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Special operation in Dagestan. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru
01:59, 17 October 2016
On October 10-16, 2016, at least 12 persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of October 10-16, 2016, at least 12 persons fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, 11 were killed, and one person was wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Stele at the entrance to Izberbash. Photo: http://mkala.org/content/novosti/v-izberbashskoy-goradministratsii-proizveli-viemku-dokumentov~26088
13:50, 16 October 2016
Wage debts to workers of Izberbash radio factory exceed 20 million roubles
The bosses of the Izberbash Radio Factory owe over 20 million roubles to their workers, said the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Dagestan and called on the bosses to immediately find money to pay the wage and tax debts.
Mothers with many children in Volgograd Region. Photo by Tatyana Filimonova for the "Caucasian Knot"
13:29, 16 October 2016
In Volgograd Region, mothers of many children complain about delays in payments of children benefits
Mothers with many children have demanded from Andrei Bocharov, Governor of the Volgograd Region, to solve the problem of delayed payments of child benefits. Besides, they began collecting signatures under the online petition posted on the website "Change.org".
The participants of the 2nd International Scientific and Practical Conference "Nogai people: 21st century: from the origins to the future". The village of Erken-Shakhar, October 14, 2016. Photo by Asya Kapaeva for the "Caucasian Knot"
03:09, 16 October 2016
In Cherkessk, conference suggests setting up Study Centre of Nogai Culture
In Karachay-Cherkessia, participants of the 2nd International Scientific and Practical Conference "Nogai people: 21st century: from the origins to the future" have proposed to create the Centre for Study of Nogai Culture at the Karachay-Cherkessian State University (KChSU) and establish the Council of the heads of the residential settlements with compact residence of Nogai people.
17:59, 15 October 2016
IDeA Foundation announces fundraising for Syrian Armenians
The "Initiative of Development for Armenia" (IDeA) Foundation has allocated 250,000 US dollars to Armenians in Syria and began raising funds for help programmes both to those who stay in Syria, and to those, who want to leave the country or have already done so.
17:20, 15 October 2016
Advocates of defendants in Borlakov's death case ask court for acquittal
The power agents Askhat Laipanov and Kazbek Batchaev are innocent of the death of Murat Borlakov, a resident of the Karachay-CherkessianRepublic (KChR), their advocates assert. They treat the testimonies of the main witness as contradictory and unreliable; however, the aggrieved party does not agree.
16:26, 15 October 2016
Bus passengers in Rostov-on-Don evacuated after bomb report
The bomb-disposal experts, who came to inspect the interior of the bus en route from Makhachkala, did not find any explosives.
16:07, 15 October 2016
ICRF reports two wounded in shootout in Khasavyurt
On October 14, Yunus Yasiev, who earlier served as a magistrate judge in Khasavyurt, opened fire at four men, who approached his house, wounding two of them, law enforcement sources have reported, one of them adding that the men came to Yasiev "on the issue of his debts."
14:59, 15 October 2016
Petition for return of direct election of leader of Adygea collects 170 signatures per day
The abolition of direct elections has limited the electoral rights of citizens and is aimed at the preservation of a family-clan power system in Adygea. This opinion was voiced by authors of the petition with the demand to return the nationwide election of the leader of the republic.
Valentina Trostyanskaya. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
13:17, 15 October 2016
Volgograd pensioner asks to repair her apartment after communal accident
Since May, Valentina Trostyanskaya, a co-author of the panorama project "Battle of Stalingrad", has to stay in a dilapidated apartment, which was flooded after a communal accident, when a pipe burst. The pensioner requests to carry out a complete repair of her apartment; however, the management company has organized only whitewashing of the walls and the ceiling. Neighbours of Valentina Trostyanskaya also suffering damage from the accident, is now suing the company.
11:30, 15 October 2016
Resident of Chechnya accused of disseminating extremist materials
The Chechen Prosecutor's Office has accused Omar Galaev, a local resident, of disseminating on the Internet video records shot after Timur Mutsuraev's songs, included in the list of extremist materials.
06:24, 15 October 2016
Ingushetia: policeman suspected of robbery
Nazran investigators suspect a policeman of robbing a man. The court has ruled to place the suspect into custody.
The French Senate session. Photo: Facebook.com/senat.fr
02:32, 15 October 2016
French Senate adopts law criminalizing denial of Armenian Genocide
The French Senate has adopted a draft bill criminalizing the denial of all crimes against humanity, including the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire.
Hunger-strikers in Buynaksk, September 29, 2016. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
00:32, 15 October 2016
In Buynaksk, hunger-strikers claim no reaction from city authorities
In Buynaksk, an ambulance was called for protestors on hunger strike. The hunger-strikers were put on a drip; however, they refused hospitalization. The protestors also claim attempts to discredit them.
Relatives of Umar Musaev, disappeared in June 2016, at rally in Khasavyurt, October 14, 2016. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
21:42, 14 October 2016
Mothers of missing Dagestanis decide to set up public movement
Relatives of missing residents of Dagestan have no intent to stop their protests until they receive information about the fate of their missing relatives. The women-participants of the rally in Khasavyurt have called on all women of the Caucasus to unite against kidnappings and extrajudicial executions of their children and husbands.
19:04, 14 October 2016
MIA refutes termination of Bilalov brothers' cases
The investigation of criminal cases initiated against businessmen Akhmed and Magomed Bilalov, suspected of abuse of power during the construction of Olympic facilities in Sochi, continues, said the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Russia.
Eldaniz Guliev. Photo: RFE/RL
17:32, 14 October 2016
Five oppositionists warned by Azeri GUBOP
Today, the Chief Directorate for Combating Organized Crime (known as GUBOP) has issued a warning to five oppositional political and public figures for their criticism addressed to the authorities and law enforcement bodies of Azerbaijan, related, among other things, to the investigation of the so-called "Nardaran case".
Rally of relatives of Dagestanis kidnapped in different periods of time, Khasavyurt, October 14, 2016. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
17:31, 14 October 2016
About 100 relatives of missing Dagestanis go out to rally
Today, about 50 women have gathered to a protest action in Khasavyurt; they held photos of their missing relatives, the "Chernovik" weekly reports.
Gazi-Yurt, Ingushetia. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru
14:50, 14 October 2016
Ingushetia: Mother of Zulfiya Ausheva who was killed in special operation is in hospital
During talks with the militants in Gazi-Yurt, mother of the woman, who was in the blocked house, felt bad; and she is still in the intensive care unit, said an Ingush official.
Law enforcers during CTO in Kabardino-Balkaria. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-hode-kto-v-karabudahkentskom-rayone-dagestana.html
08:40, 14 October 2016
NAC reports on prevention of terror act in Kabardino-Balkaria
The three men, killed in special operation in Kabardino-Balkaria on October 13, were involved in plotting a terror act to be committed in one of the places of mass stay of people on the anniversary of the attack on Nalchik. This was reported by the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC).
News
Seven people were killed and seven were wounded in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus in the first quarter of 2026.

In March 2026, one person was killed in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and southern Russia.

Participants of the Special Military Operations Team. Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has exceeded 8,950.

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.