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14:00, 6 August 2010
Early Christianity church found in Georgia
Ruins of the church dated back to the 5th-6th centuries were found in Georgia in the territory of Dzabvu village, Ozurget District.
13:00, 6 August 2010
Influential Georgian businessman arrested in Tbilisi
Anzor Kokoladze, the founder of the largest Georgian network of electric equipment shops "Elite Еlectronix", was detained on suspicion of appropriation of a huge sum of money through a fraud.
12:00, 6 August 2010
Unusual children's camp - "Stone Age village" - opened in Rostov Region
The project "Lost World" is implemented in the Ust-Donetsk District of the Rostov Region by the public organization "Don Archaeological Society". The idea is to study the history by placing kids into material environment of a certain epoch.
11:00, 6 August 2010
In Dagestan, an ambulance was shelled and robbed, driver wounded
As reported today by the spokesman of the local Ministry of Internal Affairs, on August 5 in the evening, an unknown person opened fire on an ambulance and stole over 1.5 million roubles - the salaries of the hospital employees - out of it.
10:00, 6 August 2010
UN Court to consider Georgia's claim against Russia in September
The judicial hearing of the Georgia versus Russia case on application of the International Convention on Eradication of All Forms of Racial Discrimination will take place on September 13-17.
18:10, 5 August 2010
Ex-mayor of Kislovodsk is suspected of official misconduct
As reported by the Investigatory Department of Russia's ICPO for the Stavropol Territory, inspectors have initiated a criminal case against Sergey Demidenko, former mayor of the city of Kislovodsk, who is suspected of service abuse.
18:00, 5 August 2010
In Volgograd Region, drought destroys half of grain crops
The hot summer has told fatally on grain crops in the Volgograd Region: the drought has ruined half of the expected crops; the suffered districts are provided with financial help.
16:00, 5 August 2010
Two peaceful residents lost in Dagestan at attack on a car
On August 4, in the Sergokalin District of Dagestan, unidentified persons shelled a car with two persons inside.
15:00, 5 August 2010
Two OMON fighters wounded at shelling in Ingushetia
As reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), in a skirmish in the municipal district Plievo in Nazran, two servicemen of the OMON (Special Militia) were wounded.
14:00, 5 August 2010
Armenian doctors are concerned of growth of drug addicts in the country
In Armenia, drugs are mainly used by people aged 25-35, mostly resident of Yerevan. By official data, the number of drug addicts in the country has doubled. This was stated by Petros Semerdzhyan, director of the Narcology Centre of Armenia and Chief Narcologist.
13:00, 5 August 2010
Karachai-Circassia to chop wood around settlements to prevent fires
As reported by Anna Lyzina, press secretary of the FSB Department for Karachai-Circassia, it was decided to take preventive measures against fires near dwelling settlements and crucial and potentially hazardous objects.
12:00, 5 August 2010
Umarov's contradictory statements are caused by a serious split among militants, experts believe
Experts are sure that the contradictory statements of the leader of Chechen militants Dokku Umarov, who has refuted his recent statement on his resignation and appointment of the militant Aslambek Vadalov to the post of Amir of the forbidden Imarat Kavkaz, were caused by a serious split among militants, experts are assured. According to political scientist Abdullah Istamulov, head of the Research Centre "SK-Strategy", under one of the versions, the leaders of the Kabardino-Balkarian subdivision of the Imarat forced Umarov to recall his resignation statement.
23:30, 4 August 2010
Azerbaijan: coalition on public supervision is open for human rights NGOs
The coalition of NGOs for public supervision, set up under the "National Preventive Mechanism", which was founded by six public associations of Azerbaijan, is open for new NGOs, engaged in human rights activities. This was stated by Elchin Bekhbudov, coordinator of the coalition and head of the Azerbaijani Committee Against Torture.
23:10, 4 August 2010
In Azerbaijan, suspect commits suicide in SIZO
At night on August 3, a suicide was committed in the Baku pre-trial detention facility (known as "SIZO"). As reported by the Sabunchin District Prosecutor's Office of the city of Baku, Alim Ismajlov, 41, hung himself in the cell. The reason of his suicide is unknown yet. According to Elchin Bekhbudov, head of the Azerbaijani Committee Against Torture, it already the third suicide in Azerbaijan among persons kept in custody from the start of this year.
23:00, 4 August 2010
Ex-militiaman guilty of Magomed Evloev's death killed in Ingushetia
As reported by a source in the Ingush MIA, in a shelling in central Nazran Ibragim Evloev, 35, former deputy head of the State Security Centre of the MIA of Ingushetia, who was earlier convicted for an imprudent murder of Magomed Evloev, owner of the oppositionist website "Ingushetia.Ru".
22:20, 4 August 2010
Seminar on defence of journalists' rights opened in Makhachkala
In Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan, correspondents of local newspapers will discuss legal aspects of their work in the course of the seminar organized by the Union of Journalists of Russia (UJR).
Participants of joint protest action of oppositional "Musavat" Party and Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA). Baku, July 31, 2010. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
22:10, 4 August 2010
Azerbaijani Ombudsperson calls MIA head to investigate facts of pressure on arrested oppositionists
Employees of the Azerbaijani Ombudsperson's office have confirmed information that certain persons in civilian clothes were abusing the oppositionists sentenced to administrative arrest for participation in the protest action in Baku on July 31.
22:00, 4 August 2010
Dokku Umarov changes his mind to retire from Imarat Kavkaz leader
Dokku Umarov, leader of Chechen militants, who had earlier appointed his successor - Aslambek Vadalov, - has now stated that he would not resign.
20:00, 4 August 2010
Chechen MIA: 51 militants liquidated this year
From the start of this year, the law enforcement bodies of the Chechen Republic have liquidated 51 militants; and 128 suspected members of the armed underground and their helpers were detained. These figures were announced on August 3 at the meeting in Grozny of President of Chechnya with the leaders of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of the republic. Local observers believe that the figures presented by power agents can be overestimated.
19:00, 4 August 2010
Armenia: four servicemen detained in connection with contract officer's death
Within the criminal case on the fact of death of Artak Nazaryan, a contract officer, initiated by the military prosecutor's office under Article 110 of the Criminal Code (incitement to suicide), four militaries have been detained: an officer and three regular soldiers.
News
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.

A Stavropol resident has been convicted of recruiting for ISIS.

Some prisoners in the Taganrog pretrial detention center have ended their hunger strike.

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.