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Volgograd airport, renamed "Stalingrad" by Putin. Photo by Elena Ryabova. Source: Google Maps service.
14:02, 2 May 2025
Renaming Volgograd airport becomes an attempt to rehabilitate Joseph Stalin
The decree on renaming the Volgograd airport to “Stalingrad” signed by the Russian President fits into a series of conscious and unconscious attempts to rehabilitate the name of Stalin, but there is no real public demand for that, historians and human rights defenders note.
Arrival of a flight from Moscow, shown in online broadcast mode on a screen installed near the airport in Sukhum. May 1, 2025. Still from the video "Apsny 360°" https://t.me/aiashara/1892
13:53, 2 May 2025
Georgia condemns flights between Russia and Abkhazia
The authorities of Georgia have condemned the launch of regular flights between Russia and Abkhazia. The Georgian authorities treat the above as a violation of the Georgia’s territorial integrity.
Suspect in preparing a terrorist attack. Still from a video published on the TASS Telegram channel https://t.me/tass_agency/313068
13:45, 2 May 2025
FSB reports about prevention of terrorist attack in Dagestan on May 9
A terrorist attack against law enforcers has been prevented in Dagestan, the FSB reports. The woman who was plotting the terrorist attack has been detained.
Protests in Tbilisi. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot".
17:25, 1 May 2025
New fund created in Georgia to pay protesters’ fines
A "Freedom Fund" with a bank account in England has been set up by David Djincharadze, a member of the “Freedom Square” Movement. In his opinion, this will help to avoid arrest of the funds raised to pay fines imposed on participants in pro-European protests.
Teenager and policemen: illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using the AI in the Copilot software
16:37, 1 May 2025
Rostov schoolboy arrested on charges of ties to Ukrainian intelligence
The teenager was assembling an explosive device in his apartment on the instructions of Ukrainian special services, law enforcers assert.
Refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh in Yerevan, March 29, 2025. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the “Caucasian Knot”.
14:33, 1 May 2025
Nagorno-Karabakh refugees treat extension of social assistance programme as temporary solution
The decision of the Armenian authorities to extend the social assistance programme for refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh for two months is only a temporary measure. The authorities do not take into account the realities of life in Armenia and housing prices. The above was claimed by the temporary displaced persons and participants in the protests against the termination of the assistance programme interviewed by the “Caucasian Knot”.
The resident of Sochi sentenced in the case on high treason. A frame from the video by the United Press Service for the Courts of the Krasnodar Territory https://t.me/opskuban/1196
14:29, 1 May 2025
Sochi resident sentenced to imprisonment in case on high treason
A resident of Sochi, who worked as a railway security guard, was found guilty of “real assistance to Ukraine” because of his communication with a Ukrainian acquaintance.
Residents of Plievo demonstrate a section of the street they have paved at their own expenses. A frame from the video by Fortanga Org / YouTube
14:27, 1 May 2025
Residents of Ingushetia have to repair rural roads at their own expense
The situation in the village of Plievo, where local residents had to pave the street relying on their own efforts and resources, is typical for the private sector throughout Ingushetia. Only a minimal portion of roads are being repaired by order of the local authorities, and the repair is often done poorly.
Work to restore power supply in the Akhtynski District: video frame from the Ministry of Energy of Dagestan: t.me/minenergo_rd/3200
00:00, 1 May 2025
Dagestani authorities report power supply restoration in mountain villages
Power supply to the Akhtynski District, interrupted after bad weather, has been fully restored, and the high alert mode has been cancelled.
Mansur Soltaev: photo: https://chechombudsperson.ru
19:54, 30 April 2025
Soltaev's intervention in brawl involving Chechen teen indicates Ombudsperson’s abuse of power
The role of Mansur Soltaev, Chechen Human Rights Commissioner (Ombudsperson) in the case of a teenager accused of beating up other minors in the city of Tver is essentially limited to political and administrative pressure on investigators and concern for his fellow countryman’s interests.
Convicts behind bars: illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" by using the AI in Photoshop
