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Mourning events on the anniversary of the beginning of the Five-Day War. Photo by the press office of the government of Georgia
23:59, 8 August 2022
Georgia holds mourning events on anniversary of beginning of “Five-Day War”
Today, in Georgia, state flags have been lowered to half mast on administrative buildings in memory of the victims of the Five-Day War.
A picket in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev held in Makhachkala. August 8, 2022. Photo: https:/t.me/chernovik/35221
23:57, 8 August 2022
Solo picket in support of journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev held in Makhachkala
At a solo picket in Makhachkala, Magomed Magomedov, the deputy editor-in-chief of the weekly newspaper “Chernovik” (Rough Draft), demanded to release his colleague Abdulmumin Gadjiev.
Relatives of the Armenian soldiers who were taken prisoner of war held a protest action. June 2022. Photo by the Armenia Today https://armeniatoday.news/society-ru/494534/
23:55, 8 August 2022
Relatives of Armenian POWs demand a meeting with Pashinyan
Residents of Armenia, seeking the return of their relatives from Azerbaijani captivity, gathered in front of the Armenian government building. They demanded a meeting with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The chair of the Armenian government did not come out to the audience.
Another group of volunteers has flown from Grozny Airport to the military special operation zone. Screenshot of the video https://vk.com/kadyr0v_95
23:48, 8 August 2022
Kadyrov announces sending of volunteer group to Ukraine
Another group of volunteers has flown from Grozny Airport to the military special operation zone, the head of Chechnya has reported.
The building of the Tbilisi Mayoralty. Photo http://exclusivenews.ge/?p=45611
20:40, 8 August 2022
Georgian NGOs try to provide housing for refugees from Ukraine
Now, they are registering the refugees from Ukraine, evicted from hotels in Tbilisi and in need of housing; Georgian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have reported. Some refugees have already been registered in the programme.
Akhavno, photo: Ավետիսյան91, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=119853128
17:54, 8 August 2022
Demand to resettle outrages Akhavno villagers
Residents of the village of Akhavno in Nagorno-Karabakh have called on presidents of France and the United States to intervene in the situation with their forced resettlement. They demanded to include their village into the area of the new transport corridor built 1200 meters off Akhavno.
14:43, 8 August 2022
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of August 1-7, 2022
Persecution of pacifists in the southern regions of Russia; escalation in the Karabakh conflict zone; FSB’s report on the prevention of a terror act in Karachay-Cherkessia; cancellation of the decision of the Stavropol Territory Governor on permission of construction on Mashuk Mount, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of August 1-7, 2022, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.
The Russian Criminal Code. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE3mcK8qOsM
11:30, 8 August 2022
Two residents of Chechnya convicted of intending to leave for Syria
The Gudermes City Court of Chechnya has sentenced two local residents to two years and eight months in colony each for their intention to leave for Syria and participate in an illegal armed formation (IAF) there.
The memorial service for the victims of the August 2008 war held at the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Tskhinvali, August 7, 2022. Photo by the press service of the President of South Ossetia https://presidentruo.org/alan-gagloev-prinyal-uchastie-v-pominalnom-bogosluzhenii-po-zhertvam-avgustovskoj-vojny-2008-goda/
11:26, 8 August 2022
Residents of South Ossetia commemorate casualties of Five-Day War
On August 7, South-Ossetia temples held memorial services on the eve of the 14th anniversary of the onset of the "Five-Day War". It was also decided to hold mourning events and lay flowers to the memorials in the Znaur and Leningor Districts.
11:22, 8 August 2022
UK protesters oppose extradition of Chechen woman
The European Union (EU) must prevent the transfer to Russia of Amina Gerikhanova, a native of Chechnya, who had lived in Ukraine and was detained by Romanian authorities while crossing the border. This was stated at the action by members of the Chechen Diaspora in the United Kingdom (UK).
Flag of Georgia. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vouyHO7ldiE
12:08, 7 August 2022
Offer to introduce visas for Russians in Georgia is consequence of Kremlin's policy
It is necessary to establish control over the citizens of Russia and Belarus who have arrived in Georgia, since their presence carries risks for the country, analysts and oppositional politicians have pointed out.
