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Magomed Gadzhiev (recognized as a foreign agent) in 2017. Photo: press service of the State Duma deputy.
Former MP Gadzhiev* sentenced to life imprisonment in absentia
Former MP Gadzhiev* sentenced to life imprisonment in absentia
The coastline in Sochi. May 17, 2026. Photo: https://t.me/officialsochi/61610
Sochi authorities reported on their search for oil spills on the coast.
Sochi authorities reported on their search for oil spills on the coast.
A section of the Tsurib-Archib road. Photo: Dagestanavtodor https://t.me/dagavtodor/9400
Dagestanavtodor has announced a road collapse threat in a mountainous region.
Dagestanavtodor has announced a road collapse threat in a mountainous region.
Poster for the film "The Letter." Photo screenshot: https://inki-kino.kz/movies/second-film.
A film about the consequences of the deportation of the Vainakhs has been made publicly available.
A film about the consequences of the deportation of the Vainakhs has been mad...
A beach wash at Primorsky Beach. Screenshot from the Telegram channel "My Tuapse" from May 17, 2026, https://t.me/my_tuapse/35344
A competition to conduct seawater sampling in Tuapse has been announced amid oil spills in the sea.
A competition to conduct seawater sampling in Tuapse has been announced amid ...
Event
05:54, 19 May 2026
The seizure of houses in the DOSAAF microdistrict in Makhachkala has been lifted.
04:55, 19 May 2026
Rostov plant's financial director convicted of billion-dollar embezzlement
03:56, 19 May 2026
A Dagestani resident was sentenced for transferring cryptocurrency to militants.
03:29, 19 May 2026
The court allowed activists to attend the hearing in the case of Kuban pensioners.
02:30, 19 May 2026
The rapid resettlement of flood victims in Chechnya has raised doubts about the quality of new homes.
01:31, 19 May 2026
A Sochi native was convicted of intending to join the RDC*
00:34, 19 May 2026
Alexander Nesterenko remains under house arrest
23:57, 18 May 2026
Protesters in Tbilisi are outraged by government plans to create an "opinion police."
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TOPICS OF THE DAY
Participants in a march in Tbilisi. Screenshot from Publika photo from May 17, 2026, https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1760588758674000&set=pcb.1760588888673987 (Meta, the company that owns the social network, is banned in Russia). Participants in a march in Tbilisi demanded treatment for disabled children.

Authors of a joint statement by human rights activists regarding Hovhannisyan's suicide. Photo: Aysor.am https://www.aysor.am/am/news/2026/05/17/%D5%AB%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%BE%D5%A1%D5%BA%D5%A1%D5%B7%D5%BF%D5%BA%D5%A1%D5%B6/2422680 The suicide of a man arrested for damaging an election poster has raised questions about Armenian security forces.

Pilgrims at the Al-Haram Mosque. Photo: Al Jazeera English https://ru.wikipedia.org The first group of Azerbaijani pilgrims set off for the Hajj.

Guide
Tuapse. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program.
April 29, 2026 13:25
Fires and "oil rain": Key facts about the environmental disaster in Tuapse

A series of attacks on Tuapse's oil infrastructure over the course of a month resulted in fires and environmental consequences. Following the strikes, the city was hit by "black rain"—precipitation...

Flooding in Dagestan. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program.
April 09, 2026 21:03
A guide to receiving compensation for flood victims in Dagestan.

Following heavy rains and flooding in Dagestan, the republic's government approved a payment procedure for victims. Compensation is provided from the reserve fund, and damage assessments are...

Flooding in Dagestan and Chechnya. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program.
April 01, 2026 15:32
Flooding in Dagestan and Chechnya

At the end of March 2026, the North Caucasus experienced one of the most devastating floods in recent memory. Dagestan and Chechnya were hardest hit.

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...

North Caucasus - statistics of victims
14:11, 11 May 2026
In April 2026, 4 victims were recorded in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and southern Russia.
15:11, 3 April 2026
Seven people were killed and seven were wounded in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus in the first quarter of 2026.
14:56, 3 April 2026
In March 2026, one person was killed in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and southern Russia.
13:47, 2 March 2026
In February 2026, three people were killed in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and southern Russia.
12:37, 2 February 2026
In January 2026, three people were killed in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus.
14:14, 5 January 2026
Two people were killed and seven were wounded in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus in the fourth quarter of 2025.
Personalities
Fedor Shchukin. Frame from an RGVK Dagestan news video.
May 08, 2026 13:11
Shchukin Fedor Vyacheslavovich

Fyodor Shchukin is a Russian politician and the former Chairman of the Supreme Court of Dagestan. On April 30, 2026, the President of Russia endorsed his candidacy for the post of Head of Dagestan....

Sergey Melikov. Photo http://www.riadagestan.ru/
May 08, 2026 12:10
Melikov Sergey Alimovich

A military and political figure, Colonel General, and former Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the North Caucasus Federal District. On October 5, 2020, he...

Apti Alaudinov. Photo: Grozny Inform https://www.grozny-inform.ru
May 07, 2026 12:59
Apti Alaudinov

Apti Alaudinov is a lieutenant general, deputy head of the Main Military-Political Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces, and commander of the Chechen volunteer formation "Akhmat".

GAY ABOUT LIFE IN CHECHNYA AND FLIGHT FROM RUSSIA
A silhouette of a man. Photo: REUTERS/Francois Lenoir “They will kill you anyway, be it family or strangers”: gay about life in Chechnya and flight from Russia

A homosexual from Chechnya, who left Russia after detention, told the "Caucasian Knot" how people with non-traditional sexual orientation live in the republic, and what the fate of his acquaintances from the LGBT community was after the start of mass raids on gays. According to the man, he managed to avoid torture, but his close friend was cruelly tortured by law enforcers, and his three familiar men were killed.

"CHECHENIZATION" OF RUSSIA: KADYROV'S PEOPLE ENJOY TOTAL IMPUNITY