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Residents of Grozny pay the public utilities bills. Photo by Akhmed Aldebirov for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:18, 7 January 2019
Residents of Chechnya are scared by threats of deprivation of housing because of debts
The residents of Grozny, who have debts on paying utility bills, received anonymous notifications about the upcoming seizure of their housing facilities for debt. However, lawyers have stated that such papers have no legal force and are intended to intimidate the debtors.
A special operation in the Botlikh district of Dagestan. Photo by the Investigative Committee of Russia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj7XNxZeHTM
11:14, 7 January 2019
From December 31, 2018, to January 6, 2019, two persons fell victim to armed conflict
During the week of December 31, 2018, to January 6, 2019, in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus two persons suffered: one person was killed and one was wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Soldiers of the Defence Army of Nagorno-Karabakh, http://www.nkrmil.am/gallery/photos/view/18
11:14, 6 January 2019
NKR blames Azerbaijan for 125 shelling attacks within a week
During the period from December 30, 2018, to January 5, 2019, Azerbaijani soldiers fired 1000 shots at the positions of the Defence Army of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the latter has stated.
Inscription on the marble slab of the monument to the soldiers of the Caucasian Islamic Army in three languages (left) and a new inscription (right). Collage by the Caucasian Knot. Фото: https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=%D0%97%D0%B0%D1%8F%D0%B2%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5%20%D0%9A%D1%83%D0%BC%D1%8B%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D1%85%20%D0%B4%D0%B6%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B2&epa=SEARCH_BOX
11:03, 6 January 2019
Kumyks condemn inscription replacement on monument to Turkish warriors in Dagestan
On January 3, the inscription on the marble slab of the monument to the soldiers of the Caucasian Islamic Army erected in the Dagestan village of Agachaul was changed without authors' consent, members of seven Kumyk organizations have stated. They demanded to restore the original text.
Rescuers clear the debris after hurricane in Batumi, January 4, 2019. Screenshot from video reportage by First Channel, https://1tv.ge/ru/news/dva-cheloveka-postradali-v-batumi-v-rezultate-povrezhdenija-krovli-zhilogo-doma-video/
10:54, 6 January 2019
One of victims of Batumi hurricane dies
A resident of Batumi hospitalized on January 4 after roof collapse because of a strong wind has died in hospital. Another victim was operated on; his life is out of danger.
Anna Kuznetsova, Russian Children's Ombudsperson, and relative of a child returned from Iraq. Photo: press service of the Russian Children's Ombudsperson http://deti.gov.ru/articles/news/anna-kuznecova-vseh-rossijskih-detej-vyvezennyh-iz-iraka-rodstvenniki-zabrali-domoj
10:43, 6 January 2019
Children brought from Iraq handed over to relatives
After examination at the Moscow Medical Centre, 30 children brought from the Middle East were handed over to their relatives, Anna Kuznetsova, the Russian Children's Ombudsperson, has informed today.
Ambulance. Photo: http://minzdravrd.ru/news/item/1387
17:31, 5 January 2019
Boy wounded in Derbent dies
The three-year-old child, who received a gunshot wound on the New Year's Eve, has died today in a Derbent hospital.
Mekhman Guseinov. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
17:17, 5 January 2019
Three activists go on hunger strike in support of Mekhman Guseinov
An activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), a member of the board of the "Musavat" Party and the head of the Centre for the Monitoring Political Prisoners have joined the hunger strike of the blogger Mekhman Guseinov, demanding to release him from custody.
Azerbaijani servicemen in near-front zone, December 2018. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan. https://mod.gov.az/ru/news/rukovodstvo-ministerstva-oborony-nahoditsya-v-prifrontovoj-zone-video-25326.html
17:07, 5 January 2019
Azerbaijan reports machine gun fire from Armenia
During the last 24 hours, Armenian militaries violated the truce on the troops contact line for at least 23 times, said the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan.
Rescuers clear the debris after hurricane in Batumi. Screenshot from video reportage by First Channel, https://1tv.ge/ru/news/silnyj-veter-v-batumi-sorval-kryshu-s-zhilogo-doma-est-postradavshie/
12:41, 5 January 2019
Two persons suffer from hurricane in Batumi
Part of the roof of a multi-storey building collapsed and fell to the ground during a strong wind in Batumi; two passers-by were injured and taken to hospital.
