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Martarkert District of Nagorny Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot.
13:21, 30 July 2017
Azerbaijani soldier killed in Karabakh conflict zone
This morning, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has accused the Armenian side of 140 violations of the ceasefire. According to the Azerbaijani MoD, not only the combat positions, but four villages were also subjected to intensive bombardment, civilian objects, crops and personal property of local residents were also affected by shelling.
According to Mikhail Saakashvili, this is what his signature looks like. Photo from personal Facebook account of Mikhail Saakashvili.
09:48, 30 July 2017
Mikhail Saakashvili claims forged signature in application for Ukrainian citizenship
Mikhail Saakashvili has claimed that he did not fill out and did not sign an application form made public by a representative of the Petro Poroshenko's Bloc, by which an MP justified the decision of Petro Poroshenko to deprive the former Georgian President of his Ukrainian citizenship.
Response of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for North Ossetia to the official request on Maryam Kachmazova filed by the "Caucasian Knot". Fragment of scanned copy.
08:47, 30 July 2017
North Ossetian MIA denies Maryam Kachmazova's involvement in terrorism
The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for North Ossetia has no data that Maryam Kachmazova, a native of North Ossetia, deported from Italy to Russia, and her husband Ali Bambataliev are involved in terrorist activities. This was informed by the North Ossetian MIA in response to the official request of the "Caucasian Knot".
Packages from Russian Post parcels found in Rostov-on-Don. Screenshot of video record posted on Youtube by resident who had found it.
07:42, 30 July 2017
Over 250 Rostov Region residents complain about theft of parcels in Russian Post
In Rostov-on-Don, staff members of the "Rospotrebnadzor" (Federal Agency for Consumer Supervision) helped to prepare complaints for 255 citizens who claimed the loss of their parcels after reports on disclosure of mail theft.
05:50, 30 July 2017
Advocate to seek cancellation of verdict to Annik Kesyan and Marina Djandjgava
Advocate Ivan Pavlov, who represents the interests of Sochi residents Annik Kesyan and Marina Djandjgava, sentenced for high treasury and pardoned by the Russian President, have announced the intention to continue seeking the complete cancellation of the verdict.
20:15, 29 July 2017
Suspect of killing Nazran resident detained
Law enforcers have detained a 32-year-old local resident suspected of killing a man in Nazran, the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) reports.
Special operation. Photo http://nac.gov.ru
18:47, 29 July 2017
Victor Zolotov heads anti-terrorist group in Northern Caucasus
The Russian President has ordered Victor Zolotov, Director of the Federal Service of National Guard Troops (known as “Natsgvardia”), to head the anti-terrorist group in Northern Caucasus and to involve power agents, employees of the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) and the Armed Forces in counterterrorist operations.
A penal colony. Photo: Yuliya Simatova / Yugopolis
17:55, 29 July 2017
Sochi women convicted for treason pardoned by Russian President
Sochi residents Annik Kesyan and Marina Janjgava, convicted for state treason after sending SMS-messages to Georgia, have been exempted from serving their sentences by respective presidential decrees.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo https://vk.com/ramzan?z=photo279938622_456240512%2Fphotos279938622
17:19, 29 July 2017
Court pronounces verdict in case on attempt to assassinate Ramzan Kadyrov
In the case on an attempted assassination of the Chechen leader, the Gudermes City Court has sentenced each of three defendants Aziz Alviev, Beslan Zakaraev, and Shamkhan Magomadov to 6.5 years of imprisonment in a high-security penal colony. This was stated by a source from the Supreme Court (SC) of the Chechen Republic.
Kadyrov's message on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/BXFopJLnKt5/?taken-by=kadyrov_95
14:32, 29 July 2017
Kadyrov worried about check of Chechen young women's passports in Voronezh
Investigators began to check the lawfulness for the actions of the Voronezh policemen, who on July 27 demanded from two Chechen women to produce their documents and who detained their father and brother. The leader of Chechnya has also requested the Voronezh regional authorities to react to the incident.
Traces from shelling. Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for "Caucasian Knot"
13:43, 29 July 2017
NKR accuses Azerbaijan of 180 bombardments per week
On July 23-29, the Azerbaijani armed forces violated the ceasefire in the Karabakh conflict zone for 180 times, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) reports.
12:09, 29 July 2017
Armenian soldier injured on Azerbaijani border
Soldier Arthur Mairanyan was wounded at the positions in the Tavush Region of Armenia. This was reported by the deputy head of the Paravakar village.
12:09, 29 July 2017
Armenian soldier found dead at combat positions
The body of Private Arkady Gambaryan was found today on the defensive section in the Tavush Region, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) reports.
Wrestlers of the Azerbaijani national team at the protest action. Photo: http://www.contact.az/ext/news/2017/7/free/Social/ru/64464.htm
07:52, 29 July 2017
Azerbaijani national wrestling team boycotts World Championships
Wrestlers of the national team refuse to go to Paris, where the World Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships will start on August 21. The athletes are note paid their salaries for more than a year.
20:40, 28 July 2017
HRC "Memorial": father of shepherds killed in Dagestan unsuccessfully seeking judgement enforcement
Despite the court judgement that came into force on May 2, investigators have not yet provided data on the initiation of a criminal case or denial thereof on the application of the father of the Gasanguseinov brothers killed in Dagestan, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) “Memorial” reports.
Yuri Golder. Photo by Tatyana Filimonova for "Caucasian Knot"
18:24, 28 July 2017
Volgograd HRC member arrested for two months
Yuri Golder, the head of the Volgograd Consumer Rights Protection Association and a member of the Volgograd City Human Rights Council (HRC), suspected of taking a bribe from a businessman, has been arrested until September 26.
War in Syria. Photo: REUTERS/Alaa Al-Faqir
17:39, 28 July 2017
NCFD power agents stop 190 potential militants from leaving abroad
Sergey Bachurin, the head of the Chief Department for the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), has reported the prevention, since the start of the year, of 190 NCFD residents from joining terrorist organizations.
Marina Grishina, a track-and-field athlete from the Krasnodar Territory. Photo http://bloknot-krasnodar.ru/
16:42, 28 July 2017
Two Krasnodar female athletes win medals at Deaflympics
Marina Grishina, a track-and-field athlete from the Krasnodar Territory, has won the long jump event at the Deaflympic (Surdolympic) Games; and Polina Smirnova, a Sochi lawn tennis player, has won a silver medal there.
An anti-tank mine. Screenshot of the video by the user MIX RUShttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZ1TBf3nCIU
16:20, 28 July 2017
Truck blown up by mine in Nagorno-Karabakh
In the Martuni District, a ZIL truck drove over a land mine; the driver and passengers were not injured, the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) of Nagorno-Karabakh reports.
At the place where the trees were cut down near the Widow's Park at the Mamaev Mound. Volgograd, July 27, 2017. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for "Caucasian Knot"
14:22, 28 July 2017
Volgograd Navalny’s supporters treat felling Widow's Park as memorial desecration
Roman Rubanov, the leader of the Anti-Corruption Fund has appealed to a district investigating division of Volgograd, suggesting that cutting down the Widow's Park at the Mamaev Mound may look like a public desecration of the symbols of Russia's military glory.
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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.