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Volunteers. Photo: https://vk.com/wall-4144008_1777287
13:54, 20 September 2022
Volgograd Governor gives number of volunteers in Ukraine
Since the start of the special operation a total of 1326 volunteers from the Volgograd Region have left for Ukraine, the Governor Andrei Bocharov has informed.
Marina Melikhova. Photo: Elena Sineok, Yuga.ru
11:34, 20 September 2022
Krasnodar activist accused of discrediting Russian Army
Two protocols on discrediting the Russian Army have been drawn up against Marina Melikhova, a supporter of "Citizens of the USSR"*; she was recently released from custody, where she served her term for public calls for extremist activities.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: grozny-inform.ru
11:05, 20 September 2022
Long beards of Chechen males anger Kadyrov
Some Chechen men wear too long beards without being fully immersed in religion, Ramzan Kadyrov has stated, urging "the beefy guys in tight T-shirts and with long beards" to shave them down to the norm.
08:38, 20 September 2022
ICRF ignores Askhabov's statement about torture at rehab
The Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has violated the deadline established by the law for responding to Magomed Askhabov's application about torture at the rehabilitation centre (rehab) in Khasavyurt, where he was forcibly held and "treated" for homosexuality, human rights defenders have stated.
Image made from video on domestic violence posted by the Caucasian Knot
08:23, 20 September 2022
Woman from Dagestan tells about her victory over domestic violence
The girl from Dagestan named Mika has managed to escape from her family, where she was subjected to violence, freedom restriction and was forcibly married at the age of 17; it follows from the podcast "Freedom (not) just around the corner."
Anastasia Shevchenko. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the Caucasian Knot
23:28, 19 September 2022
Court refuses to replace Anastasia Shevchenko’s suspended sentence with a real imprisonment
In Rostov-on-Don, a court closed a case on replacing the suspended sentence with the real imprisonment for activist Anastasia Shevchenko, who left Russia. The issue of replacing a suspended sentence with a real imprisonment can be decided in court only with the participation of a defendant, an advocate explains.
A law enforcer checks driver’s documents in Grozny. Photo: Shamil Maziev/IA ‘Grozny’
23:09, 19 September 2022
In Chechnya, police and National Guard announce more than 2400 vacancies after sending law enforcers to Ukraine
There are 414 vacant places in the departments and divisions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for Chechnya, follows from the published list of vacancies. The local department of the National Guard of Russia is recruiting 2000 people, the authorities of the republic report amid the mass sending of fighters to Ukraine.
Dmitry Peskov. Photo: Kremlin.ru https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Dmitry_Peskov
19:12, 19 September 2022
Kremlin responds to Kadyrov’s initiative on self-mobilization in regions
The Ramzan Kadyrov’s idea concerning the self-mobilization of people in the regions to be sent to Ukraine should be assessed by professionals, including the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD), Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov announces today.
Fighters of the ‘Alania’ battalion. Screenshot: https://t.me/batalyon15
18:51, 19 September 2022
Menyailo announces formation of a combined detachment of volunteers to be sent to Ukraine
Today, Sergey Menyailo, the leader of North Ossetia, has announced that volunteer battalions formed in the republic have already included 700 people, and by the end of September, it is planned to create a combined detachment to be sent to Ukraine.
An advertisement of the Private Military Company. Photo: Telegram-channel «ZERGULIO»
18:39, 19 September 2022
PMC advertised on city streets in Rostov Region
In Novocherkassk, leaflets calling for joining a private military company (PMC) were found near higher education institutions, the local branch of the “Yabloko” Party reported. According to local residents, similar advertisement is placed on the streets of Rostov-on-Don and Bataysk.
Said Amirov in a courtroom, May 20, 2015. Photo by Oleg Pchelov for the Caucasian Knot
14:17, 19 September 2022
Property of Said Amirov and his associates seized in favour of the state
The court has satisfied the claim of the Russian General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) about the confiscation in favour of the state of the property of Said Amirov, a former Mayor of Makhachkala, his relatives and people associated with him convicted of organizing murders, banditry and preparing a terror act; the property is worth more than five billion roubles.
