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16:04, 19 February 2016
Two NKR servicemen killed in conflict zone
The servicemen Kamo Ovannisyan and Temur Suloyan have died in the Karabakh conflict zone from gunshot wounds, said the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR).
Vyacheslav Bitarov. Photo: http://gztslovo.ru/news_full/novosti/Vyacheslav-Bitarov-naznachen-na-post---premer-ministra/?s_f_1=p_active%3DDESC
14:32, 19 February 2016
Vyacheslav Bitarov appointed acting head of North Ossetia
Vyacheslav Bitarov, the chairman of the regional government, will perform the duties of the leader of the republic of North Ossetia.
Tamerlan Aguzarov. Photo: http://www.rso-a.ru/glava
12:29, 19 February 2016
North-Ossetian leader Tamerlan Aguzarov dies
Tamerlan Aguzarov, the leader of North Ossetia, died in one of Moscow clinics. The death of the head of the North-Ossetian Republic (NOR) has been reported today.
Artifacts found at the place of construction of Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. Photo: Evgeny Kruglov.
11:44, 19 February 2016
In Volgograd, builders of cathedral find human remains
In Volgograd, the excavation at the place of the construction of the future Alexander Nevsky Cathedral was halted after builders brought to the surface fragments of human bones and potteries. Experts are to identify the remains.
Domodedovo airport. Photo: http://politikus.ru/v-rossii/68292-v-rossii-vspominayut-zhertv-terakta-v-aeroportu-domodedovo.html
08:31, 19 February 2016
People affected by terror act at Domodedovo Airport to file lawsuits against airport's owners
People affected by the terror act committed at the "Domodedovo" Airport intend to file multi-million-US-dollar lawsuits against former top-managers of the Airport, who are charged with providing services failing to meet safety requirements. This was reported by advocate Igor Trunov.
Orta-Kapy street in Derbent. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
06:24, 19 February 2016
Sources report on detonation of IEDs in two houses in Derbent
The searches took place in the houses of relatives of members of the terrorist grouping "Southern". Two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) discovered by law enforcers were destroyed at the place, report sources from the law enforcement bodies of Dagestan. Till present, the information has not been confirmed officially.
Cars riding along Mitaeva street in Grozny. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
03:30, 19 February 2016
For first time in Russia, Chechen driver deprived of his driver's licence for failure to pay fines
The Naur District Court of Chechnya has pronounced the decision to suspend the driver's licence of a resident of the republic for his failure to pay fines in the amount of 13,000 roubles.
22:53, 18 February 2016
Kadyrov obliges Chechen youth to receive "spiritual-moral" passports
Upon a decision of the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, every young person aged from 14 to 35 years shall pass the "spiritual-moral certification", having reported on his/her religion and tribal (clannish) belonging, said the Chechen Parliament.
Baku neighbourhood "Shanghai". Screenshot from the video posted by the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
21:00, 18 February 2016
Baku: WELCOME to cross the railroad tracks (video)
The "Caucasian Knot" continues filming various realities of the Caucasus in the "slow-action" mode and invites readers to share their ideas.
Military outfit. Nagorny Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
19:41, 18 February 2016
NKR's serviceman killed in conflict zone
A soldier David Terteryan was killed in the conflict zone "in unclear circumstances", said the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR).
Rauf Mirkadyrov is being accompanied to the court. Photo: http://haqqin.az/news/55759
18:01, 18 February 2016
Court on Mirkadyrov case rejects all defence's motions
A preliminary session of the court in Baku, which is considering the appeal complaint lodged by journalist Rauf Mirkadyrov against his verdict, was held today behind closed doors. The court has rejected all the petitions, including the one demanding to release the journalist from custody.
Special operation. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru
16:08, 18 February 2016
Shootout in Dagestan was preceded by power agents' raids
In the village of Nyutyug, Suleiman-Stalsky District of Dagestan, near which an armed clash occurred on February 17, explosions were heard, said a local resident. According to his story, on the same day power agents conducted passport checks. Today, the village lives its normal life.
