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Parents of schoolchildren at the building of school No. 66 on Ponomarenko Street in Krasnodar. Photo: Krasnodar - Teletype / Telegram channel

23:54, 28 August 2026

Parents of schoolchildren in Krasnodar demanded remote learning.

Residents of Krasnodar recorded a video message to the head of the city, Evgeny Naumov, in which they demanded to switch children to remote learning until the local school opens. According to the parents, they categorically refuse to send their children to another school for safety reasons.

The TV company "Ir" conducted the debates. Snapshot from "Sapa Tskhinval" dated 28.08.26, https://t.me/sapa_tskhinval/4411

23:43, 28 August 2026

The broadcast of the debates in South Ossetia disappointed Telegram users.

Presidential candidates of South Ossetia were supposed to discuss social policy today, but the quality of the broadcast is such that voters cannot understand what is being said.

Participants of the continuous actions on the 639th day on Rustaveli in Tbilisi. Photo: MO SE / Facebook

23:10, 28 August 2026

Participants of the continuous action in Tbilisi gathered on Rustaveli for the 639th consecutive day.

Despite the heavy rain, supporters of Georgia's Eurointegration took to the streets in Tbilisi for the 639th consecutive day. The total number of pardoned participants of the protests in 2024-2025 has reached nine.

At the gas station. Screenshot of the photo https://novostipmr.com/ru/content/povyshenie-mirovykh-cen-na-neft-privelo-k-rostu-cen-na-toplivo-v-pmr

22:18, 28 August 2026

Abkhazian drivers assessed the impact of gasoline supplies from Russia on the fuel crisis.

Queues at gas stations in Abkhazia have decreased, but the fuel shortage and high prices remain, drivers reported. The gasoline sent from Russia will last no more than two weeks under the restrictions on sales, analysts believe.

21:18, 28 August 2026

The first housing certificates were issued to owners of houses destroyed by flooding in Dagestan.

68 housing certificates were received by the first citizens of the Khasavyurt and Derbent districts, whose housing was lost or requires major repairs due to the consequences of the emergency situation. 85 thousand citizens have been assigned payments totaling more than 3.26 billion rubles, which is just over 31% of the total number of applicants.

Temporary crossing over the Anapka, Screenshot from 19.08.26 by user Elena Helen, https://t.me/prof_grazdanin/3812?comment=11855

20:20, 28 August 2026

Telegram users called for the removal of the crossing over the Anapka after the beach replenishment.

The crossing over the Anapka River was built to fill the beaches with imported sand after an oil spill, and upon completion of the work, the resort authorities planned to remove it. However, despite the completion of the sand delivery, the structure still remains, noted Telegram users.

The Baratasvili park in Tbilisi, where the murder of a citizen of Russia took place. Photo: Newsgeorgia / https://www.newsgeorgia.ge/v-centre-tbilisi-ubit-grazhdanin-rossii/

19:28, 28 August 2026

Residents of central Tbilisi spoke about the conflict that preceded the murder of the Russian.

The body of a 40-year-old citizen of Russia was discovered by passersby this morning at dawn in the park near the Baratasvili monument in the center of Tbilisi. The murder was preceded by a conflict in a supermarket, and the location where the body was found is not equipped with surveillance cameras.

18:33, 28 August 2026

Instagram users debated the justification of the fine for the Chechen man for praying on the road.

The fine for the Chechen man who prayed on the road under repair is justified, some Instagram users believe. Other commentators felt that the courts and law enforcement selectively approach the issue, criminalizing the prayer specifically. There are cases of illegal persecution of Muslims for performing prayer in public places, which are defined as missionary activity; such fines can and should be challenged all the way to the Supreme Court, the lawyer is convinced.

17:50, 28 August 2026

A new group of fighters has flown from Grozny to the SVO zone.

Another group of fighters trained at the Russian Special Forces University has flown from Grozny airport to the military operation zone, reported the authorities of Chechnya.

Abkhaz blogger Daur Buava. Photo: Megatv / https://megatv.ge

17:00, 28 August 2026

The blogger accused of treason in Abkhazia has been found dead in Tbilisi.

The body of the Abkhaz blogger Daur Buava, who was accused of treason in Abkhazia, was found in a residential apartment in Tbilisi. An investigation is underway under the article "driving to suicide."

16:00, 28 August 2026

An officer from the Rostov region was killed in a military operation.

Vladimir Razorenov was killed in a military operation in Ukraine. Since its beginning, authorities and security forces have acknowledged at least 979 fighters from the Rostov region as killed.

15:00, 28 August 2026

Complaints about copyright led to the blocking of the pages of Abzas Media and Toplum TV on Instagram*

Instagram* blocked the pages of independent Azerbaijani publications Abzas Media and Toplum TV, operating in exile, after complaints of copyright infringement. Representatives of the editorial offices believe that what is happening is part of a coordinated campaign to limit their audience and link the attacks to pressure from the Azerbaijani authorities on independent media.

14:00, 28 August 2026

The pardoned Russian citizen faces deportation from Georgia.

The President of Georgia, Mikhail Kavelashvili, pardoned Russian citizen Denis Kulanin, who was sentenced to two years for damaging a police car during a protest in Tbilisi. After his release, Kulanin was placed in a deportation center.

13:02, 28 August 2026

15 Azerbaijani families returned to the Jebrail district

Today, 86 members of Azerbaijani families who left the Jebrail district during the Karabakh conflict returned to the village of Shyukyrbeyli.

12:02, 28 August 2026

The kidnapping of a child in Dagestan to pressure the mother continues the trend of violence against women in the Caucasus.

A 59-year-old resident of Dagestan kidnapped the five-year-old daughter of his acquaintance to exert psychological pressure on the woman, and during his arrest, he threatened to kill the child. Residents of Dagestan, commenting on this incident on social media, condemned the attempt at revenge against the mother through the child and demanded punishment for the perpetrator.

11:18, 28 August 2026

Six residents of Krasnodar publicly apologized for a road conflict.

The police of Krasnodar published a video in which six young people publicly apologized for a road conflict in Novoznamenka.

10:27, 28 August 2026

A fighter from Dagestan was killed in the military operation zone.

Izzyet Agasiev from the Tabasaransky district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 2086 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

The road in the Grozny district. Screenshot of the publication https://www.instagram.com/chpchechnya_95/reel/DciuACyu3ux (the activities of the company Meta (owner of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp) are banned in Russia)

09:46, 28 August 2026

The condition of the road in the Grozny district has given rise to criticism of officials.

A resident of the Grozny district of Chechnya complained on social media about the lack of markings on the section of the road between Sunzha and Berkat-Yurt. Other local residents, commenting on this post, pointed out that the road is completely invisible in the rain. They urged officials to address the problem.

UAV. Illustration created by "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program.

08:48, 28 August 2026

The Rostov region was subjected to a massive drone attack.

Last night, air defense forces neutralized more than 70 drones in seven districts of the Rostov region.

07:49, 28 August 2026

The serviceman was convicted in Nalchik for absence from the unit.

The Nalchik garrison military court sentenced serviceman Kadykoev to two years in a general regime colony for failing to appear for service in his military unit without a valid reason.

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