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An advertisements of the "Wagner" Private Military Company (PMC). Photo by Kristina Romanova for the "Caucasian Knot"
20:44, 11 May 2023
Targeted advertisements of PMC "Wagner" surprise Sochi townspeople
Residents of Sochi, including those registered in other cities, have received targeted invitations to join the "Wagner" Private Military Company (PMC). It is not clear how the PMC had learned their names and addresses, Sochi residents have indicated.
Umar Salamov. Screenshot of the video https://www.instagram.com/umarsalamov95 * the activities of the Meta Company, owning Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, are banned in Russia
17:03, 11 May 2023
Human rights defenders report about detention of Chechen athlete by law enforcers
World boxing champion Umar Salamov has been kidnapped by law enforcers together with residents of the village of Alkhan-Kala. The athlete has not been charged with aiding and abetting militants, but there is still no information about his whereabouts, human rights defender Oleg Orlov and Oyub Titiev report.
The mobilized men. Photo: https://www.yugopolis.ru/cdn/data/img/109ac5a63696256a0c03ebd0e8ce4300/372737.jpg
23:18, 10 May 2023
Court refuses to cancel mobilization of two residents of Dagestan
The military court has dismissed the lawsuits lodged by Sabir Khidirov and Musa Ashurbekov, residents of the city of Derbent, who had protested against the decision of the military commissariat (registration and enlistment office) to mobilize them for taking part in the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine.
A monument to Stalin's deportees, photo by the press service of the Ketchenersky District of Kalmykia
21:54, 10 May 2023
Monument to Stalin's deportees opened in Kalmykia
In the village of Shin-Mer, a monument was opened to members of the Begshen-Shebener family clan, who were deported to Siberia in Stalin's time and returned to their homeland in 1957.
20:11, 10 May 2023
Chechen refugees suspend their hunger strike at Croatian deportation camp
The staff of the deportation camp in Croatia and the supervisory authorities have ignored the hunger strike held by the refugees from Chechnya seeking political asylum in this country.
Answer from the search base of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia about Baisangur Yangulbaev. Screenshot made by the "Caucasian Knot"
23:59, 9 May 2023
Son of arrested Zarema Musaeva put on federal wanted list
The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has put Baisangur Yangulbaev, a son of Zarema Musaeva, on the federal wanted list, the human rights project “OVD-Info”* reports.
One of the Chechen fighters apologized to Ramzan Kadyrov. Screenshot of the video published on Kadyrov's Telegram channel on May 8, 2023, https://t.me/RKadyrov_95/3610
23:57, 9 May 2023
Chechen fighter apologizes to Kadyrov for surrendering to Ukrainian forces
One of the Chechen fighters who returned from the Ukrainian captivity publicly apologized to Ramzan Kadyrov, who criticized militaries for surrendering to the Ukrainian forces. According to the fighter, he is waiting to be sent to the zone of the special military operation in Ukraine.
Idris Arsamikov, screenshot of the video posted in a social network "VKontakte" on February 17, 2023 https://vk.com/video/@id782024934?z=video782024934_456239017%2Fpl_782024934_-2
19:32, 9 May 2023
Human rights defenders alarmed by lack of information about fate of Arsamikov taken to Chechnya
There has been no reliable information for a long time about the fate of Idris Arsamikov, who was taken away by law enforcers from Moscow to Chechnya, the “SK SOS Crisis Group”* reports. This fact gives reason to worry about his life, human rights defenders point out.
19:26, 9 May 2023
Resident of Nalchik accused of plotting terror act despite his complaint of torture
A case against Nalchik residents Ibragim Beituganov and Dalkhat Akhkobekov, accused of plotting a terror act in a local department of the FSB, has been submitted to court. Ibragim Beituganov complained that he confessed under torture, his advocate reported.
17:56, 9 May 2023
Stavropol resident arrested after criticizing SMO in Ukraine
The Kursky District Court of the Stavropol Territory has arrested for 12 days a local resident, Arthur Abramov, who spoke negatively about Russians because of the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine.
