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02:12, 31 December 2013
HRW: Akhshtyr villagers in Sochi have no access to drinking water and public transport
The mountain village of Akhshtyr, Adler District of Sochi, has been deprived for five years of reliable water supply and is cut off from public transport and other infrastructure because of the Olympic construction, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) reports.
The police detains members of the "People's Assembly" in Volgograd, organized in the context of recent terror acts. December 30, 2013. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
01:58, 31 December 2013
Details of detentions in Volgograd: policemen disrupt nationalists' action
The police have detained about 30 members of the "People's Assembly" in Volgograd, organized in the context of recent terror acts. According to eyewitnesses, the rally was attended by about 200 people, but the police began to disperse and detain them.
Andrei Serenko, the coordinator of the "Club of Experts of Volgograd". Photo: http://fedpress.ru/
01:50, 31 December 2013
Serenko: in Volgograd Region terrorists make use of power agents' drawbacks
Terror act organizers are successful in the Volgograd Region because of the weakness of local power agents, who are unable to prevent suicide attacks, said Andrei Serenko, the coordinator of the "Club of Experts of Volgograd". In order to prevent terror acts, it is necessary to consolidate the society, said political scientist Ruslan Kurbanov.
At the place of the terror act in a trolleybus in Volgograd. Volgograd, December 30, 2013. Photo by Tatyana Filimonova for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:30, 30 December 2013
Two Volgograd terror acts committed within 24 hours killed 33 and wounded 64 persons
The death toll of the two terror acts committed in Volgograd on December 29 and 30 includes 33 people, including the suicide bombers. The Volgograd Regional Administration has spread the list of those wounded which contains the names of 64 people.
Evgeny Vitishko. Photo http://svoboda.org/
16:30, 30 December 2013
In Krasnodar Territory, defence challenges verdict against ecologist Evgeny Vitishko
In the Krasnodar Territory, the defence of ecologist Evgeny Vitishko, who was sentenced to penal settlement for damage to the fence of the so-called "summer cottage of the Governor" of the Krasnodar Territory, has challenged the court's decision. This was reported by Alexander Popkov, advocate of the sentenced ecologist.
At the spot of the explosion in Volgograd. December 30, 2013. Photo http://www.volganet.ru/
15:52, 30 December 2013
Ministry of Health: 41 persons were injured in explosion in Volgograd trolley-bus
According to the recent information, 41 persons suffered in the explosion in the trolley-bus in Volgograd. Of them, 27 persons were hospitalized. This was reported by the press service of the Russian Ministry of Health. According to the preliminary information, the explosion killed a 5-year-old child.
A special operation in the town of Chegem of Kabardino-Balkaria. December 30, 2013. Photo by Lyudmila Maratova for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:02, 30 December 2013
NAC: persons, killed in Kabardino-Balkaria, were involved in attack on UFSIN staff members
Suspected militants, who were killed on Monday during a special operation in Kabardino-Balkaria, were involved in the murders of two staff members of the Department of the Federal Penitentiary Service (known as UFSIN). This was reported by sources from the law enforcement bodies of the republic.
Volgograd, December 30, 2013. Blown-up trolley-bus at the tram stop "Kachinsky market". Still photo of a video footage by Alexei Ulianov at Instagram, http://instagram.com/p/iiIokbBbsP
13:16, 30 December 2013
ICRF: terror act in trolley-bus in Volgograd was committed by male suicide bomber (video)
According to the preliminary information, an explosive device in a trolley-bus in Volgograd was activated by a male suicide bomber. This was reported by Vladimir Markin, Spokesman of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).
At the place of the terror act at the building of court marshals in Ordzhonikidze Street in Makhachkala, May 20, 2013. Photo: Ministry for Internal Affairs of Republic of Dagestan, http://05.mvd.ru/
11:47, 30 December 2013
Northern Caucasus a year before the Olympics: chronicle of terror acts
On February 7, 2014, Sochi will host the opening ceremony of the 22nd Winter Olympic Games. In the context of the ongoing conflict in Northern Caucasus, the "Caucasian Knot" is hereby publishing a chronicle of sabotage and terror acts committed in the pre-Olympic year in the North-Caucasian and Southern Federal Districts (NCFD and SFD).
