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11:25, 2 January 2018
Sochi townspeople complain about power cut-offs on New Year's eve
Only one out of ten Sochi families, who were disconnected from electricity on the eve of the New Year because of debts, managed to restore the supply with the help of the prosecutor's office.
Drivers and passengers waiting for the opening of the Georgian Military Road. Photo by Akhmed Aldebirov for the Caucasian Knot.
08:53, 2 January 2018
Over a hundred wait for the opening of the Georgian Military Road
A line of 94 vehicles with 102 people is at the Georgian Military Road, which was closed due to bad weather in Georgia, the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) has reported today.
05:12, 2 January 2018
Dagestani MIA reacts to video clip posted on Internet with GIBDD inspectors' complaints
A clip appeared on the Internet, in which on behalf of employees of the GIBDD (State Traffic Safety Inspectorate) Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Dagestan complaints were voiced about the tight working schedule and their physical inability to cope with the assigned tasks.
New Year decoration in Tbilisi. Photo: © Sputnik / Alexander Imedashvili https://sputnik-georgia.ru/reviews/20180101/238746921/Novogodnie-pozhelania-inostrancev-zhivushhih-v-Gruzii.html
01:27, 2 January 2018
In Georgia, five persons injured when using fireworks
On the New Year's Eve, three victims of pyrotechnic explosions had to undergo partial or complete amputation of their fingers.
Special operation. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru
23:25, 1 January 2018
Special troops and military police hold anti-terror exercises in Krasnodar Territory
Today, about a hundred servicemen have practiced a scenario of a conditional capture of a dwelling settlement by militants.
20:59, 1 January 2018
Armenia's and NKR's MoDs treat situation in conflict zone as calm
Following the Azerbaijan's statement about 135 bombardments, the Ministries of Defence (MoDs) of Armenia and the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) characterized the situation on the contact line and on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border on the first day of 2018 as calm.
Aina Gamzatova. Photo: riss.ru
17:55, 1 January 2018
CEC accepts Aina Gamzatova's documents to run for presidency
The Central Election Commission (CEC) of Russia has started to consider the documents submitted by Aina Gamzatova, a wife of the Mufti of Dagestan. The woman decided to run for presidency as a self-nominated candidate.
16:27, 1 January 2018
ICRF to investigate case of attack on Vyacheslav Prudnikov
At a request of the Prosecutor's Office, the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has been engaged in the case of an armed attack, reported Vyacheslav Prudnikov, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent in the Rostov Region.
Contact line in Nagorno-Karabach. Photo: © Sputnik/ Ilya Pitalev, https://sputnik-georgia.ru/reviews/20160403/230935308/Nagornyj-Karabah-2016-Konflikt-mezhdu-Azerbajdzhanom-i-Armeniej.html
10:20, 1 January 2018
Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of shelling nine villages
Within the last 24 hours, Armenian Armed Forces violated the ceasefire in the area of the Karabakh conflict for 135 times, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported today.
03:40, 1 January 2018
Volgograd Airport suspended after bomb report
In the evening on December 31, visitors and employees of the Volgograd Airport were evacuated after a phone call about planted bomb; however, the police found no explosives in the building.
02:40, 1 January 2018
Resident of Saint Petersburg accused of terror act arrested for two months
A Petersburg court has ruled to arrest the man accused of the explosion in the supermarket until the end of February.
Participant of solo picket in Volgograd. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the Caucasian Knot.
01:40, 1 January 2018
Eight "Strategy-31" activists hold solo pickets in Volgograd
On October 31, 2017, in Volgograd, activists of the "Strategy-31" campaign held four solo pickets in defence of the freedom of assembly.
Afghan Mukhtarly. Photo from Facebook personal account, https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1490670140965192&set=pb.100000666619845.-2207520000.1499500952.&type=3&theater
00:43, 1 January 2018
Investigators and Mukhtarly’s family disbelieve murder of his relatives
The deaths of Afghan Mukhtarly's sister and his two nephews was caused by the gas furnace that went out at night, said Elshan Mukhtarly, Afghan’s brother. Apart from this version, investigators also consider food poisoning as a possible death reason.
16:26, 31 December 2017
Media report deaths of three Mukhtarly’s relatives
Today, the sister of the Azerbaijani journalist Afghan Mukhtarly and his two nephews were found dead in Zagatala. Elshan Mukhtarly, Afghan’s brother said that the woman and two children got poisoned with gas.
Andrei Rudomakha. Photo: EWNC https://ru.wikipedia.org/
12:30, 31 December 2017
"EcoWatch" activists associate attack on Rudomakha with law enforcers
The people who attacked Andrei Rudomakha, the coordinator of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch) in Krasnodar, acted in an organized manner and had information about activists’ travels. They may have attitude to law enforcers, Mr Rudomakha himself and his associates believe.
Photo of one of the victims perished in Tu-154 crash near Sochi, December 26, 2016. Photo by Anna Gritsevich for the Caucasian Knot.
10:31, 31 December 2017
Relatives of victims of Tu-154 crash near Sochi demand insurance payments
Relatives of those perished one year ago in the air accident near Sochi received compulsory payments; and now they demand compensations from the insurance company for loss of breadwinners, their advocate has stated.
Still picture of TV reportage by 1tv.ge on Happiness on the meeting of elders of the Pankisi Gorge with authorities
00:32, 31 December 2017
Authorities promise Pankisi elders to objectively investigate CTO
On December 30, officials of the Georgian State Security Service (SSS) provided information to the elders of the Pankisi Gorge about the links of the persons detained in the recent counterterrorist operation (CTO) with terrorists.
19:41, 30 December 2017
Grenade found in playground in Rostov-on-Don
A combat grenade was found by residents of Rostov-on-Don in a yard, after which the territory was cordoned off.
Demolition of a house in Kadyrov Street in Shali. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent
15:11, 30 December 2017
Authorities chastise three persons for criticizing house demolition in Shali
At the gathering in Shali, the Speaker of the Chechen Parliament condemned three men who in the video posted on the YouTube criticized the large-scale reconstruction of the city centre.
13:27, 30 December 2017
NKR blames Azerbaijan for 14,000 bombardments per year
In 2017, Azerbaijani militaries made over 180,000 shots at the positions of the Defence Army of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), by using missiles, mortars and grenade launchers. This was stated by the KBR’s Ministry of Defence (MoD).
News
Aishat Khizrieva was able to leave Russia.

Aishat Khizrieva has been released from police custody.

Human rights activists helped secure Murtazov's flight to Armenia.

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.