The shelling of the Armenian positions by the Azerbaijani army during the operation on August 3, 2022, called "Retribution" by the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan. Image made from video posted at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEAkF6xtQ1o
11:47, 7 August 2022
Analysts treat Nagorno-Karabakh's status as reason for conflict escalation
By its military actions, Azerbaijan is trying to speed up the implementation of the tripartite declaration on ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh in order to prevent discussion of its status, the analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
Kadyrov and Putin. Screenshot of a post made in Kadyrov’s Telegram Channel https://t.me/RKadyrov_95/2659
11:34, 7 August 2022
Kadyrov tells about Putin's praise for success in Chechnya's progress
Vladimir Putin has noted Chechnya's high achievements in socioeconomic sphere, the head of the republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, has informed. However, as reported by the "Chechenstat" (Republic's Statistics Committee), the unemployment rate in Chechnya in June 2022 was 11%.
18:06, 6 August 2022
Azerbaijani Shiites outraged by attack on embassy in London
Last night, about 2000 Shiite Muslims held a protest in Baku at which they demanded from British authorities to improve the security of the Azerbaijani Embassy in London after it was attacked by members of a Shiite extremist organization.
President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov
17:46, 6 August 2022
At Putin-Erdogan meeting, Kadyrov agrees to go to Turkey
The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, said that he was included into the delegation that accompanied the Russian president at talks with the Turkish president in Sochi on August 5. The Turkish party offered Kadyrov to make a working trip to Turkey, to which he agreed.
17:31, 6 August 2022
Azerbaijan claims capture of strategic height in Nagorno-Karabakh
Azerbaijani militaries have occupied the Buzukh height located in Karabakh conflict zone, the Azeri Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed today.
Talgi resident complains about systematic blackouts. Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg4ZS6BjaPA/
17:08, 6 August 2022
Makhachkala townspeople complain about electricity and water supply outages
For several days already, the Makhachkala neighbourhood of Talgi faces problems with the supply of electricity, which also caused a failure of the pumps that supply water, local residents have complained.
Residents of Zegduleti hold a protest rally. Image made from video posted at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cH0-waq8ilA
13:02, 6 August 2022
Residents of Zegduleti demanded to return their pastures
In the village of Zegduleti, Gori Municipality in Eastern Georgia, residents held a protest action, demanding from authorities to return their pasture lands that were sold out in 2008. They declared that would not allow the land owner to carry out agricultural works.
Water tap. Photo:Pxhere.com
12:41, 6 August 2022
KBR residents in despair from their water supply problems
The cities of Chegem and Baksan and the villages of Nartan and Argudan are facing constant water shortages; but their utility bills come without recalculation, social network users from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) have complained. Regular complaints to authorities gave no fruits, they lamented.
A sapper working. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
08:40, 6 August 2022
Azerbaijani military killed by mine explosion
Babek Aliev, a military serviceman of the Azerbaijani Army, was fatally wounded by a mine explosion in the Kelbadjar District, the Azeri Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.
News
Prisyazhnyuk's conviction for a 20-year-old murder sparked a debate on social media about the investigation's lack of objectivity.

Alipat Sultanbegova, an activist. Photo: SOTA https://t.me/sotaproject/54465 Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of February 20-26, 2023

Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of May 2-8, 2022

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 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....

Personalities
Zelimkhan Khangoshvili. Photo courtesy of press service of HRC 'Memorial', http://memohrc.org/ 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. Photo: screenshot of the video http://video.agaclip.com/w=atDtPvLYH9o Magomed Daudov

Magomed "Lord" Daudov is a former Chechen militant who was awarded the title of "Hero of Russia", the chairman of the Chechen parliament under Ramzan Kadyrov.

Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Screenshot from video posted by Abu-Saddam Shishani [LIVE] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIR3s7AB0Uw Tumso Abdurakhmanov

Tumso Abdurakhmanov is a blogger from Chechnya. After a conflict with Ramzan Kadyrov's relative, he left the republic and went first to Georgia, and then to Poland, where he is trying to get political asylum.