Inna Blenaova is being taken to hospital after special operation, Nalchik, November 10, 2015. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru
13:59, 18 February 2016
Adaptation Commission in Nalchik promises to help Blenaova
Inna Blenaova, a resident of Nalchik, who is accused of helping a militant, has lodged its application to the Commission for Adaptation of Former Militants. The members of the Commission have considered the application, and decided to ask the court to appoint a punishment, not related to deprivation of her liberty.
Explosion at traffic checkpoint near the village of Djemikent, February 15, 2016. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-derbentskom-rayone-dagestana-u-posta-dps.html
13:08, 18 February 2016
Experts explain escalation of conflict in southern Dagestan by pressure on Salafis
Suppression of the Salafi communities in the northern and central regions of Dagestan has contributed to concentration of radical Salafis in the southern part of Dagestan, and the recent armed incidents in the region are explained by the above fact. This opinion was expressed by experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
Railway station in Pyt-Yakh. Photo: https://eadaily.com/news/2015/10/15/dvoe-uchastnikov-igil-gotovili-terakt-v-mecheti-yugry
12:39, 18 February 2016
Court pronounces verdict against men accused of plotting terror act at mosque of Pyt-Yakh
Today, the Moscow District Military Court has sentenced Abdula Magomedaliev and Rizvan Agashirinov to 20 and 16 years of imprisonment, respectively. The defendants were found guilty of plotting a terror act in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous District, purchasing weapons in Dagestan, and a number of other crimes.
Employees of Forensic-Medical Examination Bureau at the meeting with Kadyrov. Screenshort from the video posted at http://vk.com/ramzan
11:17, 18 February 2016
In presence of Kadyrov, forensic experts condemn colleague for complaint about deductions from salaries
The head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov has visited the Republic's Bureau of Forensic-Medical Examination after receiving a message that there were retentions from employees' salaries there, but the staff and bosses of the bureau refuted this information. Employees have condemned their colleague for complaining to Kadyrov, the Chechen television reports.
Details of Turkish-made artillery rocket launcher TR-107
10:02, 18 February 2016
Nagorno-Karabakh accuses Azerbaijan of use of mortar launchers
Yesterday, the Azerbaijani armed forces shelled the Karabakh positions more than 700 times from small-arms weapon, as well as five times from 82-millimetre mortar launchers. This has been reported today by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Presentation of the documentary in ‘Nizami’ cinema centre. Photo: http://azertag.az/ru/xeber/Dokumentalnyi_film_Prekrashchenie_ognya_vpervye_pokazan_na_azerbaidzhanskom_yazyke-928279
07:37, 18 February 2016
Film "Ceasefire" about Nagorno-Karabakh conflict shown in Azerbaijan
The documentary film "Ceasefire", created by Hungarian filmmaker Erik Bognar, which is devoted to the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, has been first shown in the Azerbaijani language.
Drawing from the courtroom. Photo: http://www.golos-ameriki.ru/content/boston-court-tzarnaev/2770764.html
04:01, 18 February 2016
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's advocates announce their withdrawal from trial
Defenders of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, an ethnic Chechen, sentenced to death sentence for organizing the terror act during the marathon in Boston, have filed papers to withdraw from the trial. New advocates are offered to defend the convict.
22:32, 17 February 2016
Head of Rotary Club treats detention of US citizens as unjustified
Sharon Tennyson, Director General of the Civil Initiatives Centre, and her interpreter Theodore McIntyre were fined for breaking the entry rules to Russia. In the local Rotary Club they conducted a conference on resumption of the programme of the Civil Initiatives Centre in Russia, having specified a tourist trip as the aim of their visit, said the spokesperson of the Tsentralny District Court of Volgograd.
News
Security forces in Karachay-Cherkessia are detaining members of a gay dating group en masse.

The court refused to pay compensation to Rauf Arashukov.

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.

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.