Training of a new group of fighters at the Russian University of Special Forces in Grozny. Screenshot: https://vk.com/kadyr0v_95
14:06, 19 September 2022
Protesters in Vienna oppose sending fighters from Chechnya to Ukraine
Members of the Chechen Diaspora have held a series of solo pickets in Vienna and announced similar daily actions against sending fighters from Chechnya to Ukraine.
Workout in Makhachkala. Photo: RIA Dagestan
13:33, 19 September 2022
Republics of Northern Caucasus top rating of population's healthy lifestyle
Dagestan and Chechnya have occupied top places in the rating of the population's commitment to a healthy lifestyle. The top five places are also occupied by Kabardino-Balkaria and Adygea.
Law enforcers. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the Caucasian Knot
11:07, 19 September 2022
Chechen SC denies compensation to resident of Chechnya for torture by law enforcers
The Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya has refused to satisfy the claim lodged by Mekhidi Timirbulatov, a local resident, who demanded 1.5 million roubles in compensation for torture by law enforcers in 2001.
A square in Armavir. Photo: press service of the Armavir Administration, https://armawir.ru/
10:45, 19 September 2022
Social network users dispute on aptness of holiday in Armavir during military operation
Some Instagram* users have treated the decision of the Armavir city administration to hold concerts of pop singers on the City Day as inappropriate during the military operation in Ukraine.
Vitaly Votanovsky. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrGP1uJlbKA&t=7s
10:32, 19 September 2022
Kuban activist suspected of taking part in undesirable organization
A court in Krasnodar will consider the case of Vitaly Votanovsky, who had filmed the graves of the soldiers, who perished in Ukraine, and now is accused of taking part in an undesirable organization.
Screenshot of a video record from a kindergarten in Makhachkala: https://t.me/gaiana_live/134
10:14, 19 September 2022
Video of child abuse in Makhachkala kindergarten angers social media users
A video footage of a kindergarten educator rudely treating a child has sparked outrage among social media users in Dagestan. The child is autistic; his parents filed a complaint with the police, the press secretary of the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has informed.
Sergey Melikov. Photo: official website of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation, council.gov.ru
12:32, 18 September 2022
Melikov supports Kadyrov's self-mobilization initiative
On September 17, Sergey Melikov, the head of Dagestan, expressed his agreement with a number of regional heads on the need for additional measures to support the military operation in Ukraine. Some social network users were sceptical about Melikov's statement, while others have approved it.
Rustam Aguev. Screenshot:22, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-F7TKTAJ85I
12:16, 18 September 2022
Chechen law enforcer Aguev threatens to send to Ukraine those who open fire at weddings
Rustam Aguev, the head of the Kurchaloi ROVD (District Interior Division), has called on his subordinates to send those who use firearms during wedding ceremonies to Ukraine. It follows from a video posted on the YouTube.
Volunteers preparing to go from Grozny to Ukraine. Screenshot: https://t.me/RKadyrov_95/2835
11:58, 18 September 2022
Kadyrov announces sending fighters to Ukraine "without bureaucracy and troubles"
Chechnya's special role in sending volunteers to Ukraine is due to the fact that in the republic they get everything they need "without unnecessary bureaucracy and troubles," the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has stated.
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Lawyer Ramzan Uzuyev. Screenshot from the "Word in Defense" project website, March 20, 2025, https://slovo-zashite.org/text/kak-v-kbr-falsifitsiruiut-dela-o-terrorizme-rasskazyvaet-advokat. The defense and family reported that Yemkuzhev's case is being delayed

Courtroom. Illustration of the "Caucasian Knot" created by AI using the Copilot program. Three patients at a sanatorium in Nalchik have received compensation for contracting hepatitis and HIV

Larisa Tuptsokova. Video screenshot https://www.youtube.com/live/eFSqZwT4xt0 Human rights activists considered the prosecutor's office's response to a complaint by activists from Kabardino-Balkaria to be a formality

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.