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Krupskaya street in Derbent. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
10:22, 10 May 2016
Gadjiakhmed Kaziakhmedov could be murdered for revenge, investigators suggest
According to investigators, Gadjiakhmed Kaziakhmedov, the father of Felix Kaziakhmedov, the former Mayor of Derbent, could be murdered by extremists for revenge.
Law enforcers during CTO. Photo: http://www.vesti.ru/doc.html?id=2751487
09:09, 10 May 2016
"Life": Chechen law enforcers take pregnant wife of Shamil Djanaraliev for questioning
Relatives of Shamil Djanaraliev, who blew himself up at a checkpoint in Grozny on May 9, reported on a search of his house. Law enforcers have also taken away for questioning brothers and a pregnant wife of the suspected suicide bomber, the "Life.ru" reports.
Georgia and South Ossetia border. Photo: © Sputnik/ Ada Bagian, http://sputnik-ossetia.ru/images/12/88/128845.jpg
23:39, 9 May 2016
Four Georgian citizens detained near South-Ossetian border, eyewitnesses report
Today, David Taziashvili and Akaki Bolotashvili, residents of the village of Zaridaantkari of the Gori District, and Yuri Kedikoshvili, a resident of Gori, have been detained near the South-Ossetian border. Mikhail Gakheladze was detained in the Kaspi District.
17:02, 9 May 2016
Felix Kaziakhmedov’s father killed in Derbent
The body of Gadjiakhmed Kaziakhmedov, the father of the former Mayor of Derbent Felix Kaziakhmedov, with gunshot wounds was found in his house, said local law enforcement sources, adding that the 82-year-old Gadjiakhmed Kaziakhmedov "was found shot dead in his own house in Derbent."
Police block Esambaev street in Grozny, May 9, 2016. Photo by Nikolai Petrov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
14:54, 9 May 2016
Parade in Grozny was accompanied by heightened security measures
The military parade in the Chechen capital began 30 minutes later than the scheduled time, while security measures in central Grozny were essentially strengthened. The reason for this was in the morning terror act in the Grozny District of Chechnya.
MIA’s ‘Kamaz’ truck in Chechnya. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
13:37, 9 May 2016
Power agents name attackers of checkpoint near Grozny
Chechen law enforcers have identified the militants, who attacked the policemen, who were on duty at the checkpoint in the Grozny District of Chechnya.
10:43, 9 May 2016
Physicians assess condition of three persons injured in Grozny as extremely grave
In Grozny, the attack on a checkpoint involved an improvised explosive device (IED) of high power. This was reported by the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA). According to the police, physicians assess the condition of three out of six policemen injured in the attack on the checkpoint near the village of Alkhan-Kala in the Grozny District as extremely severe.
10:08, 9 May 2016
Six policemen injured in attack on checkpoint in Grozny
This morning, two armed men have attacked a checkpoint in Grozny. It was initially reported that one of the attackers committed a suicide bombing and as a result, one policeman was killed and four others were wounded. The second attacker was killed by the policemen. Later, the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) denied the report about the death of the policeman and reported on six injured policemen.
Vasily Kuzmin, an invalid and a veteran of the Great Patriotic War, Volgograd, May 2016. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
06:47, 9 May 2016
WW II veteran from Volgograd complains about living conditions
Vasily Kuzmin, an invalid and a veteran of the Great Patriotic War, for more than 15 years lives in unacceptable housing conditions; however, the Mayoralty refuses to put him on the list of the persons in need of improving housing conditions, say his relatives and the head of the local NGO, a lawyer Gayane Kocharyan. The veteran himself complains that officials remember about him only on the Victory Day, but render no real help.
04:31, 9 May 2016
In Yerevan, experts report on danger of Turkey's interference in Karabakh conflict
Baku accumulates armed forces in Nakhichevan with the aim to involve Turkey into conflict with Armenia. This opinion was voiced by Armenian experts. However, according to them, Turkey is expected to provide only indirect support, since NATO will keep the country from direct intervention in the conflict.
03:49, 9 May 2016
ECtHR starts considering complaint filed by Dagestani advocate about search in his house
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has started to consider the complaint filed by Adilgerei Omarov, an advocate from Khasavyurt, against law enforcers, who searched his house in 2008. This was reported by an advocate representing the interests of the Omarov family.
00:27, 9 May 2016
On May 2-8, 2016, four persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of May 2-8, 2016, at least four persons fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. No wounded were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
22:23, 8 May 2016
Soldier of Azerbaijani Army killed in Karabakh conflict zone
An Azerbaijani soldier has been killed in a shootout in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone. This was reported by the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD).
According to Dagestani journalists, Magomedrasul Saaduev (on the photo) is undisputable leader of the "People against Corruption" Party. Photo: http://muftiyatrd.ru/news
16:38, 8 May 2016
Dagestani journalists: religious leaders try to get into power
Religious leaders have decided to get into power on the background of mistrust of Dagestani residents to the leaders of the republic. This opinion was voiced in the course of discussion by participants of the project "Games of Journalists". According to the journalists, on the eve of the elections to the Parliament, religious leaders use the "People against Corruption" Party as a springboard.
05:28, 8 May 2016
Stavropol Territory: doctor dies after conflict with police captain; doctor's daughter dissatisfied with progress of inquiry
Investigators do not seek to reveal all the circumstances of fatal injuring of Nikolai Chistyakov, the 72-year-old former chief narcologist of the Stavropol Territory. He was fatally injured as a result of the conflict with a female police officer. This was reported by relatives of the deceased doctor.
04:29, 8 May 2016
Supporters of Igbal Agazade report on attempts to intimidate members of his election headquarters
In Azerbaijan, unidentified persons intimidate members of the electoral headquarters of Igbal Agazade, the leader of the "Umid" (Hope) Party. According to members of the Party, threats are also voiced against voters of the 90th Agdash electoral precinct, in which Igbal Agazade was nominated.
03:38, 8 May 2016
Yerevan reports on accumulation of military vehicles in Nakhichevan
Azerbaijan accumulates military vehicles in Nakhichevan. This was reported to journalists in Yerevan by Koryun Nagapetyan, Chairman of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Defence, National Security and Internal Affairs.
Mardiros Demerchyan with his family. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:21, 7 May 2016
Defence claims violation of Demerchyan’s rights violation at medical re-examination
The investigators dealing with the case of Mardiros Demerchyan, a builder of Olympic facilities in Sochi, have conducted a repeated forensic examination without notifying him and without his participation – a gross violation of the norms of the Russian Code of Criminal Procedure, said Alexander Boichenko, a Demerchyan’s advocate.
20:07, 7 May 2016
Policemen shelled in Dagestan
This morning, in a forest of the Khiv District of Dagestan, a group of policemen was shelled, local law enforcement bodies report.
19:16, 7 May 2016
Acquaintances of Sultanov assassinated in Khasanya treat him as honest policeman
Vadim Sultanov, an employees of the Centre to Combat Extremism (known as the “E” Centre) of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), who was killed in 2011, has been was posthumously awarded an order. Sultanov was an honest cop; and his involvement in the "Black Hawks" grouping was false, said his colleagues, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
News
Military operation in Ukraine. Still from a Russian Ministry of Defense video: https://z.mil.ru/spec_mil_oper/media/video/watch.htm?id=18838@morfVideoAudioFile The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has reached 9,050.

Domestic violence. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in Photoshop. Human rights activists have recorded a surge in requests for assistance in the North Caucasus.

Participants in the fighting in Ukraine. Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense Press Service The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has reached 9,000.

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.