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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.
Screenshot of the petition on Change.Org as of 21:40 msk, February 28, 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
08:23, 1 March 2022
Over million sign petition against hostilities in Ukraine
The petition demanding to stop the military operation in Ukraine, posted on February 24 on the Change.org platform, has gathered more than a million signatures. Portal users also put their signatures to the petition demanding to disclose data on losses of Russian militaries in Ukraine and stop sending conscripts there.
Elena Baibekova. Photo courtesy of the activist Marina Mitaleva
23:00, 28 February 2022
Astrakhan activist arrested for five days after anti-war picket
The Sovetsky District Court of Astrakhan sentenced activist Elena Baibekova to administrative arrest for five days for disobeying the police.
Supporters of the ‘International Memorial’ at the Supreme Court of Russia. Screenshot: https://www.ntv.ru/novosti/2649501/
22:32, 28 February 2022
Supporters of “International Memorial”* angered by its liquidation
Today, supporters of the “International Memorial”* have come to the building of the Supreme Court (SC) of Russia to support the organization, They considered the decision of the Court of Appeal to liquidate the NGO as a political order and pressure on civil society.
18:15, 28 February 2022
Three natives of Azerbaijan wounded near Ukrainian-Russian border
Natives of Azerbaijan, who were transporting agricultural products from Ukraine to Russia, were injured during a shelling attack near the border.
The Supreme Court. Photo by Nina Tumanova for the Caucasian Knot
18:01, 28 February 2022
“International Memorial”* liquidated
The Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court dismissed an appeal filed by the defence about the decision to liquidate the “International Memorial”*.
Salakh Mezhiev, Mufti of Chechnya. Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/p/CaeMp7ZDc8P/
13:52, 28 February 2022
Chechen Mufti treats his fellow countrymen's involvement in Ukrainian conflict as jihad
The Chechen fighters who left for Ukraine to take part in the military conflict "have gone to jihad" and are fighting for the sake of Allah, Salakh Mezhiev, the Mufti of Chechnya, has announced.
Rally in the centre of Tbilisi in support of Ukraine. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for the Caucasian Knot
13:26, 28 February 2022
Protesters in Georgian cities express support for Ukraine
Actions were held in Tbilisi, Batumi, Kutaisi and Zugdidi, where the participants demanded to stop hostilities in the territory of Ukraine, where, in their opinion, the fate of Georgia and Europe is also being decided.
Rally in Baku. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
13:07, 28 February 2022
Demonstrators in Baku support Ukraine
The participants of the action held in Baku have demanded to stop hostilities in Ukraine. The police tried to limit the number of participants.
Phosphorus ammo. Photo: https://www.9111.ru/questions/7777777771755925/
11:32, 28 February 2022
Protesters in Yerevan demand to stop hostilities in Ukraine
On February 27, an action was held in Yerevan against the hostilities in Ukraine, which was attended by employees of the Ukrainian Embassy in Armenia, members of the European Party of Armenia and of the "National Democratic Pole", member of the Ukrainian community in Armenia and other activists. The action was organized by the Embassy of Ukraine to Armenia, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
The movement of Russian military vehicles in Ukraine. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDWxIEJIm-E
11:13, 28 February 2022
Russian MoD admits loss of its military personnel in Ukraine
Among the Russian servicemen involved in the special military operation in Ukraine, there are dead and wounded ones, for the first time the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has admitted, without specifying the figures.
Plaque at the scene of the murder of Boris Nemtsov. February 27, 2022. Photo by Oleg Krasnov for the Caucasian Knot
11:01, 28 February 2022
Nemtsov's anti-war activities was main memory of him on his murder anniversary
The situation in Ukraine and possible consequences thereof became the main discussion topic among those who gathered on February 27 in central Moscow on the bridge where the politician Boris Nemtsov was shot dead seven years ago.
Russian soldiers. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Russia, https://xn--80ahclcogc6ci4h.xn--90anlfbebar6i.xn--p1ai/multimedia/photo/gallery.htm?id=109017@cmsPhotoGallery
10:48, 28 February 2022
More than 6400 medics oppose war in Ukraine
Hundreds of Russian doctors have signed an open letter to President Vladimir Putin demanding an end to hostilities in Ukraine, the "Meduza"* has reported.
Screenshot of the video on Ramzan Kadyrov's Telegram channel on February 26, 2022, https://web.telegram.org/z/#-11411719420220
12:30, 27 February 2022
Kadyrov announces Chechen law enforcers' mission in Ukraine
Chechen fighters have left for Ukraine in order to fulfil orders of President Vladimir Putin and protect the Ukrainian people, the Chechen leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, has stated, treating another mission of Chechen militaries as "settling personal religious scores."
12:28, 27 February 2022
Karabakh villagers complain about threats from Azerbaijani militaries
Demands to residents of the village of Khramort to leave their homes have been broadcast from Azerbaijani posts for three days; the villagers are threatened with the use of force, the residents of the community have reported. According to their version, they have asked for protection from Nagorno-Karabakh authorities and peacemakers.
Turkish flags. Photo by Şinasi Müldür from Pixabay
12:24, 27 February 2022
Political analysts exclude Turkey's participation in hostilities in Ukraine
Turkey has no legal grounds to take part in the military conflict in Ukraine by supporting one of the parties, political analysts have noted. Besides, Turkish authorities prioritize the development of economy, not geopolitics.
Screenshot of the page ya_pomoshnik_kra_95, which operated in recent years on behalf of Kadyrov https://www.instagram.com/ya_pomoshnik_kra_95/
12:20, 27 February 2022
Kadyrov's Instagram account blocked
The page of Ramzan Kadyrov's assistant on the Instagram, which the head of Chechnya used to circumvent sanctions after his personal account in the social network was blocked, is now inaccessible.
The flags of Georgia and Ukraine at a rally in Tbilisi. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:16, 27 February 2022
Tbilisi: rallies in support of Ukraine end in detentions
Several people were detained at rallies in support of Ukraine held in Tbilisi for opposing law enforcers, and for a poster with obscene language against the Georgian Prime Minister, Irakli Garibashvili.
Abkhazian rescuers met 90 refugees from Donbass at the Russian border. Photo by the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Abkhazia https://www.mchsra.info/novosti/item/2112-bezhentsy-iz-dnr-i-lnr-budut-dostavleny-v-abkhaziyu-sotrudnikami-mchs
12:09, 27 February 2022
Refugees' arrival in Abkhazia is only echo of war in Ukraine
Authorities of Sukhumi have accepted and accommodated about 100 refugees from Donbass; this is the only sign in Abkhazia of hostilities in Ukraine, journalists have pointed out.
Law enforcers from Chechnya during a prayer. Screenshot of the video footage from the aircraft posted on the page ya_pomoshnik_kra_95 on Instаgram https://www.instagram.com/stories/ya_pomoshnik_kra_95/2780830250071916392/
15:58, 26 February 2022
Kadyrov promises the presence of Chechen law enforcers in Ukrainian hottest places
Chechen fighters will go voluntarily to the hottest places in Ukraine, Ramzan Kadyrov has stated. The events in Ukraine are just a chance for Kadyrov to show his loyalty to the Kremlin, Magomed Adamov, a political analyst, has noted.
News
Kadyrov secured Putin's support ahead of the next Chechen presidential election.

A still from Aishat Khizrieva's video message about leaving Russia: https://t.me/marem_group/1658 Khizrieva's escape sparked a social media debate about domestic violence in Chechnya.

Serbian authorities have changed their minds about granting citizenship to Ramzan Kadyrov's nephew.

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.