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05:48, 18 June 2026
The whereabouts of Movlaev's parents remain unknown for about two weeks.
The fate of Mansur Movlaev's parents, abducted in Chechnya on June 5, remains unknown. Human rights activist Maxim Rudnev has filed a complaint with the Investigative Committee and the prosecutor's office regarding their abduction.
04:48, 18 June 2026
Makhachkala residents reported problems with automobile fuel.
Drivers in Makhachkala aren't experiencing a fuel shortage, but they are forced to queue for it due to the closure of some gas stations. Meanwhile, the prices of both gasoline of all grades and gas have increased significantly.
03:49, 18 June 2026
Three soldiers from Dagestan were killed in Ukraine.
Teymur Musayev and two of his fellow countrymen from the Suleiman-Stalsky district were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have publicly named at least 1,992 Dagestani servicemen killed there.
Asef Akhmedov. Photo: https://jam-news.net/
02:51, 18 June 2026
Azerbaijani activist Akhmedov sentenced to lengthy prison term
A court in Ganja sentenced Azerbaijani activist Asef Akhmedov to eight years in prison in a case involving Western grants to NGOs. In his final statement, Akhmedov denied the charges and claimed the case was falsified.
01:52, 18 June 2026
An Abkhaz court sentenced a Georgian citizen to prison on espionage charges.
The Supreme Court of Abkhazia found Shalva Khizanishvili guilty of espionage, sentencing him to six years and nine months in prison.
Elene Khoshtaria. Still from a TV Kavkasia video / YouTube
00:56, 18 June 2026
Protesters in Tbilisi demanded the release of Elene Khoshtaria.
On the 567th day of continuous protests in Tbilisi, activists responded to a lawyer's report of the deteriorating health of Droa Party leader Elene Khoshtaria. Protesters demanded Khoshtaria's release from prison.
23:57, 17 June 2026
Commentators on Telegram questioned the authorities' readiness to continue cleaning Tuapse beaches.
Authorities have reported that Tuapse's beaches are ready for the season, but Telegram users believe they are unlikely to continue the cleanup.
23:49, 17 June 2026
Social media users were surprised by the amount of compensation paid after the drone attack in Krasnodar.
The Krasnodar administration announced a compensation amount of just over 15,000 rubles for residents of a building damaged by a drone attack. Social media users considered this amount to be a mockery.
22:46, 17 June 2026
The murder of Skrepetsky after a caricature of the Kadyrov family has prompted speculation about a Chechen connection.
The works of the artist Robert Kuzovkov (Semyon Skrepetsky), who was murdered in Poland, are virtually unknown in Chechnya, but the republic's authorities could have perceived them as offensive and used his murder as a message to other critics of Kadyrov in Europe.
21:54, 17 June 2026
Zarema Musayeva's daughter asked Aishat Kadyrova for help in freeing her mother.
Aliya Yangulbaeva published an open letter on Instagram* addressed to Aishat Kadyrova, the eldest daughter of the head of Chechnya. In her letter, Yangulbaeva asked Kadyrova to facilitate the release of her mother, Zarema Musayeva.
21:17, 17 June 2026
World boxing champion Israel Hakobyan ended his hunger strike.
Israel Hakobyan, who had been on a hunger strike demanding new parliamentary elections, has ended his hunger strike, declaring his disillusionment with the opposition.
20:54, 17 June 2026
Human rights activists have called for the search for Selima Ismailova.
The veracity of the information regarding the fate of Selima Ismailova, who was detained at a Moscow airport three years ago and forcibly taken to Chechnya, is questionable, and placing her on the wanted list could clarify her fate, human rights activists noted. However, it was only thanks to a widespread campaign that security forces took even formal action regarding Seda Suleimanova's disappearance.
20:00, 17 June 2026
The court ordered the former minister of Karachay-Cherkessia to pay more than three million rubles.
The Presidium of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation ordered former Finance Minister of Karachay-Cherkessia Rustam Elkanov to pay 3.7 million rubles in damages to the region's budget.
19:19, 17 June 2026
Skrepetsky's acquaintances are convinced that his murder was politically motivated.
Those close to the artist Robert Kuzovkov (Semyon Skrepetsky), who was murdered in Poland, are certain the murder was politically motivated. The prosecutor's office has voiced several unspecified theories. In his paintings and publications, the artist harshly ridiculed not only the authorities of Russia, Belarus, and Chechnya, but also Ukraine and the Russian opposition.
18:17, 17 June 2026
Armenia's Central Election Commission has approved the criminal prosecution of Robert Kocharyan.
The Central Election Commission of Armenia has granted the Prosecutor General's Office's request to agree to strip Robert Kocharyan of his immunity and initiate criminal proceedings against him.
17:29, 17 June 2026
The helicopter crash case in Dagestan has reached court.
The criminal investigation against the head of the flight test complex and the test pilot accused in the crash of a Ka-226 helicopter in the Karabudakhkent district of Dagestan, which resulted in the deaths of five people, has been completed. The criminal case has been referred to court for consideration.
16:52, 17 June 2026
Armenia's Central Election Commission has authorized the arrest of a candidate from Karapetyan's bloc.
Armenia's Anti-Corruption Committee accuses David Ghazinyan of distributing bribes to voters ahead of the parliamentary elections. The defense believes the charges are purely politically motivated.
16:41, 17 June 2026
The Popular Front Party (PFPA) reported pressure on Ali Karimli in an Azerbaijani pretrial detention center.
Opposition politician Ali Karimli, who is being held in Azerbaijan, has announced that his telephone rights have been restricted. His associates say this occurred after France24 published a written interview.
Soltan Batyrov. Screenshot of a photo from the Telegram channel of the Digorsky district administration dated 06/17/26, https://t.me/amsdigorskiyrayon/8681
16:39, 17 June 2026
A fighter from North Ossetia was killed in a military operation.
Soltan Batyrov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 589 fighters from North Ossetia have been officially recognized as killed.
15:00, 17 June 2026
A soldier was convicted in Kabardino-Balkaria for abandoning his unit and drug trafficking.
A military court in Nalchik sentenced serviceman Stanislav Yemelyanov to 20 years in prison, finding him guilty of leaving his unit without leave, theft, and drug trafficking.
News
Lawyers considered it possible to release Murdiev from the prison

A second Chechen resident has been charged under the article on searching for extremist materials.

Kadyrov reported on the provision of financial assistance to immigrants from Palestine.

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.