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Giorgi Chakhunashvili. Photo from the Telegram channel of the publication "Novosti - Georgia" https://t.me/NGnewsgeorgia/25931
15:49, 11 October 2025
Giorgi Chakhunashvili, who was one of 46 people detained in connection with the Tbilisi riots, was released from custody after paying bail.
15:44, 11 October 2025
A court in Nalchik fined Balkar activist Khadis Tetuev 10,000 rubles, ruling that his publications about Circassians constituted incitement to hatred and enmity based on ethnicity. 
Naurskaya. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program.
15:31, 11 October 2025
At public hearings, Russian-speaking residents of Naurskaya spoke out against the renaming of the village to Nevre, claiming that those who recorded a video in support of the new name did so after being threatened with dismissal. Authorities promised to hold a follow-up hearing.
Russian soldiers. Still from a video by the Russian Ministry of Defense from October 9, 2025, https://t.me/mod_russia/57396

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15:12, 11 October 2025
Officials and security forces have publicly acknowledged that at least 3,836 servicemen from the Southern Federal District and 3,772 fighters from the North Caucasus have been killed in combat operations in Ukraine. 
A 500-ruble banknote featuring Grozny City and an iPhone 17. The "Caucasian Knot" illustration was created using AI in the Copilot program.
14:00, 10 October 2025
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov announced a giveaway of ten iPhone 17s among those who vote four times for the image of "Grozny-City" on the 500-ruble banknote and post the news on social media. In the online vote on the Central Bank's website, "Grozny-City" beat out "Elbrus" by 17,000 votes.
Shahin Shykhlinski. Photo: https://www.facebook.com/report.az.ru belongs to Meta, a company banned in Russia.
13:56, 10 October 2025
The Sverdlovsk Regional Court remanded Shahin Shykhlinski, head of the Azerbaijan-Ural organization, in custody, rejecting an appeal to reduce his pretrial detention.
Prisoner exchange. Illustration of the "Caucasian Knot" created using AI in the Copilot program.
13:52, 10 October 2025
Sputnik Azerbaijan executive director Igor Kartavykh and one of the Azerbaijanis arrested in Russia have been released. The decision was agreed upon before the meeting between Putin and Aliyev in Dushanbe.
Meeting between Aliyev and Putin in Dushanbe, October 9, 2025. Still from a Baky TV/YouTube video.
13:48, 10 October 2025
The preconditions for resolving the diplomatic crisis between Russia and Azerbaijan were Moscow's admission of responsibility for the AZAL plane crash and the payment of compensation. Putin's statement on this issue in Dushanbe paved the way for a normalization of relations in the interests of both sides.
Liliya Manyukhina. Photo: Screenshot of a post on Yeritsyan's lawyer's Facebook page.
13:41, 10 October 2025
Russian citizen Liliya Manyukhina, convicted after posting anti-war leaflets in Moscow, has been arrested in Armenia. Human rights activists in Russia consider Manyukhina a political prisoner.
13:34, 10 October 2025
Susana Kobleva, the daughter of the former head of the Supreme Court of Adygea, Aslan Trakhov, and her ex-husband have been charged with fraud.
Flooded streets in Makhachkala. September 2025. Video screenshot: https://ria.ru/20250917/ulitsy-2042409177.html
13:11, 10 October 2025
Dagestan authorities promised to provide assistance to Makhachkala residents whose property was damaged by flooding, without disclosing the amount. Social media users expressed doubt that the compensation would cover the damage.
Igor Barinov. Photo: https://fadn.gov.ru/
13:07, 10 October 2025
The intervention of the head of the Federal Agency for Nationalities Affairs in the conflict between General Shamanov and the Chechen leadership demonstrates the extent of dissatisfaction with Kadyrov's actions in Moscow, although his statement is merely formal.
Characteristic holes in the tail section of the AZAL aircraft wreckage, which could have been caused by air defense missile strike elements. Photo: East2West.Express https://ru.wikipedia.org/
16:31, 9 October 2025
Two missiles fired by Russia's air defense system did not directly hit the AZAL plane, but exploded several meters away, Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with Ilham Aliyev.
Magomed Daudov (right) presented a certificate to Khadizhat Kadyrova. Still from a video from Ramzan Kadyrov's Telegram channel, October 8, 2025, https://t.me/RKadyrov_95/6071.
14:01, 9 October 2025
Vladimir Putin awarded Ramzan Kadyrov's daughter, Khadizhat, an honorary diploma for her active participation in the preparation and holding of socially significant events.
Vadim Kharchenko. Screenshot from the YouTube channel "Personal Opinion"
13:56, 9 October 2025
The second case against Vadim Kharchenko*, convicted of discrediting the army, is based on the same evidence as the previous one, according to defense representatives. Kharchenko's* parents have reported a significant deterioration in his health.
The illustration was created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program
13:50, 9 October 2025
Viktor Momotov, who has headed the Council of Judges of Russia since 2016, resigned from his post amid a lawsuit filed by the Prosecutor General's Office seeking the confiscation of his assets. The office maintains that Momotov's position was a cover for the illegal activities of Marton Hotels. 
The roof of a house is on fire. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program.
13:50, 9 October 2025
A house in the Rostov region was damaged as a result of a drone attack.
Ilham Aliyev (left) and Vladimir Putin. Photo: https://president.az/
13:48, 9 October 2025
The first meeting in a long time between Russian and Azerbaijani leaders Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev will take place today in Dushanbe. Moscow expects to discuss issues in the two countries' relations.
A sketch of the image "Grozny-City" on the 500-ruble banknote. Still from the Vainakh State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company.
13:24, 9 October 2025
The idea of ​​depicting "Grozny-City" on the 500-ruble banknote, which the "Russian Community" is campaigning against, is presented by Kadyrov as a symbol of the success of the imperial project, while both sides in the conflict are concerned only with their own prestige and influence, and not with state unity.
Police officers detain an activist. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot."
16:42, 8 October 2025
The updated list of political prisoners in Azerbaijan, compiled by human rights activists, includes 392 individuals. Over the past four months, 17 people have been added to the list. The list's authors identified the active persecution of women for political reasons as a new trend.
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.