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08:45, 21 August 2026
The appellate court in Yerevan allowed communication for the member of the "Mother Armenia" party, Aregnaz Manukyan, with close relatives.
07:45, 21 August 2026
Zaur Alibekov from Kaspiysk was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially recognized at least 2081 servicemen from Dagestan as killed there.
06:47, 21 August 2026
The Krasnoarmeysky District Court fined Vitaly Gusary 30,000 rubles for the comment "Putin is abandoning his own," considering it a discrediting of the Armed Forces of Russia.
05:49, 21 August 2026
The court in Nalchik sentenced serviceman Danila Kopylov to five years in prison, finding him guilty of being absent from service for more than one month.
04:51, 21 August 2026
Mikail Komurzoev from the Nazran district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 210 fighters from Ingushetia have been officially recognized as killed.
03:52, 21 August 2026
A batch of AI-92 gasoline has been imported into Abkhazia under a contract with "Rosneft", but less than a third of the total volume will be available for sale at gas stations.
02:53, 21 August 2026
Activists Ruslan Izzetli and Ali Zeynal, convicted in the Toplum TV case, have been placed in a punishment cell after protesting due to the lack of drinking water in the prison.
01:54, 21 August 2026
Ahmed Magomedov from the Unzukul district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially recognized at least 2080 servicemen from Dagestan as killed there.
00:55, 21 August 2026
The authorities are not obliged to provide housing for residents of emergency houses in the Vardashen quarter, as their property is worth nothing on the market, said the Prime Minister of Armenia.
23:55, 20 August 2026
Supporters of Georgia's Eurointegration held a protest in Tbilisi for the 631st consecutive day. Political prisoner Zviad Tsetskhladze reported systematic abuse of prisoners in jails.
22:57, 20 August 2026
The appellate court refused to mitigate the punishment of a resident of Sochi, whose publications were found by law enforcement and the court to contain calls for violence against non-Muslims.
21:58, 20 August 2026
Investigators in Dagestan released a man without any preventive measures who attacked the performer of nasheeds, Khadija Magomedova, in her home. The singer herself stated that she fears for her life.
Ilyas Belkharoyev. Screenshot from "Fortanga" photo, https://t.me/fortangaorg/23062
20:59, 20 August 2026
Two men who arrived at Mineralnye Vody airport from Ingushetia to collect the body of Yakub Belkharoyev have been detained. The body of the deceased is also with the security forces, sources reported.
20:22, 20 August 2026
The Volgograd Regional Court ruled to terminate the proceedings in the case and return the gun to pensioner Nikolai Mukhin, who was fined for attempting to shoot down a Ukrainian UAV.
School No. 30 in Nalchik. Photo by the correspondent of "Caucasian Knot"
19:56, 20 August 2026
Residents of the "Alexandrovka" microdistrict in Nalchik hoped that school No. 30 would accept students after a prolonged renovation on September 1, but the work is still far from completion. The authorities promised to take the pace of work under control.
Beach in Anapa. August 20, 2026. Photo: https://t.me/makovozovy/66614
19:10, 20 August 2026
After a series of storms, cliffs formed on the central beach of Anapa — the waves washed away part of the sand mixed with clay, while the wind brought algae to the shore, noted bloggers and commentators.
18:27, 20 August 2026
The human rights project "Caucasus Without a Mother" reported the restoration of a blocked page on Instagram*, emphasizing that there was a targeted attack on the account.
17:28, 20 August 2026
The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Stavropol resident Nariman Dzhaparov to 17 years in prison for preparing a terrorist act and treason.
Flags of Russia and Azerbaijan. Photo: https://rtvi.com/
17:04, 20 August 2026
Despite another round of crisis in relations, Moscow and Baku will be forced to maintain pragmatic cooperation, as they are interdependent in trade and the implementation of logistics projects, including the "North-South" corridor, noted Baku political scientists interviewed by "Caucasian Knot".
16:38, 20 August 2026
The court in Nalchik sentenced serviceman Arthur Ulbashov to five years and one month in prison for two absences from service during mobilization.
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.