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Refugees from Donbass in the town of Krasny Sulin. February 20, 2022. Photo by Sergey Snezhin for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:33, 21 February 2022
Refugees from Donbass tell about their desire to return home
The residents of Donbass, accommodated in the Rostov Region, have shared their fears for their relatives who remained at home, and expressed their desire to return to them as soon as possible.
A monument to Stalin. Photo by the press service of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF), http://m.sibkray.ru/news/1/896937/
15:25, 21 February 2022
Residents of Georgian village install monument to Stalin
In the village of Variani, Gori municipality, a monument to Joseph Stalin was erected. No one objected to the erection thereof, local residents assert.
Participants of the rally in Graz, Austria. Photo: https://t.me/abusaddamshishani
12:08, 21 February 2022
Activists of Chechen Diaspora in Europe speak in support of Ukraine
The Ukrainian Diaspora has held actions in Austria and Germany calling on European politicians to support Ukraine. Members of local Chechen communities have supported the participants.
Buses with the refugees from Donbass in Rostov Region. February 19, 2022. Screenshot of the video by the "Caucasian Knot"
12:01, 21 February 2022
Social network users draw parallels between evacuation from Donbass and start of Chechen war
The idea to accommodate refugees from eastern Ukraine in Chechnya was supported by many Instagram users, who recalled that residents of Chechnya themselves had survived two military campaigns.
Nagorno-Karabakh, February 20, 2022. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:48, 21 February 2022
Karabakh villagers demand protection against regular shelling
The General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Nagorno-Karabakh has reported shelling of houses in the village of Tagavard on February 18. According to the GPO, walls and windows were damaged. Shelling occurs regularly; and authorities should ensure security, villagers demand.
Protest action in Batumi, February 19, 2022. Screenshot: https://www.facebook.com/interpressnews.ge/posts/5029926880407162
08:20, 20 February 2022
Six protesters detained in Batumi
At their rally in Batumi, activists of the "United National Movement" (UNM) Party sought a meeting with Irakli Kobakhidze, the leader of the "Georgian Dream" Party. Law enforcers detained six people for disobeying the police.
DPR residents in the Rostov Region. Photo by Sergei Snezhin for the Caucasian Knot
08:05, 20 February 2022
DPR residents tell about fear of uncertainty after evacuation to Rostov Region
Some of the refugee accommodation centres in the Rostov Region were not ready to receive them; therefore, some of the arrived residents of Donbass are forced to stay in buses. Refugees themselves complain about uncertainty.
Drivers hold a protest action in Baku. Screenshot: REAL TV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSnED0wYNUA
07:48, 20 February 2022
Azerbaijan: three drivers arrested after protest action
Three of the four drivers who blocked Geidar Aliev Avenue in Baku demanding issuance of permits for international transportation have been arrested: two are under administrative arrest; and a criminal case has been opened against the third one.
Ministry of Defence of Armenia. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Armenia
17:26, 19 February 2022
Yerevan denied Baku's accusations of shelling
The information that the Armenian party has shelled the positions of Azerbaijani soldiers in the Tovuz District has nothing to do with reality, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.
Refugees hold protest action in Yerevan, February 18, 2022. Screenshot: 5 TV Channel www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZLgZkwFouQ
17:12, 19 February 2022
Refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh demand official status
At their protest action in Yerevan, refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh, who lost their homes as a result of the 2020 war, have demanded official status from the authorities.
At the scene of the murder in Karachay-Cherkessia. Photo: Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for Karachay-Cherkessia
16:57, 19 February 2022
Discussion of tourists' behaviour rules resumed after murder in KChR
The murder of a tourist in the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) has no justification; guests in the Caucasus have always been treated with respect, said Zarina Doguzova, the head of the "Rostourism" (the Russian Federal Agency for Tourism). In their turn, Instagram users have pointed out that tourists need to be reminded of the need to follow the rules of conduct adopted in Northern Caucasus.
Screenshot of video reportage by İCTİMAİ TV. Collage made by the Caucasian Knot
13:44, 19 February 2022
Activists treat apologies by Baku protesters as forced
The drivers who at night on February 17 blocked Geidar Aliev Avenue in Baku were detained by the police. Later, a video appeared on the Internet with their apologies. Azerbaijani activists are sure that law enforcers had forced the drivers to apologize by threats.
Eva Kamarzayeva holds a solo picket at the prosecutor's office in the center of Alagir, February 18, 2022. Photo by Maria Abaiti for the Caucasian Knot
13:29, 19 February 2022
Woman from Alagir pickets demanding inquiry into her son's murder
The participants in the conflict, as a result of which Kazbek Kamarzaev, a resident of Alagir, was killed, can evade responsibility, since the only figurant has remained in the case, the casualty's mother has stated at her picket.
05:55, 19 February 2022
Two men blown up by mine in Azerbaijan
The Azerbaijani residents, Alishakh and Faig Safarov, received wounds when a mine exploded while they were repairing a road in the Terter District, the prosecutor's office informed on February 18.
Ilya Yashin (left) and Ramzan Kadyrov. Collage made by the Caucasian Knot. Photo: Grozny-Inform, wwww.wekipedia.org
05:44, 19 February 2022
Yashin tells the date of transfer of petition for Kadyrov's resignation to presidential administration
Ilya Yashin has positively assessed the campaign to collect signatures for the resignation of Ramzan Kadyrov; he plans to hand it over to the presidential administration on the anniversary of the assassination of Boris Nemtsov.
Automobile checkpoint ‘Matveev-Kurgan’ on the border of the Rostov region with Ukraine. Photo: http://customsonline.ru
05:29, 19 February 2022
Self-proclaimed DPR and LPR announce people's evacuation to Rostov Region
The Rostov Region has enough experience to accept refugees from the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR). They will be provided with everything they need, Victor Vodolatsky, First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots, said on February 18.
22:03, 18 February 2022
“Baza” announces Bostanov’s confession to murder of a tourist in Karachay-Cherkessia
Abdullakh Bostanov, a resident of Karachay-Cherkessia, who was put on the wanted list in a case on the murder of a tourist, addressed the police with a confession, the “Baza” Telegram channel reports today.
21:44, 18 February 2022
In Baku, court upholds verdict against oppositionist Gumbatov
The Court of Appeal in Baku upheld the verdict against oppositionist Agil Gumbatov, who was sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment for injuring a fellow villager. An advocate announced the intention to appeal against the court’s decision.
Participants in a protest action demanding to ban construction on the territory of the chemical center. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
21:27, 18 February 2022
Scientists oppose construction of residential houses near scientific centre in Yerevan
The construction of a residential complex next to the scientific chemical centre in Yerevan will disrupt the operation of expensive sensitive instruments, centre’s experts point out.
Azerbaijani migrants living in Germany at a protest action in defense of the rights of activists arrested in Baku after deportation. Photo provided by the event organizer
18:51, 18 February 2022
Azerbaijani political migrants demand to release activists deported from Germany
Azerbaijani migrants living in Germany held protest actions in defence of the rights of activists arrested in Baku after deportation. The protestors called on the authorities of German to comply with their international obligations not to extradite persons at risk of torture and also demanded from the Azerbaijan’s government to release all those arrested after deportation.
News
Three soldiers from Dagestan were killed in Ukraine.

The Russian Investigative Committee's work at the scene of the attack on a medical worker in Makhachkala. Photo: Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Republic of Dagestan/Teegram The doctor injured in the attack in Makhachkala has been discharged from the hospital.

Sergey Melikov. Photo: Administration of the Head and Government of the Republic of Dagestan The flood in Dagestan was the "last straw" before Melikov's resignation.

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.