.

06:24, 17 July 2026

The drone was shot down over the Rostov region.

In the Aksai district, drone debris fell into a field, igniting the wheat.

05:25, 17 July 2026

Roads are closed in three districts of Dagestan due to bad weather.

In Dagestan, roads are blocked in three districts after mudflows and landslides.

04:26, 17 July 2026

The sentence of the financial director of the Rostov plant Zakharcov has been upheld.

The Rostov Regional Court found no grounds to change the sentence of the former financial director of the "Tenth Bearing Plant" Felix Zakharcov, who was convicted of embezzlement of property while fulfilling a state defense order.

03:27, 17 July 2026

A serviceman in Nalchik has been sentenced to a long term for absences from service.

The Nalchik garrison military court sentenced serviceman Timur Nasypliyev to 5.5 years in a penal colony for two absences from service during mobilization.

02:30, 17 July 2026

The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry confirmed the death of the captain of the ship attacked near Odessa.

The captain of the civilian cargo ship Atlas Bey was killed as a result of a drone attack off the coast of Odessa. The body of the Azerbaijani citizen has been found and will be sent back to his homeland.

01:31, 17 July 2026

Eight residents of Stavropol are accused of failing to report a friend.

Seven teenagers and a 21-year-old young man from the Andropovsky district will stand trial on charges of failing to report a minor supporter of a terrorist organization.

00:32, 17 July 2026

An activist from Makhachkala was fined for calls to secede from the Russian Federation.

The Supreme Court of Dagestan upheld the decision to fine activist Ruslan Rasulov, who was charged with public calls for violating the territorial integrity of Russia.

23:33, 16 July 2026

Kase Kik considered the verdict in his homeland to be political persecution.

Circassian activist Kase Kik, who was tried in absentia for spreading fakes about the army, linked the verdict to his political and human rights activities, emphasizing that he would not abandon his beliefs.

22:39, 16 July 2026

Demonstrators outside the Parliament of Georgia demanded the release of political prisoners.

The protest demanding the release of prisoners of conscience and a return to a pro-European political course took place on Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi for the 596th consecutive evening.

21:40, 16 July 2026

A serviceman from Dagestan was killed in Ukraine

Surkhai Abulaysov from the Kazbekovsky district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have reported data on at least 2035 killed combatants from Dagestan.

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