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Armed special services officers in the center of Grozny. Photo: REUTERS/Said Tsarnayev
08:12, 21 August 2018
Teens' attack in Chechnya confirms "Caucasian Knot" conclusion about underground's rejuvenation
The eldest of the five attackers on policemen in Chechnya is 18 years old, others are from 11 to 17 years old, a law enforcement source has stated. The age of the alleged militants has confirmed the trend revealed by the "Caucasian Knot" back in 2017: in Chechnya, young people are actively joining the armed underground.
An empolyee of the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs in Grozny. Photo: REUTERS / Said Tsarnayev
22:06, 20 August 2018
Law enforcers tell about interconnection of attack series in Chechnya
A militant tried to undermine himself at the DPS (road-and-patrol service) in the village of Mesker-Yurt in the Shali District, but he survived, and no policeman was hurt, law enforcement sources have stated.
A chevron on the uniform of a special services officer in Chechnya. Photo http://rosgvard.ru/ru/page/index/komandnoshtabnye-ucheniya-podrazdelenij-specialnogo-naznacheniya
21:57, 20 August 2018
Series of attacks on law enforcers is fifth IS' attack in Chechnya (+video)
The attacks on policemen in the Shali District and in Grozny have become the fifth such incident in Chechnya and the 22nd in Northern Caucasus, the responsibility for which was claimed by the "Islamic State" (IS, a terrorist organization, banned in Russia by the court).
Staropromyslovsky City District of Grozny. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:57, 20 August 2018
Residents of Grozny learn about fate of their disappeared relatives
Two cousins considered disappeared for a week have been found at a police station, their relatives report. The reasons for the detention of the young men who wear beards are still unknown.
A police department in the Shali District. Photo https://66.мвд.рф/news/item/1322005/Nashi_proekti/
17:53, 20 August 2018
Two persons killed after an attack on law enforcers in Grozny
Law enforcers killed a driver of the car, who hit three policemen in Grozny. A child in the car was also killed. According to the law enforcers, the killed suspect tried to organize an explosion at a checkpoint.
The Azerbaijani army. Photo https://mod.gov.az/ru/foto-arhiv-045/?gid=23630
13:55, 20 August 2018
Azerbaijan claims 92 cases of shelling from Armenian side
In the period from August 19 to August 20, the Armenian armed forces 92 times violated the ceasefire regime on the border and in the Karabakh conflict zone, reported the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Azerbaijan.
Fighters from the National Guard of Russia. Photo: http://rosgvard.ru/ru/page/index/komandnoshtabnye-ucheniya-podrazdelenij-specialnogo-naznacheniya
13:52, 20 August 2018
On August 13-19, 2018, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of August 13-19, 2018, no one fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: Sputnik / Alexey Nikolsky
11:19, 20 August 2018
Chechen residents treat statement on search for a girl from Dagestan as authorities' PR
A statement about the participation of Ramzan Kadyrov in the search for a girl disappeared in Dagestan is a PR step of the Chechen authorities, local residents reported. The Ramzan Kadyrov's late reaction to resonant events is an attempt to demonstrate his importance in Northern Caucasus, suggest the analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
Sergey Shamba. Photo: Alexander Utkin / Sputnik
11:18, 20 August 2018
Abkhazian politician's statement on dialogue with Georgia causes resonance in Tbilisi
Abkhazian politician Sergey Shamba spoke in favour of starting a dialogue with Georgia. In Georgia, politicians voiced the need to develop relations between ordinary people. Dialogue can be hampered by Russia, and Sergey Shamba himself spoke about the coexistence of independent states, and that is unacceptable for Georgia, noted Tbilisi politicians.
09:42, 19 August 2018
Afghan Mukhtarly's defence states violation of his rights in colony
The journalist Afghan Mukhtarly, who is in an Azerbaijani colony, has no chance to receive political literature and meet his family confidant, Samir Asadli, the coordinator of the "Nida" Movement, has stated. The defence prepares a complaint about the violation of Mukhtarly's rights to the court.
Magomed Suleimanov. Photo from golos.dagestana social network community, https://www.instagram.com/p/BmnPZ9MgGy_/?taken-by=golos.dagestana
22:12, 18 August 2018
Social network users discuss Magomed Suleimanov's detention
