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16:58, 5 May 2026

A Tuapse resident was fined for assessing losses at the front.

A court in Tuapse fined local resident Andrei Kuzmenko under the article on “discrediting the army” for saying that Russians “are not killed enough.”

16:02, 5 May 2026

A Georgian activist was fined for a social media post.

Activist Ia Melitauri was fined in Tbilisi for a post that mentioned a person's last name. Interior Ministry officials convinced the court that Melitauri insulted a police officer in her post.

Mudflow in the Kodori Gorge. Photo: https://uks-ra.ru/novosti/item/77-v-kodorskom-ushchele-soshel-sel-dvizhenie-ogranicheno

15:05, 5 May 2026

Access to the Kodori Gorge is restricted after a mudslide.

Abkhaz authorities have urged drivers to avoid traveling toward the Kodori Gorge, where traffic has been restricted following a mudslide.

14:08, 5 May 2026

A contract soldier from the Volgograd region was killed in a military operation.

Dmitry Vikhlyantsev from the Novoanninsky District was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,771 soldiers from the Volgograd Region have been officially recognized as killed.

13:10, 5 May 2026

Three suspects with links to terrorists were detained in Anapa.

Three Central Asians, whom security forces believe are recruiters for a terrorist organization in Syria, have been detained in Anapa.

12:12, 5 May 2026

Hürriyet's editor-in-chief denied extortion charges in court

Vugar Mamedov, editor-in-chief of the Hürriyet newspaper, told a Baku court that he was accused of extorting companies that advertised with the newspaper several years ago. The lawyer argued that the legal entities were wrongfully recognized as victims, but the court refused to dismiss the criminal case.

11:14, 5 May 2026

A report on the removal of petroleum products from the coast of Tuapse has raised questions for authorities.

Authorities reported that more than 18,500 cubic meters of oil-contaminated soil have been removed from the coast of Tuapse. Telegram users inquired about where the collected soil is being taken.

Screenshot of a post on the "Dub Khranitel UMR" Telegram channel: https://t.me/dub_UMR/1279

10:16, 5 May 2026

Residents of Krasnodar reported new cases of tree destruction on the embankment.

Several more oak trees planted by opponents of green space development have been destroyed on Rozhdestvenskaya Embankment in Krasnodar's Yubileiny District. Telegram users have sharply criticized those destroying the trees.

09:19, 5 May 2026

A fighter from the Astrakhan region was killed in Ukraine.

Muslim Zhumakhaev from the Kamyzyak district was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 735 fighters from the Astrakhan region have been confirmed killed.

08:21, 5 May 2026

Transport links to a mountain village in Dagestan have been restored.

Workers cleared the road to the village of Zhazhada in the Tlyaratinsky District, which had been blocked by a rockfall. There are no more blockaded settlements in Dagestan.

Broken windows. Illustration created by the Caucasian Knot using AI in the Copilot program.

07:23, 5 May 2026

A residential building was damaged in a missile attack in the Rostov region.

A rocket attack damaged a private home in the Kashar district. There were no injuries, and the residents are staying with relatives.

06:25, 5 May 2026

The arrest of the former deputy head of Pyatigorsk has been extended.

The court remanded former deputy head of Pyatigorsk Svetlana Marchenko, accused of abuse of office, in custody for two months.

05:26, 5 May 2026

Volunteers identified difficulties in cleaning Tuapse beaches from oil products.

Volunteers cleaning Tuapse's beaches of oil spills are particularly challenged by shortages of food and equipment, as well as respirators and bags. Women participating in the cleanup admitted they are not allowed into the most contaminated areas.

04:27, 5 May 2026

Activists have reported the destruction of a memorial to victims of the Armenian Genocide in Karabakh.

According to the Caucasus Heritage Watch organization, based on satellite images, the memorial to the 100th anniversary of the 1915 Armenian Genocide, erected in Stepanakert, has been destroyed.

03:28, 5 May 2026

Residents of Tuapse spoke about the consequences of another attack on the city.

While authorities claim minor damage and that water and air samples in Tuapse meet hygiene standards after four attacks, local residents are complaining of smog, traces of petroleum products on windowsills and balcony railings, and poor health.

02:29, 5 May 2026

Akhmed Balkarov's mother learned of his removal from the penal colony.

Akhmed Balkarov, a native of Kabardino-Balkaria, who was planned by prison administration in the Penza region to be sent to a psychiatric hospital more than 1,000 kilometers away, has been "dropped out," the facility's administration told his mother.

01:31, 5 May 2026

The hunger strike of the defendant in the Toplum TV case has led to the postponement of the court hearing.

Ramil Babayev, a defendant in the Toplum TV case, announced at a Baku court hearing that his health has sharply worsened amid his ongoing hunger strike. Babayev declared the hunger strike in protest against violence against pretrial detention facility inmates.

00:36, 5 May 2026

A serviceman in Nalchik was convicted of two counts of evading military service.

The court sentenced Salman Ozdoev to six years in prison after he first failed to report to his unit at the appointed time and then left his post without permission.

23:58, 4 May 2026

Pro-European protests in Tbilisi have continued for 523 days in a row.

Participants in a rally outside the Georgian parliament on the 523rd day of continuous protests demanded the release of political prisoners and the purchase of medications for children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

An ambulance and a victim of a drone attack. Illustration created by Caucasian Knot using AI in the Copilot program.

23:45, 4 May 2026

Social media users criticized the list of shelters published by Tuapse authorities.

The Tuapse District administration has published an official list of "underground spaces" that residents are encouraged to use as shelters during drone attacks. Telegram users reported that many of these spaces are closed or unsuitable for use as shelters.

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