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22:43, 2 March 2022
Six natives of Kabardino-Balkaria die since start of special military operation in Ukraine
The funeral of three killed militaries during a special military operation in Ukraine was held in Kabardino-Balkaria, and one more military will be buried on March 3. Today, it has been reported about the deaths of two natives of the republic, the press service for the leader of Kabardino-Balkaria reports.
Shelling in Kharkiv. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2M182AXq9tM
19:11, 2 March 2022
Death toll among Azerbaijani citizens in Ukraine rises to five
Five Azerbaijani citizens died in Ukraine after the outbreak of hostilities, and about 4000 others left the country, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) reports today.
Avaz Khafizli. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjg2XeG60Ng
18:57, 2 March 2022
Journalists blame Azerbaijani authorities for Khafizli’s murder
Azerbaijani LGBT activist and journalist Avaz Khafizli repeatedly complained to the law enforcement bodies about receiving threats and held protests, but the authorities took no action, the Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety reports today.
Lyudmila Narusova. Photo: https://wiki2.org/ru/Файл:Людмила_Нарусова_jpg
18:35, 2 March 2022
Senator Narusova speaks out against censorship of news about events in Ukraine
The Russian authorities have de facto introduced military censorship, when they have unreasonably banned the media from posting information that contradicts the official version of the events in Ukraine, says Lyudmila Narusova, a member of the Federation Council.
Ara Kazaryan, Aikaz Fanyan, Tatul Manaseryan. Photo: https://news.myseldon.com/ru/news/index/227987293, Rusarm Info https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLp5eAMwWnw&t=173s; http://www.armbanks.am/1wwt8b3v/
14:08, 2 March 2022
Economists and lawyers discuss impact of anti-Russia sanctions on Armenia
The Western sanctions imposed against Russia will become tangible for Armenia, as the countries have close trade relations, the Armenian lawyers and economists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have pointed out.
Screenshot of the petition on Change.Org as of 10:10 msk, March 2, 2022. At the top right you can see the number of people who signed the petition, https://www.change.org/p/остановить-войну-с-украиной-2ce0a2d7-b957-4e23-981a-c67a26e2b0b7/c
13:47, 2 March 2022
Petition against military operation in Ukraine gains over 1.1 million signatures
The petition demanding an end to Russia's military operation in Ukraine, posted on February 24 by the human rights defender, Lev Ponomaryov* on the Change.org platform, has gained about 100,000 signatures within the past 35 hours, bringing the total number of signatories in excess of 1.1 million.
Participants of an action in support of Ukraine in Tbilisi. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for the Caucasian Knot
12:16, 2 March 2022
Actions in support of Ukraine in Georgian cities end in detentions
Actions again were held in cities of Georgia; their participants expressed support for Ukraine and criticized Georgian authorities for refusing to join the sanctions against Russia. In Kutaisi, one of the protesters broke a Mayoralty's window with a stone and was detained; in Batumi, a clash broke out between protesters and the police; and four people were detained.
Armed people. Screenshot of a video posted at Ramzan Kadyrov's Telegram channel, https://t.me/RKadyrov_95/1299
11:58, 2 March 2022
Kadyrov threatens to execute Chechens fighting for Ukraine
The head of Chechnya has promised to put an end to the combatants in Ukraine who call themselves Chechens and oppose Russian militaries.
Special operation in Ukraine. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Russia
08:32, 2 March 2022
Head of Ingushetia informs about death of republic's natives in Ukraine
Servicemen from Ingushetia have perished during the special operation in Ukraine; all the festive events in the republic have been cancelled, Makhmud-Ali Kalimatov has stated.
Meeting of the European Parliament. Photo: Diliff https://ru.wikipedia.org/
08:19, 2 March 2022
European Parliament condemns Russia's actions in Ukraine
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have adopted a resolution condemning Russia's special operation in Ukraine and called for tough sanctions. Russia must also compensate for the damage caused to Ukraine, the resolution has stated.
22:19, 1 March 2022
ECtHR obliges Russia to pay 882,000 euros for torture in Ingushetia and Chechnya
Today, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has considered complaints filed by 29 residents of Ingushetia about torture and beatings by Ingush and Chechen law enforcers. The European Court acknowledged the violation of the complainants’ rights and freedoms, as well as the lack of an effective investigation by the investigating authorities.
