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05:28, 21 March 2026

Ingushetia's Deputy Minister of Property has been arrested in connection with a major theft case.

The court has remanded the Deputy Minister of Property and Land Relations of Ingushetia, who is suspected of embezzling nearly 580 million rubles as part of a group, in custody for more than a month.

04:28, 21 March 2026

Volzhsky authorities denied permission to hold a rally in defense of Telegram.

The organizer of a rally in defense of Telegram received a refusal from city authorities, citing that such an event is contrary to public safety interests and that the designated location is not intended for such events.

03:29, 21 March 2026

A bookstore in Makhachkala was fined for selling books with LGBT propaganda.

The court fined the "Chitai-Gorod" bookstore, located in the "Etazhi" shopping center in Makhachkala, 800,000 rubles for selling three books containing LGBT propaganda.

02:30, 21 March 2026

More than 34,000 refugees from Karabakh have received Armenian citizenship.

34,576 refugees from Karabakh have received Armenian citizenship; five thousand people have applied for it since the beginning of the year.

01:32, 21 March 2026

Aslan Trakhov was unable to challenge the seizure of his property.

The Cassation Court upheld the seizure of property worth more than five billion rubles from the former chairman of the Supreme Court of Adygea, Aslan Trakhov, and persons associated with him.

00:33, 21 March 2026

A soldier was convicted in Nalchik for going AWOL.

The Nalchik Garrison Military Court sentenced serviceman Beslan Mestayev to five years in prison after he left his military unit stationed in Ingushetia without permission and was absent for almost a year.

23:34, 20 March 2026

Protesters gathered on Rustaveli Avenue for the 478th time.

Supporters of Georgia's European integration protested outside the parliament building for the 478th consecutive evening. Police were granted special access to the cathedral, where the funeral service for Patriarch Ilia II is taking place.

22:35, 20 March 2026

Radiation monitoring has been strengthened in Dagestan following reports of a strike on an Iranian nuclear power plant.

Due to the situation in Iran and reports of a shell hitting the nuclear power plant, radiation levels in Dagestan are being measured three times a day. Rospotrebnadzor, the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing, is not releasing these measurements publicly.

21:38, 20 March 2026

Two soldiers from Karachay-Cherkessia were killed in Ukraine.

Rasul Aganov and Aleksey Isayev from the Adyge-Khablsky district were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have publicly named at least 192 combatants from Karachay-Cherkessia killed there.

An Azerbaijani flag near a gas field. Illustration created by the Caucasian Knot using AI in the Copilot program.

20:40, 20 March 2026

Azerbaijan is ready to expand energy cooperation with the EU amid the war in Iran.

Azerbaijan's ability to rapidly increase gas production and exports is limited by the capacity of existing fields and the Southern Gas Corridor, but in the coming years, the European Union can ensure its energy sustainability by participating in Azerbaijani projects, including green energy projects.

19:41, 20 March 2026

A serviceman was convicted in Nalchik for evading military service.

A military court in Nalchik sentenced serviceman Georgy Gurtsiev, who was detained in Kabardino-Balkaria after six months of absence from his unit, to a prison term.

18:43, 20 March 2026

A lawyer in Kuban complained about being denied access to his client.

Police in the Krasnodar village of Kalinino denied lawyer Alexei Ivanov a confidential meeting with his client. The lawyer filed a complaint with the Investigative Committee.

17:44, 20 March 2026

More than 50 villages in Dagestan are blocked due to a rockfall.

52 settlements in the Charodinsky district of Dagestan were left without transport links as a result of a major rockfall on the Gunib-Tsurib highway.

16:51, 20 March 2026

A former employee of the Ukrainian Ministry of Emergency Situations was convicted of treason in Kuban.

The Krasnodar Regional Court sentenced Ukrainian Emergency Situations Ministry Lieutenant Colonel Igor Lominoga to a lengthy prison term, finding him guilty of treason.

15:54, 20 March 2026

Military action in Iran has affected Azerbaijani residents' plans for Novruz.

Azerbaijan has declared 11 days off in connection with the spring holiday of Nowruz and the end of the month of Ramadan. The war in the Middle East has impacted residents' weekend plans and the country's tourism sector.

14:52, 20 March 2026

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

Nikolai Ivanyuk was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 1,727 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

13:54, 20 March 2026

A Rostov-on-Don resident was fined for a picket with a slogan about mobilized soldiers.

Rostov-on-Don resident Yuri Bogachev was fined for holding a picket with a poster reading, "We are waiting for the mobilized to return home."

12:54, 20 March 2026

Social media users debated the role of Patriarch Ilia II.

Social media users noted that the figure of Patriarch Ilia II is perceived as a symbol of faith and national unity. Some users believe the patriarch's role is ambiguous, while others urged people to refrain from judgment and show respect for death.

11:54, 20 March 2026

Fire at an electrical substation in Kuban extinguished after a drone attack

An electrical substation caught fire in the village of Starotitarovskaya in the Temryuk District after drone debris fell. Authorities reported the fire had been extinguished and there were no injuries.

10:54, 20 March 2026

More than 2,800 people have been evacuated from Iran to Azerbaijan.

Since February 28, 470 Azerbaijani citizens, 323 Russian citizens, and 16 Georgian citizens have been evacuated from Iran to Azerbaijan. A total of 2,853 people have been allowed to cross the border between Iran and Azerbaijan.

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