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02:44, 20 May 2026

A defendant in the case against former Dagestan Sports Minister Magomedov has been convicted.

A court in Dagestan has convicted a local resident of the 2006 murder of Mirza Sirazhudinov, deputy head of the Federal Treasury Department for the Kizilyurt District, and his son. The convicted man is a defendant in the case against Magomed Magomedov, the former head of the republic's Ministry of Sports.

01:45, 20 May 2026

A soldier from the Astrakhan region was killed in the SVO zone.

Eduard Iskaliyev from the Kamyzyak district was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, at least 740 servicemen from the Astrakhan region have been confirmed killed.

00:57, 20 May 2026

Human rights activist Nagavkin is challenging the findings of the investigation into the theft case in court.

The Kalachevsky District Court in the Volgograd Region rejected the claim of human rights activist Igor Nagavkin, who alleged fraudulent actions by the victim in a jewelry theft case. Nagavkin plans to appeal the decision in the regional court.

23:58, 19 May 2026

Participants of the rally on Rustaveli Street expressed solidarity with Nanuka Zhorzholiani

Demonstrators gathered outside the parliament building in Tbilisi on the 538th day of protests in support of journalist Nanuka Zhorzholiani, who was arrested for three days on administrative charges for blocking a sidewalk during a protest.

23:26, 19 May 2026

Summer season forecasts in Anapa have sparked skepticism among internet users.

Anapa authorities reported the completion of the first section of the coastal strip from the Medical Beach to the Bimlyuk Sanatorium. Social media users questioned the authorities' positive forecasts for the summer season.

22:50, 19 May 2026

Two soldiers from Kalmykia were killed in Ukraine.

Maxim Chernyavsky and Andrey Kashirsky from the Maloderbetovsky district were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 227 combatants from Kalmykia have been officially recognized as killed in Ukraine.

22:25, 19 May 2026

A Rostov artist has reported being tortured during a series of arrests.

Rostov-on-Don artist Viktor Kirman has been incarcerated since February – he has already been arrested nine times on administrative charges without facing any criminal charges.

21:29, 19 May 2026

The defense demands that the preventive measure for lawyer Gakhramanov be softened.

Lawyer Zabil Gakhramanov's pretrial detention has been extended for the third time. His defense has appealed the decision and is insisting on changing his pretrial detention measure.

20:38, 19 May 2026

One day off has been declared in Kabardino-Balkaria on the occasion of Eid al-Adha.

May 27 has been declared a non-working day in Kabardino-Balkaria in connection with the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.

19:58, 19 May 2026

The diplomat named the conditions for opening Armenia's borders with Turkey and Azerbaijan.

Armenia's land borders with Turkey and Azerbaijan will open after elections and a constitutional referendum, when territorial claims against neighbors are removed from the country's constitution, an Azerbaijani diplomat stated.

19:30, 19 May 2026

A fighter from Dagestan was killed in a military operation.

Magomed Khanmagomedov from the Tabasaran district was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, at least 1,943 Dagestani servicemen have been officially recognized as killed.

18:45, 19 May 2026

Journalist Nanuka Zhorzholiani has been arrested for three days.

The Tbilisi City Court has sentenced TV presenter and founder of the Nanuka Foundation, Nanuka Zhorzholiani, to three days in jail for blocking a sidewalk during a protest.

17:55, 19 May 2026

Houses and roads flooded in Chechnya after heavy rainfall

At least five residential buildings were flooded in the Chechen village of Alkhan-Yurt after heavy rains. Damage to roads and buildings was also reported in the Sharoisky and Shali districts of the republic.

16:57, 19 May 2026

Georgian intelligence agencies announced the arrest of three ISIS members*

Three Georgian citizens involved in the terrorist organization Islamic State* have been detained in the Pankisi Gorge.

15:59, 19 May 2026

Residents of Adygea's homes and yards are flooded after heavy rains.

In the Maykop district, 20 yards and three houses were flooded after rains.

15:00, 19 May 2026

The ECHR has begun examining complaints from 10 victims in the Terter case.

The European Court of Human Rights has requested clarification from the Azerbaijani authorities regarding the complaints of 10 military personnel who were forced under torture to incriminate themselves in the "Tertar case."

14:03, 19 May 2026

A Kabardino-Balkarian resident was fined for his comments on Telegram.

A court in Nalchik sentenced Kirill Kotlyarov to a fine of 30,000 rubles, deeming his comments on Telegram discrediting the army.

13:05, 19 May 2026

A Kizlyar resident is suspected of rehabilitating Nazism.

Security officials found a Kizlyar resident's publications to be a distortion of historical information about the events of World War II.

12:07, 19 May 2026

The number of people arrested in the case of obstructing campaigning in Armenia has risen to 10.

Three more supporters of the "Strong Armenia" bloc, who were detained in the Lori region for obstructing the ruling party's campaign, have been placed under house arrest.

Mikhail Khripunov. May 19, 2026. Video screenshot: https://t.me/sovetsudey/940

11:09, 19 May 2026

Retired Stavropol judge Khripunov arrested in bribery case

The Supreme Court has remanded Mikhail Khripunov, former deputy chairman of the Stavropol Regional Court, in custody after he was arrested on bribery charges. Khripunov requested a more lenient pretrial detention.

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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....

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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.

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