BTS Korean pop band performing at the Seoul Olympic Stadium. Photo: screenshot of the video by the user babalu funny video https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=6700&v=6vmgVvjJRj0
12:30, 5 January 2019
Sale of tickets to "Love Yourself" concert film suspended in Chechnya
A Grozny cinema has stopped selling tickets to the film about the BTS Korean pop group against the background of a similar decision taken in Makhachkala.
Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Screenshot from video broadcasted by 'Nastoyaschee vremya' TV Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aII6tRu_3e8
01:38, 5 January 2019
AI urges Poland to cancel Abdurakhmanov's extradition
The return of the Chechen blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov to Russia threatens him with torture and unfair persecution, says the statement of the "Amnesty International" (AI), an international human rights organization.
Mekhman Guseinov, Baku, August 6, 2018. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
01:30, 5 January 2019
US PEN International urges to stop new case against Mekhman Guseinov
The US PEN International (PEN America) has linked the new criminal case against the blogger Mekhman Guseinov with the suppression of the dissent in Azerbaijan. Guseinov, who is on hunger strike at the Baku SIZO (pre-trial prison) in protest against the new indictment, needs an urgent surgery, Shakhla Gumbatova, his advocate, has stated today.
Events in memory of Saint Kunta-haji Kishiev on the occasion of the 155th anniversary of his deportation, Ingushetia. Photo: http://www.ingushetia.ru/news/meropriyatiya_posvyashchennye_153_y_godovshchine_so_dnya_ssylki_velikogo_sufiya_kunta_khadzhi_kishie/
22:26, 4 January 2019
Authorities of Chechnya and Ingushetia report about thousands participants of Kunta-haji Kishiev's Memorial Day
Chechnya and Ingushetia have held events in memory of Saint Kunta-haji Kishiev on the occasion of the 155th anniversary of his deportation. According to the Ingush authorities and the Chechen clergy, several thousand people took part in events. Residents of Chechnya said that Imams had warned them about the must to participate in religious ceremonies.
Law enforcers. Photo: Yulia Simatova / Yugopolis
22:13, 4 January 2019
Chechen family spends five hours at checkpoint in North Ossetia
Five residents of Chechnya, whose car was stopped by law enforcers at the entrance to Vladikavkaz, have complained about the nationality-based prejudiced attitude.
Rally in support of Mekhman Guseinov, Baku, January 3, 2019. Screenshot from MeydanTV video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkvK-QmgNZo&t=843s
22:03, 4 January 2019
Mekhman Guseinov's supporters arrested and fined
Today, a court in Baku has found eight participants of the action in support of the blogger Mekhman Guseinov to be infringers of the rules of holding meetings. The activists themselves disagree with the judgement.
Fire in Pyatigorsk. Screenshot from video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjioHVrlPTA
17:33, 4 January 2019
Major fire occurs in marketplace in Pyatigorsk
Today, a large pavilion has burned down at the Upper Marketplace in Pyatigorsk. There were no victims. According to eyewitnesses, the fire-fighting teams could not drive to the venue because of concrete blocks.
Narek Sargsyan. Photo: press service of RFE/RL
17:29, 4 January 2019
Request for extradition of Serzh Sargsyan's nephew sent to Czech Republic
The Armenian party has asked to extradite Narek Sargsyan, who was detained in Prague within the case of possessing narcotic drugs and firearms, the Armenian General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) announced on January 3.
Amirkhan Umaev and his new Mercedes car. Photo from Umaev's Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/p/BsLG9hmHOUG/
15:57, 4 January 2019
Distribution of Mercedes cars from Kadyrov Foundation provokes criticism in Chechnya
Over the week, after returning to Chechnya, two participants of all-Russian contests received Mercedes cars from the Kadyrov Foundation. Residents of the subsidized republic recognized the merits of the contestants, but criticized the authorities of Chechnya for such expensive gifts.
Azerbaijani servicemen. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan, https://mod.gov.az/ru/novosti-791/?&pagen=1
15:34, 4 January 2019
Azerbaijan claims 26 cases of shelling in conflict zone
Positions of the Azerbaijani army in the Karabakh conflict zone, including in two border villages, have been shelled, reports today the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Azerbaijan.
News
Two North Caucasus republics are among the regions with the highest road traffic fatality rates.

A Chechen resident was criticized for posting ads on social media. Still from the video "Emergency in Grozny" https://www.instagram.com/p/DXpK4pfjKcT/ A Chechen resident was publicly reprimanded for selling window tinting.

A new group of fighters was sent from Grozny to the SVO zone.

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.