Army of the Chechen Republic. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1viBhtKhNI
22:04, 1 March 2022
Instagram users oppose participation of Chechens in battles in Ukraine
After the Ramzan Kadyrov’s report about the killed Chechen fighters, social media users pointed out that sending military personnel from Chechnya to Ukraine was an inhumane decision. Users called for an end to hostilities.
Military operation in Ukraine. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quxX8xvnXds
19:27, 1 March 2022
Kokov reports about four militaries from Kabardino-Balkaria killed in Ukraine
Today, Kazbek Kokov, the leader of Kabardino-Balkaria, has announced that four militaries from the republic were killed during the special military operation of the Russian troops in Ukraine. The leader of Kabardino-Balkaria promised to support the families of the killed militaries.
"Admiral Grigorovich" Frigate of the Black Sea Fleet in the Bosphorus Strait. Photo: press service of the Southern Military District
19:12, 1 March 2022
Turkey closes Black Sea Straits for warships
The authorities of Turkey have announced the introduction of a ban on the passage of military vessels through the Bosporus and Dardanelles Straits. Turkey explains the above decision by an attempt to prevent the escalation of the military conflict in Ukraine.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: press service of the Chechen Administration
13:51, 1 March 2022
Kadyrov admits losses among Chechen fighters in Ukraine
Two natives of Chechnya perished in hostilities in Ukraine; four others were wounded, Ramzan Kadyrov said and repeated his earlier call for large-scale military actions.
Veterans of the Karabakh war hold a protest action in front of the building of the Prosecutor General's Office of Azerbaijan. Photo by Kamal Ali for the Caucasian Knot
13:31, 1 March 2022
By protest action, veterans in Baku achieve GPO's reaction
On February 28, several veterans of the Karabakh war held a protest action in front of the building of the Azerbaijani General Prosecutor's Office (GPO), demanding to punish law enforcers for beating up the participants in the Karabakh conflict.
Leonid Syukiyainen, Dmitry Mikulsky, Vladimir Bobrovnikov. Photo: press service of the Muftiate https://muslim.ru/articles/286/28816/; Babkin Mikhail: https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Mikulsky,_Dmitry_Valentinovich; Screenshot of the video posted by Atheism and Agnosticism in the North Caucasus channel at https://vk.com/video-48791645_168781969
13:18, 1 March 2022
Declaration of jihad in Ukraine attracts attention of Islamic scholars
Jihad can be declared by an Imam, a power official or a spiritual leader, the religious scholars interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have pointed out in their comments on the words of the Mufti of Chechnya, Salakh Mezhiev, about sending his fellow countrymen to Ukraine.
Anti-war leaflet in Elista. Photo by Badma Byurchiyev for the Caucasian Knot
10:51, 1 March 2022
Elista law enforcers take anti-war poster away from picketer
In Elista, the capital of Kalmykia, law enforcers took the picketer, Alexander Lot, to the city police department and confiscated an anti-war poster from him.
People lay flowers at the monument to the victims of the pogroms of the Armenian population in Sumgait in 1988. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
10:39, 1 March 2022
Stepanakert commemorates victims of Sumgait pogroms
The ceremony of laying flowers at the monument to the victims of pogroms of the Armenian population in the city of Sumgait was held in Stepanakert. Human rights defenders called on the international community to give a proper legal assessment of the violence committed in Sumgait in February 1988.
Elena Baibekova. Photo by Alena Sadovskaya for the Caucasian Knot
08:35, 1 March 2022
Astrakhan activist goes on hunger strike after arrest
The trial of Elena Baibekova, charged with disobedience to the police, was held in the absence of an advocate; and policemen exerted pressure, Elena has reported. According to her story, in protest, she decided to go on hunger strike for the entire five-day period of her administrative arrest.
News
Protesters on Rustaveli Avenue. Photo: Mindia Gabadze / Publika Protests outside the Georgian parliament have continued for 519 days.

Protesters in Tbilisi. Photo: Publika Protesters in Tbilisi supported the demands of parents of children with Duchenne syndrome.

The body of a Georgian soldier has been delivered to Tbilisi. Screenshot from Publika's photo from April 26, 2026. The participation of Georgian fighters in fighting in Ukraine has raised questions about their motivations.

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.