17:14, 30 April 2025
Five Ukrainian citizens convicted in Rostov-on-Don as members of terrorist community
The Southern District Military Court sentenced five residents of Melitopol to prison terms ranging from 11 to 14 years, finding them guilty of participating in a terrorist community.
Magomed Magomedov: screenshot of a photo from his Telegram channel dated December 31, 2022: https://t.me/glava_kizilyurta/151
16:59, 30 April 2025
Terrorism charges dropped against former Kizilyurt Mayor
Investigators have dropped the charges of financing terrorism against Magomed Magomedov, a former Dagestani Minister of Sports and a former Mayor of the city of Kizilyurt. Magomedov has refused to admit his guilt on the other charges – the murder of the Sirazhudinov father and son, committed in 2006, the creation of a gang, and a theft. The case will be heard by a jury.
Zarema Musaeva: screenshot of the video https://ngs.ru/text/world/2023/07/04/72462722/
14:13, 30 April 2025
Zarema Musaeva’s detention period extended
According to the ruling of the Shali District Court, Zarema Musaeva will remain in custody in the case on disrupting the operation of the penal colony until August 26. The defence will lodge an appeal against the above ruling of the Shali District Court.
14:12, 30 April 2025
President Putin renames Volgograd airport as “Stalingrad”
Andrei Bocharov, Governor of the Volgograd Region, informed Russian President Vladimir Putin that the military veteran community and participants of the special military operation asked to rename the Volgograd airport to “Stalingrad”. Vladimir Putin signed the appropriate decree on the same day.
The accused man stays behind bars: the illustration is created by the “Caucasian Knot” using AI in Photoshop.
14:12, 30 April 2025
Defendant in case on attempted poisoning of pilots in Kuban sentenced to 27 years of imprisonment
In Rostov-on-Don, a court found Yegor Semyonov, a native of Melitopol, guilty in the case on the attempted poisoning of graduates of the Armavir Higher Military Aviation School of Air Defence Pilots in the Krasnodar Territory.
GPO employees came to conduct a search of Nanuka Zhorzholiani’s home: a video frame from her Facebook* page of April 29, 2025: https://www.facebook.com/nanuka.zhorzholiani/videos/2020760671744163
19:38, 29 April 2025
Mobile phones and laptops seized from Georgian activists during searches
During searches conducted at homes of Georgian activists and supporters of charity funds, who helped in paying fines imposed on protesters, their phones and laptops were taken away.
Leaflet of the campaign to collect signatures in connection with Seda Suleimanova’s case: photo of the Telegram channel "Where is Seda?"
16:38, 29 April 2025
Over 3000 demand from ICRF to investigate Seda Suleimanova’s case
More than 3000 applications have been sent to the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) demanding that the disappearance case of Seda Suleimanova, a Chechen native, be investigated under the federal control. Seda's friend continues seeking justice for her, although she is almost certain that the girl is dead.
Darya Polyudova: photo by Alexander Stepanov for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:33, 29 April 2025
Rights defenders start fundraising for Polyudova's advocate
Darya Polyudova, an activist from Kuban (Krasnodar Territory), faces pressure in the Kostroma colony; and her advocate helps her in defending her rights.
Valery Bailo: photo by https://memopzk.org/figurant/bajlo-valerij-semenovich/
16:03, 29 April 2025
Krasnodar Territorial Court refuses to rehabilitate Valery Bailo
The Court of Appeal has ruled to terminate the criminal case against Valery Bailo due to his death, although the son of the deceased Jehovah's Witness* insisted on his father’s rehabilitation.
Tofig Yagublu: screenshot from the “Meydan TV” Telegram channel: https://t.me/meydantv/12111
15:58, 29 April 2025
Defence asks for Tofig Yagublu’s urgent transfer to house arrest
The Baku Court of Appeal has refused to urgently consider the defence’s motion to transfer Tofig Yagublu, an oppositional politician, to house arrest. On the 28th day of his hunger strike, the Yagublu's health condition remains serious.
News
Special military operation in Ukraine. Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense press service More than 8,600 fighters from southern Russia have been officially recognized as killed in the SVO zone.

Yuri Napso. Photo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AhGZKoCzUo Investigators have dropped the rape case against Napso.

The former deputy head of Gelendzhik was convicted of abuse of office.

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.