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22:18, 28 February 2015
Situation on border with Georgia is satisfactory, says Tskhinvali's spokesman
The situation along the entire perimeter of the border with Georgia is satisfactory, the South-Ossetian party said during a meeting in Ergneti. At the same time, South Ossetia continues defending its right on the disputed section along the border, Khokh Gagloity, the head of the South-Ossetian delegation, said after the meeting in Ergneti.
18:55, 28 February 2015
Experts treat the version of Islamic-extremist trace in Nemtsov's murder as unlikely
The experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent treat the version of Boris Nemtsov's murder for the reasons of religious extremism least likely. Nemtsov was killed for his oppositional activities, said the politicians Vladimir Ryzhkov and Konstantin Merzlikin.
15:59, 28 February 2015
ICRF finds Nemtsov's murder possible because of Charlie Hebdo
As stated by the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), the investigators, who run the inquiry into Boris Nemtsov's murder, consider an Islamic-extremist trace as a version of the crime. The investigators suggest that the reason for the murder could be in Nemtsov's position with respect to the execution of the staff of the magazine Charlie Hebdo.
Boris Nemtsov at the home of Mardiros Demerchyan, June 2013. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
14:20, 28 February 2015
Sochi residents commemorate Boris Nemtsov (+video)
Today, about 100 residents of Sochi have left for Moscow to attend the funeral of Boris Nemtsov, who was shot dead in the Russian capital. The politician was an honest and open person, say the residents of Sochi, who personally knew Nemtsov.
11:07, 28 February 2015
Soldier of NKR's Defence Army shot dead
Soldier Albert Safaryan was fatally wounded on his combat duty post in the conflict zone, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has reported.
The NKR is hosting mourning events in memory of the victims of the pogroms in the Azerbaijani city of Sumgait. Stepanakert. February 28, 2015. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
09:54, 28 February 2015
NKR residents come out to commemorate victims of Sumgait pogroms
The NKR is hosting mourning events in memory of the victims of the pogroms in the Azerbaijani city of Sumgait. Today, 27 years after the massacre, at least 924 refugee families from Sumgait are still in Armenia on the waiting list of especially needy persons.
Boris Nemtsov at the "Conference of the civil activists" on October 16, 2011, Krasnodar. Photo by Natalya Dorokhina for the "Caucasian Knot"
08:08, 28 February 2015
Nemtsov: contract for Kadyrov's loyalty to Putin hearing its end
The Russian oppositional politician Boris Nemtsov, who was shot dead last night in Moscow, had systematically sharply criticized the actions of the Chechen leadership. He stressed that Ramzan Kadyrov's power in the region is violent in nature and is supported by huge financial subsidies.
05:00, 28 February 2015
Georgian resident detained at border with South Ossetia
Russian border guards, stationed in South Ossetia, have detained a Georgian citizen Vasily Kobakhidze in the pre-border territory.
Special equipment in the country road, February 27, 2015, Kizilyurt District, Dagestan. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2015/02/28/v-dagestane-neitralizovany-shestero-banditov-aktivnaya-faza-kto-prodolzhaetsya.html
03:51, 28 February 2015
Residents of Dagestan complain of public transport problems because of CTO
The highway that is connecting six villages of the Kizilyurt District of Dagestan with Kizilyurt – the district centre – is blocked, because of the counterterrorist operation (CTO), creating a number of inconveniences for the population, local residents report.
21:46, 27 February 2015
Action demanding Permyakov's transfer to Armenian party held in Yerevan
The protesters, who rallied in Yerevan in front of the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Armenia, have demanded to hand Valery Permyakov, accused of massacring the Avetisyan family, out to the Armenian party.
20:25, 27 February 2015
Case of Migaev, a native of Chechnya, sent to SC
The Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya will consider the case of the local resident Mukhammed Migaev, accused of attacking in 2005 residents of the village of Roshni-Chu of the Urus-Martan District.
19:18, 27 February 2015
Female suicide bomber who blew up bus in Nevinnomyssk in 2007 identified
The explosion of a bus in 2007, en route from Pyatigorsk to Vladikavkaz, was committed by a former resident of the Prigorodny District of North Ossetia, said a local law enforcement source.
Self-firer. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/content/4534.html
15:47, 27 February 2015
NAC confirms killing of six militants in Dagestan
Oleg Shalyapin, the head of the armed grouping, was pre-identified among the six persons killed in the Kizilyurt District of Dagestan. The special operation continues, said the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC).
15:07, 27 February 2015
In Khimki, near Moscow, advocate of Ingush native, accused of robbery, states incorrect qualification of offence
Abdullah Getagazov, a native of Ingushetia, is accused of committing a robbery in the city of Khimki. His advocate states that he revealed at least 16 violations in the investigation of the case. One of them, as he says, was a wrong qualification of the incident, in the course of which, according to Getagazov, he tried to get some debt on behalf of his friends.
14:20, 27 February 2015
Reinvestigation into Ruslan Rakhaev's case completed in KChR
On the results of the repeated inquiry, investigators of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) have presented charges of abuse of office and intentional infliction of grievous bodily harm to Ruslan Rakhaev, a former deputy police chief of the city of Cherkessk.
The 29th army headquarters in Chita. Photo: http://q99.it/2Zz0u5p. Фото: http://ng54.ru/news/5d0bea48/
13:30, 27 February 2015
Employees of the MoD of Transbaikal Territory will respond for recruiting Permyakov
By the outcomes of the work of the commission of the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD), hospital staff and officials of the military commissariat in the Transbaikal Territory will be punished in connection with involvement in conscription of Valery Permyakov, who is accused of a mass murder in Gyumri.
Ukrainian resettler holding a Ukranian passport. Photo: Eduard Kornienko, YUGA.ru, http://www.yuga.ru/media/3c/6c/ek_8026__hefdzn4.jpg
10:58, 27 February 2015
34 Ukrainian resettlers arrive in Stavropol from Rostov-on-Don
A group of forced migrants from the eastern regions of Ukraine have come to Stavropol from Rostov-on-Don. In just the recent two weeks, the region has accommodated 140 refugees.
Special operation. Photo: ttp://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2015/01/20/v-kbr-neitralizovan-odioznyi-podryvnik-banditskogo-podpolya.html" class="main_article_image
20:33, 26 February 2015
In Dagestan, number of persons killed in special operation reaches ten
In Dagestan, nine militants were killed during a special operation held in the Kizilyurt District, and one special agent also perished. This was reported by a source in the Ministry Internal Affair (MIA). One more power agent was wounded.
19:44, 26 February 2015
In Azerbaijan, Court arrests for three months rights defender Talekh Khasmamedov accused of disorderly conduct
The Goychay District Court of Azerbaijan has announced the pre-trial restriction measure in the form of arrest for three months against rights defender Talekh Khasmamedov accused of disorderly conduct.
Darya Polyudova. Photo: personal page at Vkontakte
18:17, 26 February 2015
Darya Polyudova reports on deterioration of her health at SIZO
During the detention at the SIZO (pre-trial prison) of Krasnodar, the health state of Darya Polyudova has deteriorated. According to her, she was not exposed to pressure from power agents; however, she had a big problem with food at the SIZO.
News
Zinovkina achieved the resumption of medication issuance in the Georgian prison.

Analysts assessed the results of Gagloev's presidency.

Anastasia Zinovkina, screenshot from Publika. Zinovkina reported problems with access to medical care

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.