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15:00, 10 August 2012
In Sochi, ICRF head Alexander Bastrykin received persons during one day
Today, at 9:00 a.m., Alexander Bastrykin, the head of the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), finished receiving citizens in Sochi. For 22 hours, Mr Bastrykin received 70 persons from the Krasnodar and Krasnoyarsk Territories, and Chelyabinsk and Moscow Regions.
14:00, 10 August 2012
Soldier of Azerbaijani Army perished
Bakhruz Seidullah oglu Ragimov, a serviceman of the National Army of Azerbaijan, was killed by his colleague's careless shot.
12:00, 10 August 2012
Search for militants in Vedeno District of Chechnya complicated by mountainous terrain
So far, the search for members of the armed underground conducted in the mountainous Vedeno District of Chechnya for the third day already has yielded no results. Power agents do not exclude that militants could escape from the blockaded area.
11:00, 10 August 2012
Nino Burjanadze's party refuses to participate in parliamentary elections in Georgia
The oppositional party headed by Nino Burjanadze, a former parliament's speaker, and named "Democratic Movement – United Georgia" will not take part in the upcoming parliamentary elections.
10:00, 10 August 2012
Deputy head of Khasavyurt sacked for his son helping militants
Salimkhan Djamaldinov, the deputy head of the administration of Khasavyurt, whose son surrendered during a special operation, was dismissed from his post on the initiative of the head of Dagestan, the "Caucasian Knot" was informed at the department for information policy and press service of the president of Dagestan.
23:00, 9 August 2012
Yusup Zubairaev: about 500 Chechens from Syria want to return to Chechnya
About 500 Chechens, residing in Syria, wish to return to their historic homeland to the Chechen Republic; at present, the problems of the issuance of long-term visas and residence permits for them are being solved. This was reported by the Department of External Relations of the Chechen leader and the government of Chechnya.
22:00, 9 August 2012
120 children from Syria arrive in Armenia
Today, the "Armavia" Airline carried out a special flight "Yerevan-Damascus-Yerevan" to transport children of Syrian Armenians to Armenia. This flight brought 120 children, who were met by Granush Akopyan, Minister of Diaspora of Armenia, Syrian Ambassador to Armenia, and by their relatives.
21:00, 9 August 2012
In Dagestan, 7 persons killed in shootout
5 policemen and 2 persons, suspected of involvement in an illegal armed formation (IAF) killed in a shootout in the Botlikh District of Dagestan.
20:00, 9 August 2012
Hours-long delay of flight from Moscow to Makhachkala caused by aircraft failure
On August 5, the flight "Moscow-Makhachkala" of the "Utair" Airline was delayed because of an aircraft's failure. This was reported by a representative of the airline carrier. After passengers arranged a protest action, the Airline provided them with another aircraft on August 6.
19:00, 9 August 2012
In Armenia, new suspects appear in case on beating military doctors
The Armenian police received evidence that the fight at the "Harsnaqar" Restaurant in Yerevan, as a result of which military doctor Vage Avetyan perished, involved other participants, apart from 6 arrested persons. The journalists were informed about that by Arsen Aivazyan, the representative of the Police of Armenia.
18:00, 9 August 2012
Council of Imams of Khasavyurt appeals to Dagestani Muslims with request to stop killing innocent people
The Council of Imams of Khasavyurt has called for stopping killings in Dagestan, which are committed with religious motives, and claimed that Islam treats a killing of an innocent soul as the second major sin.
17:00, 9 August 2012
In Volgograd Region, governess sentenced to 4 years of imprisonment for beating child
Today, the Kotovo District Court of the Volgograd Region sentenced Oksana Levchenko, the family governess, to 4 years of imprisonment in a common security penal colony for the fact that she beat a6-year-old child, who took a candy without asking permit. This was reported by Natalia Kunitskaya, Spokesperson of the Investigatory Department of the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).
16:00, 9 August 2012
On July 30-August 5, 18 persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
For the week from July 30 to August 5, 2012, at least 18 persons suffered in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, 11 persons perished and 7 more were wounded. These are the results of calculations of the "Caucasian Knot" based on own materials of the edition and information from other open sources.
15:00, 9 August 2012
Oleg Shein challenges decisions of Astrakhan District Courts to reject cancellation of Mayor election
Oleg Shein, ex-candidate for the position of Mayor of Astrakhan, filed appeals against decisions of the Courts of the Kirov, Lenin, Soviet, and Trusovsky District of the city of Astrakhan on dismissal the claim for cancellation of the election, held on March 4.
14:00, 9 August 2012
Suspected militants, blocked in Khasavyurt, persuaded to surrender by their relatives
One of the men, who surrendered during the special operation in Khasavyurt, was put on the wanted list on suspicion of robbery, and another one was put on the list of missing persons. The third surrendered man, the owner of the blocked house and the son of the deputy head of Khasavyurt, is, according to power agents, an accomplice of the militants, not put on the wanted list. The negotiations with the suspected militants involved their relatives.
13:00, 9 August 2012
In Dagestan, blogger claims violation in public procurement system
A Dagestani blogger has discovered at the website of the public procurement the order of the housing and communal services of Makhachkala, the works on which are already underway, although the auction had been appointed only on August 13. This information caused a great response of the blogosphere.
11:00, 9 August 2012
Armenia intends to welcome 400 children of Syrian Armenians for summer holidays
The "Armavia" Airline plans to carry out special flights to Syria to transport children of Syrian Armenians to Armenia. In total, it is planned to bring 400 children. This was reported by a representative of the Ministry of Diaspora.
10:00, 9 August 2012
North Ossetia holds action to commemorate victims of armed conflict in August 2008
On August 8, more than 300 persons gathered in Vladikavkaz in front of the temple of Saint George to attend the action "Candle of Memory", dedicated to the fourth anniversary of the conflict in South Ossetia.
23:00, 8 August 2012
Azerbaijani athlete wins silver medal in women's wrestling at Olympic Games
Maria Stadnik, an Azerbaijani athlete, won the silver medal at London Olympic Games in women's wrestling in the weight category of 48 kg.
Rafik Tagi. Photo: http://www.radioazadlyg.org (RFE/RL)
22:00, 8 August 2012
Emin Guseinov: in Azerbaijan, crimes against journalists remain unpunished
Azerbaijan maintains an atmosphere of impunity for crimes, committed against journalists; strict state control over the sphere of media is obvious; there are facts of pressure on those persons, who criticize the authorities, and the facts of restriction of freedom of expression on the Internet. These conclusions were made by representatives of the Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS) in the semi-annual report "Critical Voices of Azerbaijan under threat".
News
In January 2026, three people were killed in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus.

Two people were killed and seven were wounded in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus in the fourth quarter of 2025.

In December 2025, one person was killed in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus.

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.