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Giorgi Kvirikashvili. Photo by the press service of the Government of Georgia
18:37, 13 June 2018
Prime Minister of Georgia resigns
Giorgi Kvirikashvili has announced his resignation from the post of Premier, referring to the situation in the country.
Traces of shelling on the windshield. Krasnodar, August 28, 2017. Photo: Typodar / twitter.com/typodar
14:25, 13 June 2018
Official's car shelled in Dagestan
Last night, an attempt was made on an employee of the administration of the Derbent District. The official did not suffer.
Ramzan Kadyrov (on the right) and Semyon Slepakov. Collage by the "Caucasian Knot". Photo: Sputnik/Mikhail Metzel/Pool via REUTERS Westpress Kaliningrad archive, image # / Alexandr Podgorchuk wikipedia.ru
13:49, 13 June 2018
Kadyrov enters poetic battle with Semyon Slepakov
The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, in response to the song about his failure as the head coach of the Russian national football team, invited its author Semyon Slepakov to Chechnya, accompanying the post in social networks by a response verse.
The exercises at the military range "Dalniy" in Dagestan. Photo http://mil.ru/mcis/news/more.htm?id=12141842@egNews
11:58, 13 June 2018
Over 1000 militaries go to exercises in Dagestani mountains
During the exercises at the military range "Dalniy" in Dagestan, artillerymen will master the missions of conducting combat and reconnaissance.
Participants of the rally held in Grozny on the occasion of the Day of Russia. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent
07:55, 13 June 2018
Authorities report about 20,000 strong rally in Grozny on the Day of Russia
The Mayoralty of Grozny has stated that about 20,000 people took part in the rally held on June 12 in the Chechen capital on the occasion of the Day of Russia. Last year, the Day of Russia in Grozny was celebrated by 16,000 people.
Semyon Slepakov, Djambulat Umarov, Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: https://ru.wikipedia.org, collage by the "Caucasian Knot"
03:46, 13 June 2018
Chechen authorities demand apology from Slepakov for "weeping Kadyrov"
The song by Semyon Slepakov that became an Internet hit, telling about the failure of Ramzan Kadyrov as the coach of the Russian national football team, was negatively perceived by the Chechen authorities.
23:34, 12 June 2018
Leaders of Turkey and Azerbaijan open TANAP gas pipeline
The opening ceremony of the Trans-Anatolian Gas Pipeline (TANAP), through which gas from Azerbaijan will be delivered to Turkey and further Europe, was held on June 12 in the Turkish city of Eskisheher.
On the troops contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
20:54, 12 June 2018
Nagorno-Karabakh reports movement of Azerbaijani military equipment at frontline
Azerbaijani militaries are brining their armoured vehicles and soldiers closer to the troops contact line, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has stated.
Participants of a rally held on the Day of Russia. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent
20:25, 12 June 2018
Day of Russia reminds of Kadyrov's influence on anti-Russian sentiments
A mass rally with the participation of students and youth activists was held in Grozny, the Chechen capital, on the Day of Russia. Participants told about enforcement to participate in the event.
Oyub Titiev in the court room. Photo by the press service of the Human Rights Centre "Memorial"
17:35, 12 June 2018
On the eve of FIFA World Cup-2018, AI activists call for Oyub Titiev's release
On June 11, activists of the human rights organization Amnesty International (AI) threw soccer balls into the yard of the Russian Embassy in Belgium, demanding to restore justice in relation of Oyub Titiev, the head of the Grozny office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".
Screenshot of a video of the song "Olé-Olé-Olé!" by Semyon Slepakov https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i63jWjoAWHE&feature=youtu.be
17:33, 12 June 2018
Song about Kadyrov, lamenting for Russian national team, becomes a hit
A satirical song about the failure of the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, as the coach of the Russian national football team, scored more than 1.7 million views within 24 hours. According to the author, an actor Semyon Slepakov, even the tough methods practiced in Chechnya will not be able to help the team at the FIFA World Cup.
Zaza Saralidze near the Parliament of Georgia. Photo by Inna Kukudjanova for the 'Caucasian Knot'
12:12, 12 June 2018
A father of a teenager killed in Tbilisi suspends protests
The protests are suspended for a week to provide the authorities with the time sufficient to fulfil the protestors' demands to punish the persons responsible for the killing of two teenagers in Tbilisi and to dismiss ministers.
A search and rescue operation on the Volga river. Photo http://34.mchs.gov.ru/operationalpage/operational/item/7041145/
10:29, 12 June 2018
Eleven people killed in tourist catamaran accident near Volgograd
On the night of June 12, a catamaran and a barge collided on the Volga river in the Volgograd region. Five passengers of the catamaran managed to survive, ten people were killed.
The missile complexes "Polonez". Photo by Vladimir Blinov http://www.belta.by/society/view/v-belarusi-vpervye-provedeny-boevye-puski-rszo-polonez-197734-2016
08:53, 12 June 2018
Azerbaijan demonstrates new missile systems
The Armed Forces of Azerbaijan have received operative-tactical missile complexes (OTMC) "Polonez" and LORA, made, respectively, by Belarus and Israel.
Guests of all-nation iftar in Grozny. Photo by Musa Sadulaev
08:01, 12 June 2018
Residents of Chechnya criticize authorities for mass Iftars
According to the official information, about 20,000 people took part in the event.
Yunus-Bek Evkurov and Vladimir Putin. Photo: an online newspaper 'Ingushetia'
06:27, 12 June 2018
Conflict with elites is beneficial for Evkurov in Kremlin's eyes
The conflict with the Muftiate, disagreements with Ramzan Kadyrov, resonant trials of law enforcers and counterterrorist operations (CTOs) will not stop the Kremlin from reassigning Yunus-Bek Evkurov as the head of Ingushetia, the political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
23:47, 11 June 2018
Change of power in Armenia intensifies political struggle in regions
The past local elections in Armenia have shown that candidates for community heads try to distance off from their membership in the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA). The "Prosperous Armenia" Party seeks to seize new positions, while Nikol Pashinyan's "Civil Accord" Party has no support in villages, the political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
Ramzan Kadyrov with the Egyptian national football team players. Screenshot of the video report by the Grozny TV Channel on June 10, 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCkgo4v_KnA
22:49, 11 June 2018
Chechen authorities use Egyptian footballers' workout for self-promotion
Not all of the 8000 spectators attended the open workout of the Egyptian national football team voluntarily, local residents said. Together with the participants of the FIFA World Cup, the leadership of Chechnya appeared at the stadium.
Screenshot of a trailer of the movie "Deep Rivers"
19:46, 11 June 2018
Film by director from Nalchik causes critics' controversy at "Kinotavr"
A film in the Kabardian language "Deep Rivers" made by Vladimir Bitokov, a film director from Nalchik, received the prize of the "Kinotavr" Film Festival for the best debut and polar opinions of critics. The film director himself believes that residents of Kabardino-Balkaria can give a strict assessment of his film.
Agvan Ovsepyan. Photo: Asatur Yesayants /Sputnik
14:54, 11 June 2018
Head of Armenia's Investigating Committee resigns
Agvan Ovsepyan, the head of the Investigating Committee of Armenia, has announced his resignation, not specifying the reason, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
News
Three soldiers from Dagestan were killed in Ukraine.

The Russian Investigative Committee's work at the scene of the attack on a medical worker in Makhachkala. Photo: Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Republic of Dagestan/Teegram The doctor injured in the attack in Makhachkala has been discharged from the hospital.

Sergey Melikov. Photo: Administration of the Head and Government of the Republic of Dagestan The flood in Dagestan was the "last straw" before Melikov's resignation.

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.