Magomed Magomedov at a solo picket. Makhachkala, May 8, 2023. Photo from the Telegram channel of the "Chernovik" weekly outlet https://t.me/chernovik/51111
15:17, 9 May 2023
Gadjiev's colleagues note Makhachkala townspeople's interest in his case
The solo pickets held in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev have interested Makhachkala residents and tourists, Magomed Magomedov and Idris Yusupov have reported. In his turn, Isa, one of Gadjiev's friends, believes that Makhachkala townspeople are apolitical; therefore, they don't come out to support the picketers.
The Southern District Military Court. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the "Caucasian Knot"
21:50, 8 May 2023
Court refuses to dismiss Dagestani contract soldier, wounded in Ukraine, from army
Alexei Tarasov, a contractor from the military unit stationed in Kaspiysk, who was wounded in the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine, is seeking dismissal from service after his contract expires. However, the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don has considered his complaint and upheld the previous court ruling.
A criminal case. Photo by Yelena SIneok, Yuga.ru
21:42, 8 May 2023
Social media comment about Akhmat Kadyrov results in criminal case
Oleg Tyryshkin, an activist from the city of Anzhero-Sudjensk, Kemerovo Region, has been accused of justifying terrorism. The reason was his comment place in social networks about the death of the first president of Chechnya, Akhmat Kadyrov, in 2004 during an explosion at a stadium in Grozny.
Ulker Gashimova, photo: https://telegra.ph/Obrashchenie-k-Lyudyam-05-04
20:39, 8 May 2023
Relatives of Dagestani woman report her arrest in Moscow
Ulker Gashimova, a resident of the city of Derbent, who was detained at a Moscow airport while trying to leave Russia, has been arrested for 10 days, her relatives have informed.
Ramzan Kadyrov, Evgeny Prigozhin. Photo by the Grozny Inform https://www.grozny-inform.ru, screenshot of the video on the YouTube channel "Life in Russia" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yxyuawe6_mQ Collage by the "Caucasian Knot"
16:35, 8 May 2023
Kadyrov confirms readiness of "Akhmat" to replace "Wagner" in Artyomovsk
Chechen fighters are ready to occupy the positions of the "Wagner" PMC (Private Military Company) in the city of Artyomovsk, Ramzan Kadyrov has confirmed the words of Evgeny Prigozhin, stating that three OMON (riot police) units had already left for the special military operation (SMO) zone.
A prison corridor. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
15:45, 8 May 2023
Contract serviceman from Vladikavkaz imprisoned for leaving his military unit
In Vladikavkaz, the capital of North Ossetia-Alania, the military court has sentenced Sergey Osipov, a contract serviceman, to six years in prison for his six-months of absence from service at his military unit.
The Southern District Military Court. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:52, 7 May 2023
Case against five residents of Ukraine arrives in the court of Rostov-on-Don
Five citizens of Ukraine have been accused of participating in a terrorist organization; their case has been submitted to the Southern District Military Court.
Zarema Musaeva in the courtroom. Photo from the Telegram channel "Bakar Yangulbaev"
18:19, 6 May 2023
Zarema Musaeva's arrest extended for three months
A court in Grozny has extended the arrest of Zarema Musaeva, a figurants in the case of attacking a law enforcer, until August 12 2023.
The Belgian police. Screenshot of the video by the ntv.ru
15:19, 6 May 2023
Natives of Chechnya detained in Belgium in case on preparation of terror act
The Belgian prosecutor’s office announced the arrest of seven supporters of the “Islamic State” (IS, a terrorist organization, banned in Russia by the court, – note of the “Caucasian Knot”), suspected of plotting a terror act. Among the detainees are natives of Chechnya.
14:14, 6 May 2023
“SK SOS Crisis Group”* recognized as a foreign agent
The Russian Ministry of Justice has included the “SK SOS Crisis Group”* into the register of foreign agents, explaining such a decision by the NGO’s “activities to promote LGBT relations.”
News
The persecution of an activist from Karachay-Cherkessia followed a fundraising effort for Palestine.

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.

Those convicted in the extremism case in Cherkessk considered the mitigation of their sentences insufficient.

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.