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20:00, 30 May 2026

The court rejected a lawsuit against the Krasnodar City Duma regarding a church on the embankment.

Activist Vitaly Cherkasov challenged the Krasnodar City Duma's decision regarding the embankment area where the church is planned to be built in the Krasnodar Regional Court, but the court rejected the claim. Cherkasov filed an appeal.

19:00, 30 May 2026

Satellite image shows plume near Tuapse seaport

Satellite images showed plumes extending seaward in the waters off Tuapse, near the port, Gizel-Dere, and Dederkoy, but this data cannot be used as 100% confirmation of oil pollution, according to the Transparent World project. Volunteers reported that the booms they installed were able to contain small emissions.

18:00, 30 May 2026

The PACE Committee proposed strengthening monitoring of Azerbaijan's compliance with human rights obligations.

The Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe called on the Azerbaijani authorities to release all political prisoners, cease persecution of journalists, opposition figures, and human rights defenders, and expressed concern over Azerbaijan's failure to comply with decisions of the European Court of Human Rights.

17:00, 30 May 2026

Following farmers' protests, Armenian authorities have recommended selling tomatoes on the domestic market.

A representative of the Armenian Ministry of Economy met with farmers in the village of Arshaluys in the Armavir region, who had blocked the road the previous day due to the lack of a market for their tomatoes following Russia's import ban. He recommended that they sell their harvest at designated markets in Yerevan. The farmers countered that the journey was time-consuming, and prices were low due to tomato imports from Iran.

16:00, 30 May 2026

Armenia's Central Election Commission upheld the observer's accreditation.

The request by the leader of the Enlightened Armenia party to revoke the accreditation of Daniel Ioannisyan, a representative of the Independent Observer coalition and the Union of Informed Citizens public organization, for the elections was dismissed.

Video from Anapa beach, May 29, 2026, from the "Makovozovy" Telegram channel, https://t.me/makovozovy/61074

15:00, 30 May 2026

A video from an Anapa beach has alarmed social media users.

Clay ditches on a beach in Anapa were burned after rain, as seen on video. Some users expressed outrage at the quality of the imported sand, while others expressed hope that the sand dumped on the beaches would eventually wash out to sea.

14:00, 30 May 2026

Two defendants have been arrested in connection with the preparation of a terrorist attack in Tuapse.

An 18-year-old and a 17-year-old resident of Kuban, accused of preparing an explosion in an administrative building in Tuapse, have been taken into custody.

13:08, 30 May 2026

The emergency zone in Taganrog has been expanded following an air strike.

The state of emergency declared after the missile attack was expanded today due to new damage from the drone strike. Authorities received over 20 complaints from residents about broken windows in homes and buildings.

12:11, 30 May 2026

Fines imposed on Dagestan residents for social media logos have outraged Telegram users.

In May, at least six people in Dagestan were fined for displaying the Instagram* logo on signs and in posts. Telegram users considered the security forces' zeal excessive.

11:12, 30 May 2026

Gas supply to five Dagestani villages has been interrupted following a landslide.

A landslide damaged a gas pipeline in the Buinaksk region, leaving residents of five villages without gas.

A serviceman in a courtroom. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program.

10:13, 30 May 2026

A soldier was convicted in Nalchik for leaving his unit.

A court in Nalchik sentenced Valery Tyshchenko to a prison term, finding him guilty of leaving his unit without permission during mobilization. A month earlier, the soldier had already been convicted on a similar charge.

09:17, 30 May 2026

A fire in the port of Taganrog has been extinguished.

A fire caused by a drone attack at the port of Taganrog has been extinguished, and no fuel oil leak has been detected. The man and woman injured in the attack have been taken to the hospital.

08:30, 30 May 2026

Residents of 42 settlements in Dagestan were left without electricity.

Residents in four districts of Dagestan were left without power. A short circuit in the power grid has been blamed for the outage.

A UAV in flight. Illustration created by the Caucasian Knot using AI in the Copilot program.

07:37, 30 May 2026

Two people were injured in a drone attack in Taganrog.

In Taganrog, a drone attack injured two people, and a fire broke out at the port. Damage to homes was also reported in two villages in the Rostov region.

06:46, 30 May 2026

A contract soldier from Uryupinsk was killed in combat.

Viktor Gorbachev was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,795 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

05:55, 30 May 2026

Irina Polischuk has been sent to pretrial detention.

The court sent former head of the Zernograd administration, Irina Polischuk, who is accused of abuse of office and official forgery, to pretrial detention.

04:54, 30 May 2026

Taganrog authorities refused to repair a boiler room damaged during a missile attack.

Repairs to the boiler house, which was damaged during the missile attack on May 27, have been deemed impractical, and city authorities are considering the option of constructing a new modular boiler house.

02:55, 30 May 2026

Analysts have estimated the reserves of rare earth metals in the South Caucasus.

Armenia has significant rare earth element reserves, but US interest in this area is also driven by political reasons, which is why the memorandum was signed. Georgia has even larger reserves, but no similar agreements exist with the US. Azerbaijan, however, has no specific rare earth metal deposits.

02:55, 30 May 2026

The authenticity of Mintsayeva's video message has raised doubts among human rights activists and lawyers.

The video of Belkisa Mintsayeva, who, after a month and a half of detention by security forces, declared herself fine, raises questions, particularly about why she didn't inform the human rights activists who were assisting her that she didn't need help.

02:49, 30 May 2026

Osipyan called on Armenian citizens to seek justice for Karabakh refugees.

Nikol Pashinyan must apologize to all internally displaced persons from Nagorno-Karabakh for his remarks about "fleeing," as it was his policies that led to the mass exodus of Armenians from the region, said arrested activist Artur Osipyan. The opposition leader continues his hunger strike in prison.

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