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23:56, 27 October 2025

More than 40 people are under investigation following protests in Gyumri.

Armenia's Investigative Committee has opened criminal cases against 41 protesters at Gyumri City Hall. They are accused of participating in mass riots and interfering with justice.

23:36, 27 October 2025

Protesters in Tbilisi blocked Rustaveli Avenue for the 334th day in a row.

Demonstrators gathered outside the Georgian parliament building managed to block traffic on Rustaveli Avenue for several minutes, after which police forced them to clear the roadway.

23:36, 27 October 2025

Protesters in Tbilisi blocked Rustaveli Avenue for the 334th day in a row.

Demonstrators gathered outside the Georgian parliament building managed to block traffic on Rustaveli Avenue for several minutes, after which police forced them to clear the roadway.

22:41, 27 October 2025

A Krasnodar resident was arrested after visiting her grandmother in Kherson.

Security forces arrested a Krasnodar resident at the Sochi airport while visiting an elderly relative in Kherson. The woman has not been in contact for three months.

21:38, 27 October 2025

Human rights activists from Russia have asked Yerevan to complete its investigation into Baimuradova's case.

The murder of Chechen native Ayshat Baimuradova in Yerevan should be thoroughly investigated under Armenian jurisdiction, without interference from Russian and Chechen authorities, human rights activists said.

18:57, 27 October 2025

Bakhruz Samedov remains in solitary confinement for another month.

Convicted political scientist Bakhruz Samedov's solitary confinement has been extended by one month. According to his family, Samedov is in a depressed state.

17:39, 27 October 2025

A Dagestani resident has been convicted of inciting terrorism.

A military court in Rostov-on-Don fined Dagestani resident Magomed Abulaisov, finding him guilty of inciting terrorism.

16:30, 27 October 2025

Three former deputies were sentenced to lengthy prison terms in Volgograd.

A court in Volgograd sentenced former Volgograd City Duma deputies Yevgeny Shchur and Fyodor Litvinenko to 13 years in prison, and their colleague Alexey Zverev to 14 years.

15:32, 27 October 2025

Authorities have announced the names of four Dagestani soldiers killed in combat.

Four natives of the Kazbekovsky district have been killed in combat operations in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,620 fighters from Dagestan have been confirmed killed.

Kenan Zeynalov. Screenshot https://www.turan.az/ext/news/2023/10/free/Social/ru/9507.htm

14:54, 27 October 2025

Associates reported that opposition figure Zeynalov's rights were violated in pretrial detention.

Kenan Zeynalov, a member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, who is being held in pre-trial detention, is being unreasonably prohibited from having visits and telephone conversations with his relatives, his associates and lawyer reported.

A Rosgvardia vehicle. Photo: rosgvard.ru

13:56, 27 October 2025

Three National Guard officers have been arrested in North Ossetia in connection with a bribery case.

The number of security officials arrested in North Ossetia in connection with bribery cases has risen to 10, with three more under house arrest.

12:58, 27 October 2025

A soldier from Khasavyurt was killed in combat.

Chanka Shikhmurzaev was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,616 fighters from Dagestan have been confirmed killed.

11:58, 27 October 2025

New fuel oil emissions have been detected in the Temryuk district.

Environmental activists discovered new fuel oil emissions today on the seashore near Taman.

A pensioner and teenagers. Illustration created by the Caucasian Knot using AI in the Copilot program.

10:59, 27 October 2025

An accusation of indecent assault against a Kuban pensioner has outraged Telegram users.

Investigators have charged a pensioner from the village of Dinskaya with indecent assault after teenagers vacationing on the beach testified against him. Telegram users have accused the 90-year-old man of being framed.

09:13, 27 October 2025

The Ministry of Defense reported the downing of four drones in the Rostov region.

The military shot down four drones in the Rostov region, which became the only region in southern Russia to experience drone attacks overnight.

08:13, 27 October 2025

Four fighters from the Volgograd region were killed in Ukraine.

Zakhar Zakharchenko, Mikhail Kondrashov, Ivan Fetisov, and Roman Aminov were killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,450 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

07:13, 27 October 2025

Drones were shot down in two districts of the Rostov region.

The military destroyed drones in the Millerovsky and Sholokhov districts; there was no damage, the governor of the Rostov region reported.

06:14, 27 October 2025

Three prisoners have gone on hunger strike in Georgia.

In Georgia, Giorgi Chikvaidze and Irakli Papiashvili, convicted of embezzling large sums of money, and protest participant Anzor Kvaratskhelia have announced a hunger strike.

04:15, 27 October 2025

Volgograd Airport has resumed operations.

Restrictions imposed at Volgograd airport for security reasons have been lifted.

03:29, 27 October 2025

Five residents of the Rostov region have been stripped of their citizenship for evading military registration.

In the Rostov Region, five people have been stripped of their Russian citizenship for failing to register for military service on time. Six thousand foreign citizens illegally residing in the region have been added to the registry of controlled individuals.

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Aukhovsky District in Dagestan. Photo: Korgol https://ru.wikipedia.org/

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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....

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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

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