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Police in Volgograd. Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/p/CYUZie2h8QE/
14:38, 5 January 2022
Police cordon off bus station in Volgograd after planted bomb report
After receiving a message about mining, policemen examine the bus station in Volgograd, the Instagram-public h_volgograd informed at night on January 5.
Criminal Code. Photo: Elena Sineok, Yuga.ru
11:24, 5 January 2022
Court fines Dagestani resident for posting IS'* flag
The Tabasaran District Court of Dagestan has fined a local resident by 1000 roubles for placing the black flag of the "Islamic State" (IS)*, a terrorist organization, on the Internet.
Defendant at a session of the Sovetsky District Court of Makhachkala in the case of the murder of the former head of the Novokuli village of the Novolaksky District, Abakar Kaplanov, and a lawyer. Screenshot of video posted by the Caucasian Knot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaxYwlSWAC8
11:07, 5 January 2022
Within murder case of former Novokuli village head, arrest of two "Rosgvardiya" fighters extended
A district court of Makhachkala has extended for a month the arrest of Salman and Suleiman Kurbanov, the servicemen of the "Rosgvardiya" (Russian National Guard), accused of murdering Abakar Kaplanov, a former head of the village of Novokuli, the Dagestani Supreme Court (SC) has informed.
08:31, 5 January 2022
Ingush resident placed under house arrest after conflict with son of Chechen SC's deputy head
In Ingushetia, Ibragim Aushev, a participant in the road conflict with Rasul Usmaev, a son of the deputy head of the Chechen Security Council (SC), has been placed under house arrest.
A law enforcer and the Investigative Committee of Russia. Collage made by the Caucasian Knot. Photo: Elena Sineok/Yuga.ru and Maxim Tishin/Yugopolis
08:19, 5 January 2022
Chechen police report about no carjacks in 2021
In 2021, not a single carjack was registered in Chechnya; and the only case of carjack was not a vehicle theft, the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has stated in response to data that the republic was among the regions with a high number of carjacks.
Elkhan Avazly. Photo: Twitter/Elmir
22:34, 4 January 2022
Azerbaijani border guard arrested for killing three of his colleagues
Junior Sergeant Elkhan Avazly is charged with killing three border guards, and he is taken into custody, the General Prosecutor’s Office of Azerbaijan reports.
22:19, 4 January 2022
In Abkhazia, region administration head removed from office after shooting in Sukhumi
The President of Abkhazia removed from office Beslan Bigvava, the head of the Ochamchira District, who was involved as a suspect in a case on shooting and wounding a person in a Sukhumi restaurant on the New Year’s Eve.
Battles in Grozny. Screenshot of video ‘It was hell on earth: memories of the first Chechen war’ posted on the channel ‘Radio Liberty’ (included by the Ministry of Justice of Russia in the register of mass media performing the functions of a foreign agent) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHjbaZIEosY
18:41, 4 January 2022
Officer of Kadyrov police regiment explains his words about “invaders” in Grozny
A post mentioning the thousands of “invaders” killed during an assault on Grozny by federal troops in 1994 was about terrorists and war criminals, says Captain Ilyas Soltaev from the Akhmat Kadyrov special-purpose police regiment. According to him, the posted phrase was misinterpreted by “Internet provocateurs.”
Inauguration ceremony of the mayor of Vardenis. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1jueaPvGIE
18:23, 4 January 2022
Law enforcers interfere with inauguration ceremony of Mayor in Vardenis
The police did not allow opposition-elected Mayor of Vardenis to enter the Mayoralty and explained that the ruling party had challenged his election in court. Agaron Khachatryan had to take the oath in the street.
"Alilo" procession. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70rYow3YjT0
18:11, 4 January 2022
Orthodox Christmas “Alilo” procession cancelled in Georgia
This year, the traditional festive Orthodox Christmas “Alilo” procession will not take place in connection with the coronavirus pandemic, but on January 7, an action of raising Christmas donations will take place in Tbilisi, the Patriarchate of Georgian reports.
13:03, 4 January 2022
Armenian soldier detained after his colleague's death
A serviceman of one of the units of the Armenia Army has been detained after his colleague died from a gunshot wound.
12:45, 4 January 2022
Three regions of Southern Russia are among top ten most corrupt ones in GPO's rating