Today, users of social networks have actively reacted to the information about the detention of Magomed Suleimanov, the chief of the Dagestani Mandatory Health Insurance Fund (MHIF). Many of the social network users sympathized with the official and recalled his achievements as the Mayor of Izberbash.
At the contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo: REUTERS/Staff
22:03, 18 August 2018
Nagorno-Karabakh accuses Azerbaijan of 170 cases of shelling during a week
In the period from August 12 to August 18, the Azerbaijani armed forces made more than 1500 shots at the positions of the Defence Army, reported the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Nagorno-Karabakh.
Participants of mourning events in memory of Yusup Temirkhanov. Photo: Kafkasder public organization.
17:40, 18 August 2018
Mass commemoration of Temirkhanov shows Chechens' protest potential
The mourning events in memory of Yusup Temirkhanov, convicted for murdering Yuri Budanov, which took place not only in Chechnya, but also in many cities abroad, have demonstrated the Chechens' unity in relation to authorities' actions and human rights violations in the republic, the political analysts, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot", believe.
Magomed Suleimanov, https://sledcom.ru/news/item/1249074/
17:28, 18 August 2018
Dagestani official suspected of stealing 210 million roubles
Magomed Suleimanov, the head of the Dagestani Fund of Mandatory Medical Insurance was detained on suspicion of creating a criminal community and frauds with payments, the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has stated today.
Benjamin Kesser. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the Caucasian Knot
17:20, 18 August 2018
German citizen separated from children treats judgement of Sochi court as inhuman
The Adler Court failed to notify Benjamin Kesser, a citizen of Germany, about the session, at which the court decided to leave his four children with their mother in Russia, and gave him no chance to refute the claimant's statements, his defence asserts. Mr Kesser has appealed against the judgement, treating it as "inhuman."
Azerbaijani shooter at a gun range, August 2018. Photo: press service of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence, https://mod.gov.az
14:48, 18 August 2018
Azerbaijan counts 81 bombardments from Armenia
During the past 24 hours, Armenian militaries violated the ceasefire on the troops contact line for 81 times by using large-calibre machine guns, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.
Nikol Pashinyan (centre) at rally in Yerevan, August 17, 2018. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
14:38, 18 August 2018
Pashinyan announces victory over corruption in Armenian govt
There are no more corrupt officials among high-ranking government officials, the Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at a rally in Yerevan, while summing up the outcomes of the first hundred days of the new government's rule.
Members of the Georgian national freestyle wrestling team wearing Russian Tri-color T-shirts. Photo: RFE/RL
14:31, 18 August 2018
Photo of Georgian wrestlers in T-shirts with Russian flag triggers protests in Tbilisi
A photo of the members of the Georgian national freestyle wrestling team and their coach wearing T-shirts with a portrait of the Russia's freestyle wrestling head coach against the background of the Russian flag, posted on the Internet, has turned into scandal; a protest action was held in Tbilisi.
Announcement that tickets are sold out for Nurmagomedov vs. McGregor fight, https://twitter.com/btsportufc/status/1030508592959549440
11:13, 18 August 2018
Nurmagomedov vs. McGregor fight causes fans' agio
The tickets to the fights of Khabib Nurmagomedov from Dagestan and Conor McGregor, an Irishman, at the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in the USA were sold out in three minutes.
11:03, 18 August 2018
Convict for attack on Nalchik is on ninth day of hunger strike in colony
On August 9, Azamat Akhkubekov, a native of Kabardino-Balkaria, convicted for taking part in militants' attack on Nalchik in 2005, went on a hunger strike in protest against placing him in a punishment cell with a ban on prayers, his wife has informed today.
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Anton Chechin's sentence was upheld.

The number of people evacuated from Iran to Azerbaijan has exceeded 3,500.

The expulsion of Sochi residents from Abkhazia for filming with the Georgian flag sparked a debate on Facebook*.

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.