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23:18, 23 April 2026
An armed attack on doctors was committed in Makhachkala.
A knife-wielding man seriously injured two doctors in the emergency room of the Republican Clinical Hospital in Makhachkala. The attacker fled the scene but was apprehended by police a short time later.
Activists in Yerevan burned the Turkish flag on the 111th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Photo: News-Armenia / https://newsarmenia.am/news/armenia/uchastniki-fakelnogo-shestviya-k-godovshchine-genotsida-armyan-napravilis-k-tsitsernakaberdu-foto/
22:35, 23 April 2026
Activists in Yerevan burned a Turkish flag on the anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.
Participants in a torchlight procession in Yerevan, timed to coincide with the 111th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire, burned the Turkish flag.
21:57, 23 April 2026
Aishat Khizrieva was able to leave Russia.
Ayshat Khizrieva, a native of Chechnya who was the subject of an attempted kidnapping in Novosibirsk, has urgently fled Russia. She thanked everyone who publicized her case.
Yashar Gasimov. Still from a video from the Azadlyg publication https://www.facebook.com/reel/972631465222208 (the activities of Meta, the company that owns the social network, are banned in Russia).
21:05, 23 April 2026
A PFPA activist was arrested after publishing a report about a school in disrepair.
The court sentenced Yashar Gasimov, an activist with the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, to five days' detention on charges of petty hooliganism. The charge was filed against Gasimov after he shared a video of a rural school in disrepair on social media.
Yana Antonova at a picket on October 9, 2024. Screenshot from her Telegram channel.
20:54, 23 April 2026
Krasnodar activist Yana Antonova received a warning from police.
Krasnodar police warned activist Yana Antonova against participating in protests marking the arrival of Patriarch Kirill.
20:23, 23 April 2026
The case of an Ingushetia resident accused of involvement in Gurazhev's group has reached court.
Ingushetia's investigative authorities have completed their investigation into a local resident's involvement in an armed group, illegal possession of weapons, and supplying food to Amirkhan Gurazhev's group.
19:51, 23 April 2026
Aishat Khizrieva remains in danger after an attempted kidnapping
Aishat Khizrieva fled Chechnya due to domestic violence and did not seek evacuation assistance. An attempt to return her to her family could be repeated, and nothing is known about the police's actual actions to protect her, human rights activists stated.
18:58, 23 April 2026
A serviceman was convicted in Nalchik for leaving his unit without permission.
A court in Nalchik sentenced Valery Gorbashchenko to five years in prison, finding him guilty of leaving his unit without permission during mobilization.
18:12, 23 April 2026
Environmentalists have pointed out the danger of combustion products for residents of Tuapse.
The ongoing fire at the Tuapse marine terminal poses a danger to residents due to the release of combustion products, which are carcinogenic and toxic. Environmentalists emphasized that the "black rain" that fell in Tuapse reduced the level of harmful substances in the air but led to soil contamination.
17:29, 23 April 2026
The former head of the Rostov-on-Don Ministry of Internal Affairs pleaded not guilty to bribery and fraud.
Former head of the Rostov-on-Don Department of Internal Affairs, Sergei Shpak, demanded bribes from the Pokrovsky concern for protection. Shpak pleaded not guilty during a court hearing in the Pervomaisky District Court of Rostov-on-Don.
16:42, 23 April 2026
A Yerevan court has extended Bagrat Galstanyan's pretrial detention.
The arrest of Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, accused of plotting to seize power in Armenia, has been extended for two months.
15:44, 23 April 2026
Residents of Krasnodar have announced a petition drive to Patriarch Kirill.
Krasnodar activists have announced a petition drive to Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus', who, according to unofficial reports, will lay the foundation stone for a cathedral on Rozhdestvenskaya Embankment on April 25. They are asking the Patriarch to reconsider his decision to build the church.
14:44, 23 April 2026
522 people remain in temporary accommodation centers after the flood in Dagestan.
Water has been pumped out of all homes and properties in Dagestan and Chechnya. In Dagestan, 522 people remain in temporary shelters, according to rescuers.
13:44, 23 April 2026
Murtazov's safety in Armenia has raised concerns among relatives and human rights activists.
Armenian law enforcement has no complaints against Chechen native Zelimkhan Murtazov, who arrived in Yerevan after four months in the transit zone of Astana Airport. However, his family and human rights activists believe it is premature to assume he is safe.
12:44, 23 April 2026
Two more political forces have submitted documents to the Central Election Commission of Armenia to participate in the parliamentary elections.
The "Strong Armenia" bloc submitted an updated set of documents to the Central Election Commission of Armenia, and the "Wings of Unity" party of former Armenian Ombudsman Arman Tatoyan also submitted an application to participate in the elections. The Republican Party will not participate in the elections.
09:48, 23 April 2026
A combatant from the Volgograd region was killed in a military operation.
Denis Klyusenko was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,765 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.
08:55, 23 April 2026
A Georgian citizen has been detained on charges of espionage.
Counterintelligence officers detained a Georgian citizen for espionage for foreign intelligence agencies, and two others were charged in absentia.
07:55, 23 April 2026
Government critics question the renewal of the Azerbaijani Central Election Commission's composition.
In Azerbaijan, the ruling party, independent MPs, and parliamentary minority parties have nominated candidates for the new Central Election Commission. Most of the candidates are already members of the existing commission.
07:45, 23 April 2026
A large-scale drone attack was recorded in the Rostov region.
In seven districts of the Rostov region, 20 drones were shot down, but the authorities have no information about casualties.
05:50, 23 April 2026
Residents of Tuapse are alarmed by attacks and environmental threats
Amid air pollution and a new "oil rain" in Tuapse, local residents are rarely going outside and prohibiting children from playing in their yards. Residents fear further attacks and consider the burning oil terminal a source of environmental threat.
News
The expulsion of Sochi residents from Abkhazia for filming with the Georgian flag sparked a debate on Facebook*.

Georgian authorities have responded to the idea of ​​launching trains from Russia via Abkhazia.

Alipat Sultanbegova, an activist. Photo: SOTA https://t.me/sotaproject/54465 Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of February 20-26, 2023

LEGAL TEXTS
The illustration was created by the Caucasian Knot using AI 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....

Personalities
Zelimkhan Khangoshvili. Photo courtesy of press service of HRC 'Memorial', http://memohrc.org/ 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.

Magomed Daudov. Photo: screenshot of the video http://video.agaclip.com/w=atDtPvLYH9o Magomed Daudov

Magomed "Lord" Daudov is a former Chechen militant who was awarded the title of "Hero of Russia", the chairman of the Chechen parliament under Ramzan Kadyrov.

Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Screenshot from video posted by Abu-Saddam Shishani [LIVE] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIR3s7AB0Uw Tumso Abdurakhmanov

Tumso Abdurakhmanov is a blogger from Chechnya. After a conflict with Ramzan Kadyrov's relative, he left the republic and went first to Georgia, and then to Poland, where he is trying to get political asylum.