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17:40, 18 August 2026
The court in Krasnodar sentenced Votanovsky* to a term in a penal colony in absentia.
The court in Krasnodar sentenced the author of the Telegram channel "Titushki in Krasnodar" Vitaly Votanovsky* to eight months in a penal colony. The case was considered in absentia, as the activist lives outside the Russian Federation.
16:42, 18 August 2026
A contractor from the Volgograd region was killed in the SVO zone.
Private Dmitry Goremykin from the Novoanninsky district was killed in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the special operation, at least 1828 fighters from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.
16:01, 18 August 2026
The FAS report on combating gasoline prices has caused skepticism among the residents of North Ossetia.
In North Ossetia, five cases of illegal price gouging on fuel have been identified, reported the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS). Residents of the republic, commenting on the agency's report on social media, considered the number of identified cases too small and pointed to the high cost of fuel at gas stations.
15:37, 18 August 2026
The serviceman was convicted in Nalchik for being absent from service.
The court in Nalchik sentenced serviceman Arthur Ulbashov to five years and one month in prison, finding him guilty of desertion.
14:39, 18 August 2026
The Russian ambassador was summoned to the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry due to threats in Russian media.
The Russian ambassador to Azerbaijan, Mikhail Evdokimov, was summoned to the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry due to statements and threats made in the Russian media against the country and its leadership. Baku expressed a strong protest to the Russian side and demanded immediate measures to stop the provocative rhetoric and calls for violence.
13:41, 18 August 2026
The fire occurred in the editorial office of the "Gal-Media" TV channel.
In the Gal district of Abkhazia, three rooms of the "Gal-Media" TV channel's editorial office burned down in a fire. The preliminary cause of the fire has been identified as a short circuit, and the TV channel has stopped broadcasting.
12:43, 18 August 2026
A resident of Krasnodar publicly apologized for the incident with the toy gun.
The police of Krasnodar published a video in which a local resident publicly apologized for displaying a toy gun from the window of a car.
11:46, 18 August 2026
A resident of Chechnya complained about the ban on seeing and communicating with her daughter.
A resident of Chechnya, Madina Makhamashova, appealed to Aishat Kadyrova with a complaint that her ex-husband has not allowed her to see and communicate with their daughter for two years, despite the court-established order for communication with the child.
10:46, 18 August 2026
Sukhumi residents demanded that officials put the storm drains in order.
The streets of Sukhumi have once again been flooded after heavy rain, a local resident complained on social media. Other citizens, commenting on her complaint, pointed out the non-functioning storm drains and demanded that officials solve the flooding problem.
09:46, 18 August 2026
The Rostov region was attacked by drones.
Last night, air defense forces neutralized more than 80 drones in the Rostov region.
Landfill. Frame from the video https://www.instagram.com/p/DcG_TBYJBUT (the activities of the company Meta (which owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp) are banned in Russia)
08:47, 18 August 2026
Vladikavkaz residents pointed out the unresolved issue with the landfill to the authorities.
The smell from the landfill is spreading across various districts of Vladikavkaz and is already noticeable in Gizeli, local residents complained on social media. They criticized officials for the prolonged resolution of the problem.
Said-Magomed Mintsayev. Frame from the video https://www.instagram.com/p/Dbvpf_EC9Uy (the activities of the company Meta (which owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp) are banned in Russia)
07:48, 18 August 2026
Belkisa Mintsayeva complained about the persecution of her brother.
The court sentenced Said-Magomed Mintsayev to six years in prison, finding him guilty of kidnapping and robbery. His sister, Belkisa Mintsayeva, a native of Chechnya, called the verdict unfair, and the lawyer pointed out that the results of the forensic examination and data from mobile operators contradict the testimony of the victim.
06:48, 18 August 2026
An appeal has been filed against the sentence of the CEO of the Rostov plant.
The Rostov Regional Court will consider the appeal against the sentence of the former CEO of the "Tenth Bearing Plant" Alexander Dyachenko, who was sentenced to three years and ten months in a penal colony for fraud in the execution of a state defense order.
05:50, 18 August 2026
An illegal mining farm was found in Dagestan.
An illegal mining farm with 35 cryptocurrency mining devices has been discovered in the village of Maidan.
04:50, 18 August 2026
The Dagestani singer reported the attack.
An unknown person attacked Dagestani singer Khadija Magomedova in her home; he stated to the police that he wants to marry her. According to the singer, the man had been stalking her for two years.
03:50, 18 August 2026
Marat Kambolov is registered as a candidate for the position of president of South Ossetia.
The acting president of South Ossetia, Marat Kambolov, became the first registered candidate for the post of head of the republic.
02:50, 18 August 2026
Restrictions on refueling by dates have been reintroduced in the Astrakhan region.
The fuel distribution regime on even and odd days linked to the state registration numbers of vehicles has been reintroduced in the Astrakhan region.
01:51, 18 August 2026
The court in Volgograd fined a participant of the appeal to Bastrykin at the gas station.
The Central District Court of Volgograd fined local resident Tatyana Smetanko for participating in an unauthorized mass event. The woman was detained near a gas station where a group of drivers was trying to record an appeal to the head of the Investigative Committee.
00:54, 18 August 2026
Rescuers are searching for the missing group of climbers on Elbrus.
The rescue team is surveying the southern slope of Mount Elbrus in search of a group of climbers who did not make contact at the scheduled time. The group consists of at least eight people.
23:55, 17 August 2026
Pro-European actions in Tbilisi have been ongoing for 628 days.
On the 628th day of continuous protests, demonstrators in Tbilisi called on citizens not to stop the fight, while Georgian emigrants promised to advocate for voting rights for citizens abroad.
News
Sedrak Kocharyan has been placed in the Yerevan isolation facility.

The doctor deemed it necessary to conduct additional examinations of Kocharyan against the backdrop of the investigation's plans for his arrest.

Sedrak Kocharyan has been arrested for two months.

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.