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20:11, 15 June 2026
Despite the absence of formal discrimination based on nationality, activists and researchers working on the ethnic and cultural rights of national minorities in Azerbaijan often come under pressure from the authorities, according to human rights lawyer Samad Rahimli. Facebook* users have been actively discussing the status of the state language and the rights of national minorities.
19:57, 15 June 2026
Mathematician Mikhail Verbitsky was released from custody three days after being detained at Yerevan's Zvartnots Airport, but is still unable to leave Armenia.
19:30, 15 June 2026
The Krasnodar Regional Court found a Novorossiysk resident guilty of treason and sentenced him to 18 years in a maximum-security prison.
17:00, 15 June 2026
Magaram Abugadzhiev from Khasavyurt was killed in the military operation. Since its beginning, at least 1,987 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.
16:04, 15 June 2026
The "Strong Armenia" bloc is preparing a lawsuit to the Constitutional Court to invalidate the election results. Political analysts have questioned the opposition's ability to organize mass protests.
15:05, 15 June 2026
The cargo in seven wagons includes 490 tons of grain.
13:00, 15 June 2026
The exclusion of provisions guaranteeing territorial integrity and inviolability from the Constitution of Kabardino-Balkaria could lead to the federal center gaining the ability to unilaterally change the republic's borders, without regard for the opinions of its authorities or established historical circumstances, analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" explained.
Graffiti on a fence and garage demanding the governor's resignation. Screenshot of the post: https://t.me/rusnews/86311
12:21, 15 June 2026
Residents of the 9th Kilometer neighborhood in Krasnodar held a protest demanding a visit from the city mayor. They complained that utility services were not pumping water from the streets, which were flooded after heavy rain.
11:30, 15 June 2026
The prosecutor's office and the human rights ombudsman must ensure the rights of Jamila Garunova, a victim of domestic violence who ended up in a pretrial detention center in Makhachkala despite being six months pregnant, social media users wrote.
Markova Street in Vladikavkaz. Still from video https://www.instagram.com/p/DZk1NN9OQEE/?hl=ru (Meta (owner of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp) is banned in Russia)
10:54, 15 June 2026
Vladikavkaz residents, commenting on social media about street flooding after rain, demanded that utility services and regulatory authorities address the long-standing stormwater drainage problem.
A protester in Vienna holds a banner calling on the Kazakh authorities. Screenshot from https://www.instagram.com/p/DZkW4qPJGVo/ (Meta (owner of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp) is banned in Russia).
09:56, 15 June 2026
Activists held a rally in Vienna in support of Chechen native Mansur Movlaev. They appealed to Kazakhstani authorities not to extradite him.
08:56, 15 June 2026
A court in Nalchik fined Sabina Balkarova, finding her guilty of discrediting the army.
Screenshot of the publication https://www.instagram.com/golos.dagestana/reel/DZkZaeds1C6/ (the activities of the company Meta (owner of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp) are banned in Russia)
07:56, 15 June 2026
A passenger posted a video on social media showing a hole in the floor of a Makhachkala minibus. Local residents, commenting on the video, criticized the work of public transport oversight agencies.
Mansur Movlaev. Illustration created by "Caucasian Knot" using AI in Copilot.
06:57, 15 June 2026
Chechen native Mansur Movlaev said that one of the employees at the pretrial detention center in Kazakhstan, where Movlaev is awaiting a decision on his extradition case, periodically insulted him, threatened him, and exerted psychological pressure.
05:57, 15 June 2026
A resident of the Parksheyev village, who was unable to secure gas service for his home through the courts because it is located at the junction of three districts in the Rostov region, filed a complaint with Alexander Bastrykin regarding the inaction of officials and the Neklinovsky District Prosecutor.
04:57, 15 June 2026
A criminal case has been opened against a resident of the Takhtamukaysky District who justified the activities of a terrorist organization and called for participation in it.
03:57, 15 June 2026
Following complaints from Makhachkala residents, the republic's office of Rospotrebnadzor (Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing) took water samples at five locations where water is supplied from Lake Vuzovskoye. All samples showed that the water did not meet hygiene standards for taste, odor, and turbidity.
02:58, 15 June 2026
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that more than 100 drones were shot down over the country's regions in seven hours, including over the Krasnodar Territory and Rostov Oblast.
01:59, 15 June 2026
Police officer Maya Akhmedova, found guilty of falsifying a criminal case against Dagestani resident Yulduz Kurashova, has appealed the verdict.
Boris Khamatov. Screenshot of a photo from the Sovetsky District administration, June 14, 2026, https://t.me/sovetskiigo/21740.
00:59, 15 June 2026
Boris Khamatov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 952 soldiers from Stavropol Krai have been officially recognized as killed.
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.