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04:54, 6 March 2026

A fighter from Dagestan was killed in the SVO zone.

Rashid Adzhiev from Khasavyurt was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have publicly named at least 1,838 Dagestani combatants killed there.

03:55, 6 March 2026

The prosecutor's office has appealed the verdict in the case of Ilya Afrosin's death.

The prosecution has appealed the lenient sentence given to police officer Dmitry Korchagin, who was charged with the death of detainee Ilya Afrosin. Afrosin's family plans to seek compensation for emotional distress.

02:56, 6 March 2026

A Kropotkin resident was convicted as a participant in a protest movement*

A military court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Kropotkin resident Vladislav Suryadnov to a long prison term, finding him a participant in the “Russian Volunteer Corps”*.

02:05, 6 March 2026

Ruslan Tsalikov has been placed under house arrest.

A Moscow court has chosen a preventive measure for former First Deputy Minister of Defense, Vladikavkaz native Ruslan Tsalikov, who is accused of embezzlement and bribery.

01:21, 6 March 2026

A pensioner was injured in Nalchik after falling into an open manhole.

Investigators and the prosecutor's office in Kabardino-Balkaria have launched an investigation into the actions of utility workers after a 70-year-old woman fell into a manhole on Pushkin Street in Nalchik. The elderly woman was hospitalized with fractures.

00:22, 6 March 2026

A North Ossetian soldier was killed in Ukraine.

Artur Mozgovoy from the Mozdok district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, at least 562 combatants from North Ossetia have been officially recognized as killed.

23:29, 5 March 2026

A Romanian citizen was convicted in Kuban in an espionage case.

The Krasnodar Regional Court sentenced Romanian citizen Adrian-David Kercho to 15 years in prison for espionage on behalf of Ukraine. In December 2024, security forces detained him in Abkhazia, and in April 2025, the FSB announced his arrest in Sochi.

22:32, 5 March 2026

Protesters on Rustaveli reacted to the new tightening of laws

On the 463rd day of continuous protests outside the Georgian parliament building, amendments criminalizing non-recognition of government bodies and “extremism against the constitutional order” came into force.

21:54, 5 March 2026

Shoigu's former first deputy, Ruslan Tsalikov, has been detained.

A criminal case of embezzlement has been opened against former Russian Deputy Defense Minister Ruslan Tsalikov, a native of Vladikavkaz. He faces up to 20 years in prison.

21:39, 5 March 2026

Saraliev reported on a prisoner exchange with Ukraine.

Two hundred Russian soldiers have been returned to Russia as part of a prisoner exchange with Ukraine, and two hundred Ukrainian prisoners of war have been transferred in exchange, according to State Duma deputy from Chechnya Shamsail Saraliev.

Drone attack on Nakhchivan. Still from the "Caucasian Knot" video. https://www.youtube.com/short/1RYIAHwpFgc

21:29, 5 March 2026

Baku analysts assessed the consequences of the attack on Nakhchivan for relations with Iran.

The drone attack on the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic was likely deliberate, but Azerbaijan will initially limit itself to diplomatic and political measures, avoiding direct military escalation, according to analysts in Baku.

20:45, 5 March 2026

A resident of Kabardino-Balkaria has been convicted of treason.

The Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria sentenced a local resident to 13 years in prison, finding him guilty of treason and preparation for sabotage.

20:03, 5 March 2026

The Court of Appeal released Archbishop Khachatryan.

The court imposed territorial restrictions on Khachatryan, prohibiting him from leaving the Vagharshapat community. The cleric is also prohibited from communicating with witnesses in the case.

19:40, 5 March 2026

Uncertainty in drone data over Abkhazia has worried commentators.

The Secretary of the Abkhazian Security Council stated that more than half of the drones fell into the sea, with only 14 reaching land. He was unable to identify their origin. Social media users demanded answers about the source of the threat.

19:05, 5 March 2026

Shykhlinsky was sentenced to a long term.

The Kirovsky District Court of Yekaterinburg sentenced Shahin Shykhlinski, the former head of the Azerbaijani diaspora in the Urals, to 22 years in a maximum-security prison colony. Six other defendants in the case of the murder of local entrepreneurs will serve between ten and twenty years in a maximum-security prison colony.

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

18:20, 5 March 2026

Musaeva's defense considered the court's decision to be biased.

The court unconditionally accepted the prosecution's case, and Zarema Musayeva's right to a defense was violated during the two-day trial. The Shali Court ignored both the lawyers' motions and their request to postpone the trial due to Zarema's poor health, the defense claimed.

17:38, 5 March 2026

Rising prices during Ramadan in Dagestan also affected tourists.

Grocery prices increased during Ramadan at both markets and stores, according to Makhachkala residents. Amid the overall price hike, cafe and restaurant owners were also forced to raise prices.

16:40, 5 March 2026

The Azerbaijani army has been put on alert after the attack on Nakhchivan.

The drone attack on the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic was a deliberate terrorist attack by Iran, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev declared today, demanding an apology and punishment for those responsible. He ordered the armed forces to be put on alert. The Azerbaijani Prosecutor General's Office has opened a criminal case in connection with the strikes on civilian infrastructure.

15:40, 5 March 2026

Blogger Markaryan sentenced to prison in Nazi rehabilitation case

A Moscow court found blogger Arsen Markaryan guilty of rehabilitating Nazism and sentenced him to 4.5 years in prison. The case was heard under a special regime.

15:00, 5 March 2026

Zarema Musaeva appealed the verdict

The lawyer filed an appeal against the sentence handed down by the Shali Court following a review of the case against Zarema Musayeva for the attack on a security officer.

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