Volgograd, December 30, 2013. Ambulance cars near railway station. Photo by the press service of the Volgograd regional government, http://www.volganet.ru/
07:05, 30 December 2013
Death toll in terror act in Volgograd reaches 18 persons
Death toll in the terror act in Volgograd has reached 18 persons. At night of December 30, Andrei Zadorin, who was in critical condition, died in hospital. This was reported by a source from the health care institutions of the Southern Federal District (SFD).
Special operation in Khasavyurt District of Dagestan. December 27, 2013. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/
06:06, 30 December 2013
On December 23-29, 2013, 22 persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week from December 23 to December 29, 2013, the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus brought sufferings to at least 22 people; of them, 15 persons lost their lives, and seven more were wounded. These are the results of the calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Alexander Cherkasov. Photo by Magomed Tuayev for the "Caucasian Knot"
01:07, 30 December 2013
Cherkasov: if verdict to Vitishko comes into force, we'll regard him as political prisoner
The case of Evgeny Vitishko has an obvious political context, the participants of the rallies in support of the Krasnodar ecologist held in various cities of Russia have stated. Alexander Cherkasov, the Chairman of the Board of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", believes that the decisions of this sort taken in localities are contrary to the efforts undertaken by the federal centre to improve the country's image.
At the railway station in Volgograd after an explosion on December 29, 2013. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:26, 29 December 2013
Vladimir Markin: terror act in Volgograd could be committed by male suicide bomber
One of the versions of the law enforcement bodies suggests that a suicide bombing at the railway station in Volgograd could be committed by a male suicide bomber. Earlier, Vladimir Markin, Spokesman of the ICRF, has reported that, according to the preliminary information, the terror act was committed by a female suicide bomber, a native of Dagestan.
After the terror act committed on May 23, 2012, in Makhachkala. Photo by NAC, http://nac.gov.ru/
16:48, 29 December 2013
One year prior to Sochi Olympic Games, militants committed 32 explosions
According to the calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot", during the "pre-Olympic" year from February 12, 2013, till December 29, 2013, 32 explosions were committed in the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) and the Southern Federal District (SFD).
At the spot of the terror act at the railway station in Volgograd. December 29, 2013. Photo: Russian Volunteers Union, https://twitter.com/souzdobro
15:19, 29 December 2013
Sunday terror act becomes third explosion in Volgograd since beginning of 2013
The explosion committed on Sunday at the railway station in Volgograd became the third explosion since the beginning of the year. Earlier, the terror act was committed in the city bus, and there were attempts to blow up police buildings.
Besik Kudukhov. Photo http://beslan.ru/
12:55, 29 December 2013
Besik Kudukhov, two-time Olympic medalist, was killed in road traffic accident near Armavir
In the Krasnodar Territory, Besik Kudukhov, a native of South Ossetia, two-time Olympic medalist and four-time world champion in freestyle wrestling, was killed in a road traffic accident.
An exemplar of leaflets with an appeal not to celebrate New Year which are given out in Dagestan. Photo from Naima Neflyasheva blog at "Caucasian Knot"
00:14, 29 December 2013
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Followers of various trends in Islam in Dagestan call on believers not to celebrate New Year
New Year celebrations have nothing in common with Islamic traditions and have no historical past in Dagestan. This was stated by Akhmad Anchikhsky, a follower of the Salafi trend in Islam. Meanwhile, according to Sirazhudin-Khadji Akhmedov, a follower of the Dagestani Sufism, some actions of celebration can drive Muslims out of Islam.
23:26, 28 December 2013
Zaur Gasanov, who committed self-immolation attempt on December 25, dies in Azerbaijan
Today at about 10:00 p.m., in a Baku hospital, Zaur Gasanov, an invalid and a Karabakh War veteran, who attempted self-immolation on December 25, has died.
22:53, 28 December 2013
Investigators search for two suspects of committing Pyatigorsk explosion
Investigators are working with various versions of involvement of two main suspects in the explosion of a car in Pyatigorsk, said a source from local law enforcement bodies.
20:00, 28 December 2013
Another self-immolation attempt committed in Baku
Today in Baku, a man attempted self-immolation and was hospitalized in grave condition. This is the second self-immolation attempt in Baku this week and the third during this year, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
News
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The Ministry of Transport reported the resumption of some international flights through southern Russia.

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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.