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15:00, 25 May 2010
Methods of combating militants are more important than counting them, Chechen experts say
Local experts believe that power agencies have no exact data about the number of militants in the Chechen Republic, but note that not the present number of militants in Northern Caucasus matters, but the way the power agents could cope with small groups of militants.
14:00, 25 May 2010
In Georgia, a landslide cut off several villages
In Abasha region, west Georgia, the rivers Zana and Anasha overflowed their banks due to torrential rains and flooded the village of Sepieti. On 24 May, authorities declared an emergency in Abasha town.
13:00, 25 May 2010
Militia dog handler injured in new explosions in Kabardino-Balkaria
In Elbrussky district of Kabardino-Balkaria, a road traffic safety inspection car was undermined today; while examining a crime scene, four more explosives were detected, two of them exploded, having injured a militia dog handler.
12:00, 25 May 2010
Supreme Court of Chechnya treats article about Chechens in "Big Encyclopaedia" as extremist
The Supreme Court of Chechnya has upheld the decision of the Zavodskoy District Court of the city of Grozny, which had recognized the article about Chechnya published by the "Terra" Publishing House in the 58th volume of its "Big Encyclopaedia" as extremist. This was announced by Judge Iskenderova, who chaired the session.
11:00, 25 May 2010
Center for Contemporary Art "Tobacco House" opened in Rostov-on-Don
Opening of the Centre for Contemporary Art "Tobacco House" was held in Rostov-on-Don on 24 May within the framework of the first South-Russian Biennale of Contemporary Art in the Don capital. Experts admit that such a large-scale display of contemporary artworks takes place for the first time here. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent has attended the Center opening ceremony.
10:00, 25 May 2010
All-Russian exhibition of breeder sheep opened in Kalmykia
On May 24, first participants of the 12th all-Russian exhibition of breeder sheep to be solemnly opened on May 28 arrived in Elista, the capital of Kalmykia. Delegations from Dagestan, Karachai-Circassia, Rostov Region and Tatarstan have already brought their best animals to the destination.
08:00, 25 May 2010
Armenian Diaspora in Georgia worries about non-participation of Armenian candidates at elections
The Assembly of Tbilisi Armenians is concerned with the "fact of ignoring the interests of the 86-thousand-strong Armenian community in Georgia" at local government elections to be held on May 30.
07:00, 25 May 2010
HRC "Memorial": members of Ozdiev family detained in Chechnya
On May 21, in Chechnya, Isa and Belal Ozdiev - members of the family of well-known Chechen businessmen - Ozdiev brothers were detained. The Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" reports with reference to eyewitnesses of the incident that the brothers were beaten at detention.
23:00, 24 May 2010
OSCE not to recognize elections in Nagorno-Karabakh
As stated by Kanat Saudabaev, head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan and the current OSCE Chairman, the May 23 parliamentary elections held in Nagorno-Karabakh did not promote any conflict settlement in the region.
22:00, 24 May 2010
54 passengers on a flight from Tbilisi to Moscow
Today, 54 passengers have departed on the first spring-summer charter flight from Tbilisi to Moscow performed by Airzena, Georgian Airways.
21:00, 24 May 2010
Bagapsh: Abkhazia to extract Black Sea oil
As stated today in Sukhumi at a press conference by local President Sergey Bagapsh, Abkhazia, like other countries of the Black Sea region, would develop sea oil fields.
19:21, 24 May 2010
Free Motherland Party leads in Nagorno-Karabakh election
Karabakh central electoral commission (CEC) has published the results of the parliamentary election held on 23 May. They show that Free Fatherland party received the 41 percent of the votes (29252 voters).
18:00, 24 May 2010
Widow of Georgia's late president Gamsakhurdia threatens self-immolation in front of Parliament
Manana Archvadze-Gamsakhurdia, the widow of Georgia`s late president Zviad Gamsakhurdia, announced intention to commit a suicide for attracting the public attention to her son Tsotne Gamsakhurdia who was sentenced to 9,5 years prison on charges of attempted murder, illegal possession and carrying of firearms.
17:00, 24 May 2010
Fraud suspects arrested in Rostov
In Rostov, the board chairman of "Mutual loan" cooperative society Alexander Hevelev and his ex-wife, Natalya Samokhina, who are suspected of defrauding nearly 3500 shareholders for over 347 million rubles, were arrested, the Rostov regional prosecutor's office reports.
Azerbaijan, flooded roads in Sabirabad village. May 12, 2010. Photo by Azer Ismailov for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:00, 24 May 2010
In Azerbaijan, three villages more went under water
In Azerbaijan, the three villages more were flooded in Gadzhygabulsky district - Meiniman, Khilya and Alatli. Meiniman alone numbers 1,500 residents and about 500 houses.
13:00, 24 May 2010
Bomb triggered in Nalchik, a militiaman wounded
Today in the morning in Nalchik, the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria, an explosive device was triggered and wounded an employee of the militia post-and-patrol service (PPS), as reported by the Investigatory Department (ID) for the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) of the Russian ICPO (Investigatory Committee at the Prosecutor's Office).
11:00, 24 May 2010
Schoolchildren in Chechnya to study Koran at special courses
During summer school vacations Chechen mosques plan to open classes for reading the Koran. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told about it at the republic's Muftiat.
09:00, 24 May 2010
Suspect of organizing Kizlyar terror act detained in Dagestan
On May 22 in Dagestan, law enforcers detained a car with a suspected organizer of the terror act committed in Kizlyar on March 31.
23:00, 22 May 2010
Two explosions triggered in Dagestan - one casualty
Tonight, explosions happened in Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan, and in Kasumkent village, Suleimanstal District of the republic. A suspected suicide bomber perished, and three militiamen were injured.
19:00, 22 May 2010
In Georgia, lawyers suspend their protest action in front of parliament
Georgian lawyers have suspended their protest action held in front of the building of the parliament of Georgia for ten days. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed about it by lawyer Shalva Khachapuridze, the organizer of the action.
News
A Chechen resident was criticized for posting ads on social media. Still from the video "Emergency in Grozny" https://www.instagram.com/p/DXpK4pfjKcT/ A Chechen resident was publicly reprimanded for selling window tinting.

A new group of fighters was sent from Grozny to the SVO zone.

Analysts explained the significance of the decision in the Gubarev case.

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.