According to the Russia's General Prosecutor's Office (GPO), in January-November, 2021, a total of 268 crimes related to bribe-taking were registered in the Krasnodar Territory. This region took the second place, losing only to Moscow. The top ten most corrupt regions of Russia also include the Stavropol Territory and the Rostov Region.
An employee of the Azerbaijani Demining Agency. Photo by the press service of the Azerbaijani Demining Agency (known as ANAMA) https://www.facebook.com/official.anama.gov.az/
11:23, 4 January 2022
Azerbaijani law enforcers count weapons collected in Nagorno-Karabakh
In 2021, eight air defence systems, 64 guided missile complexes, 10 mortar launchers, more than a hundred grenade launchers and other weapons were found in the territories of Nagorno-Karabakh, which came under Azerbaijan's control as a result of the last autumn war.
Border between Georgia and South Ossetia. Photo: Jelger Groeneveld https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:South_Ossetia?uselang=ru#/media/File:Georgian_farmer_at_Khurvaleti_victim_of_borderization_by_Russian_and_South_Ossetian_troops.jpg
11:06, 4 January 2022
Protesters in Gori demand to release Mamuka Chkhikvadze
Georgian authorities must report about the steps undertaken to release Mamuka Chkhikvadze, who was detained on the South-Ossetian border in December, the protesters have claimed.
Eldar Gasanov. Photo: press service of the International Fund for Sustainable Peace and Development (IFSPD)
08:24, 4 January 2022
Advocates urge Azeri President to intervene in Gasanov's case
In their open letter to the President of Azerbaijan, Eldar Gasanov's advocates have expressed doubts about the fair trial of the case of Gasanov, a former public prosecutor general, and asked Ilham Aliev to intervene in the situation with Gasanov.
Participants of a protest action in Yerevan. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61s6s9tPOhY
08:13, 4 January 2022
Tenants of Yerevan shelter unhappy after meeting officials
At a meeting with the protesting tenants of the shelter for homeless people in Yerevan, officials of the Ministry of Labour and Social Matters refused to solve the problems of the shelter, which they have decided to disband, the protesters have complained.
Abdulmumin Gadjiev in a courtroom. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the Caucasian Knot
23:04, 3 January 2022
Dagestani journalists hold pickets in support of Gadjiev
Today, journalists of the edition "Novoye Delo" (New Clause) and the weekly newspaper “Chernovik” (Rough Draft) have held solo pickets in the centre of Makhachkala. The protestors demand to stop arrests without proof and to release Abdulmumin Gadjiev.
Religious events dedicated to the Kunta-Khadzhi Kishiev Memorial Day at the Heart of Chechnya Mosque, January 1, 2021. Photo: Lom-Ali Lorsanov/IA ‘Grozny-Inform’, https://www.grozny-inform.ru/news/society/104192/
22:44, 3 January 2022
Chechen residents hold mass events to mark Day of Memory of Kunta-Khadji Kishiev
Chechnya marked the Day of Memory of Kunta-Khadji Kishiev with mass religious events.
Mikhail Saakashvili in a courtroom. Screenshot: https://ren.tv/news/v-mire/909370-saakashvili-iz-zala-suda-prizval-storonnikov-prodolzhat-protesty
18:48, 3 January 2022
Saakashvili demands visits of independent doctors
Mikhail Saakashvili, who was returned to the Rustavi prison, demands to allow independent doctors visit him and to ensure confidentiality of communication with advocates. The former president of Georgia threatens to start a protest, the defence reports today.
Detention of a man suspected of preparing a terror attack. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhuKTHFPrxA
18:35, 3 January 2022
On December 27, 2021-January 2, 2022, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of December 27, 2021-January 2, 2022, no killed or wounded in the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the “Caucasian Knot” based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
News
Military operation in Ukraine. Still from a Russian Ministry of Defense video: https://z.mil.ru/spec_mil_oper/media/video/watch.htm?id=18838@morfVideoAudioFile The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has reached 9,050.

Domestic violence. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in Photoshop. Human rights activists have recorded a surge in requests for assistance in the North Caucasus.

Participants in the fighting in Ukraine. Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense Press Service The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has reached 9,000.

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.