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Amina Okueva. Photo: Amina Okueva (odcrisis.org)
10:50, 9 November 2017
Police refute information about four Okueva's killers
So far, law enforcers have no data about the number of figurants in the murder of Amina Okueva, the spokesman of the National Police of Ukraine said in response to rumours that there were four attackers.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo from personal Vkontakte page: https://vk.com/ramzan
09:19, 9 November 2017
Kadyrov announces return of 44 women and children from Syria
Ramzan Kadyrov has stated today that in the near future, a group of women and children from Chechnya, Dagestan and other Russian regions, as well as from Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, will be brought from Syria to Grozny.
Dmitry Oreshkin. Photo: RFE/RL
07:24, 9 November 2017
Political analysts: Kadyrov's dispute with Zyuganov is an attempt to make a name as federal-level politician
The statement by Ramzan Kadyrov, the Chechen leader, about reburial of Vladimir Lenin's body and his angry comment on Gennady Zyuganov, the leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF), show that Kadyrov is trying to act as a federal-level politician, believe the analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
Works of "The Chair in Art" exhibition. Photo is provided to the Caucasian Knot by Tatiana Vaganova.
22:21, 8 November 2017
Maikop exhibition to show feelings through chair images
For the exhibition "The Chair in Art" to be held in Maikop, famous Russian artist Mikhail Shemyakin has selected 192 works of contemporary artists, who managed to reveal the image of the chair as a symbol of emptiness or seclusion. The exhibition will open on November 10.
Lenin monument is returned to the pedestal in Beslan, November 7, 2017. Screenshot: http://alaniatv.ru/vesti/?id=26445
20:01, 8 November 2017
Lenin returns from museum to pedestal in Beslan
The monument to Lenin, demolished in 2002 and restored after storage in the Digora Museum, was returned to the pedestal in Beslan towards the centenary of the October Revolution.
Boris Stomakhin. Photo: Gleb Edelev, https://ru.wikipedia.org
17:05, 8 November 2017
Boris Stomakhin complains about custody conditions in SIZO
Boris Stomakhin, sentenced for a post about the terror acts in Volgograd, complained that he was deprived of basic necessities in SIZO (pre-trial prison). This has been reported today by his advocate.
Surgery room. Photo: Valentina Mischenko / Yugopolis
16:01, 8 November 2017
Free surgeries raise problem of doctors' shortage in Chechnya
Foreign surgeons carry out charitable operations in Chechnya because of the shortage of local specialists. This opinion was voiced by Chechen doctors.
Mikhail Saakashvili. Photo: http://analitik.am/ru/news/view/285375
12:36, 8 November 2017
Mikhail Saakashvili gets a document to confirm his legal stay in Ukraine
On November 7, the Migration Service of Ukraine issued a certificate to confirm legal presence of Mikhail Saakashvili on the territory of Ukraine. This was announced by the former Georgian President himself.
12:35, 8 November 2017
Ramzan Kadyrov's relative heads Grozny police
Khas-Magomed Kadyrov, who headed the Department for drug control of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Chechnya, was appointed the chief of the MIA's Department for Grozny. The appropriate order was issued by Ruslan Alkhanov, Chechen Minister of Internal Affairs (MIA). This has been learned today by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent from an official of the Chechen MIA.
10-year-old wheelchair disabled boy on an asphalt road in the Betty-Mokhk village Photo: screenshot of video: http://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/312197/
12:28, 8 November 2017
Complaint of a child reveals officials' inability to resolve problems without Ramzan Kadyrov
In a Chechen village, a local road was asphalted after a 10-year wheelchair disabled boy appealed to the leader of Chechnya. Local residents found the situation typical for the system depending on Ramzan Kadyrov.
Amina Okueva. Photo: https://glavnoe.ua/news/n323690
11:38, 8 November 2017
Investigators update number of suspects involved in Amina Okueva's murder
According to the updated information released by the law enforcement agencies, at least four persons were involved in the attack on Amina Okueva and Adam Osmaev. This was reported on November 7 by Anton Geraschenko, the adviser to the Ukrainian Minister of Internal Affairs.
Ruslan Gvashev (right). Photo by Anna Gritsevich for the Caucasian Knot.
11:12, 8 November 2017
In Sochi, aul residents hold a multi-day ritual in honour of Ruslan Gvashev
On November 6, residents of the Bolshoi Kichmai aul (village) held an ancient ritual of sacrifice to restore the health of Circassian activist Ruslan Gvashev after his hunger strike. The whole aul prayed for the Ruslan Gvashev's health for several days, local residents reported.
Detention. Photo: http://anegrinews.ru/201606/271467027432.html
04:24, 8 November 2017
Astrakhan resident accuses Moscow police of "arrest by mistake"
Sergey Marchukov, a resident of Astrakhan, was arrested for 15 days for participating in a rally held in Red Square in Moscow. According to his version, he occurred in Moscow by transit, and happened to be near the Kremlin while walking around the capital.
Truck drivers hold protest rally at the customs checkpoint at the border between Dagestan and Azerbaijan, October 31, 2017. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the Caucasian Knot.
02:44, 8 November 2017
Dagestani truck drivers report termination of money extortion on border with Azerbaijan
At the border between Dagestan and Azerbaijan, the situation with the passage of customs control has improved markedly after the protests of truck drivers. This was reported by truck drivers questioned by the "Caucasian Knot". According to them, the lines of heavy trucks on the border disappeared, and officials stopped to demand money.
Afghan Mukhtarly. Photo from personal Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1490670140965192&set=pb.100000666619845.-2207520000.1499500952.&type=3&theater
00:44, 8 November 2017
Baku court refuses to release Afghan Mukhtarly
On November 7, the Nasimi District Court of Baku considered the defence's petition to transfer the Azerbaijani journalist Afghan Mukhtarly from custody under the house arrest, Elchin Sadygov, his advocate, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
21:56, 7 November 2017
CTO regime cancelled in two Ingush villages
Law enforcers have removed the restrictions imposed in the villages of Yandare and Ekazhevo after the militants' attack on the road-patrol service (DPS) block post.
Pavel Grib. Photo: Andrew Sabinin (RFE/RL)
18:20, 7 November 2017
In Krasnodar, court leaves Pavel Grib under arrest
The Krasnodar Territorial Court has dismissed the appeal of Pavel Grib, a citizen of Ukraine, accused of terrorism, and left him in custody.
Gukovo miners hold picket, October 23, 2017. Photo by Vyacheslav Prudnikov for the Caucasian Knot.
17:47, 7 November 2017
"Kingcoal" directors charged with intentional bankruptcy
According to the Prosecutor's Office, actions committed by directors of the "Kingcoal" group of companies led to the bankruptcy of the Rostov coal enterprises, dismissals of thousands of miners, and wage arrears.
Gezyal Bairamly. Photo: RFE/RL
16:36, 7 November 2017
Court refuses to release Gezyal Bairamly from custody
The Azerbaijani Court has dismissed the defence's motion to transfer Gezyal Bairamly, the deputy chair of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), under house arrest for health reasons.
16:20, 7 November 2017
FSB releases video with detention of suspected "Artpodgotovka"* members
The FSB has released a video with detentions of suspected members of the banned extremist movement "Artpodgotovka"* (Artillery Preparation). The detentions were also carried out in Southern Russia. According to the law enforcement agencies, one of the detainees confessed to plotting "revolutionary actions", while another said activists were preparing fireworks.
News
Residents of villages in the Dakhadayevsky district reported on the consequences of landslides.

A Dagestani woman has been accused of financing an extremist organization.

The Makhachkala bypass is closed due to road damage.

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.