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23:02, 8 July 2015
Man killed by explosion in Vladikavkaz
Today in the afternoon, a strong explosion occurred in Astan Kesaev Street in Vladikavkaz. The casualty has not been identified yet.
19:10, 8 July 2015
Dagestan: advocate states non-admittance to detainee
Today, advocate Selim Magomedov has complained that Makhachkala policemen have exceeded their powers, when he tried to meet his client.
The Kizan River bank, Astrakhan Region, July 2015. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
16:04, 8 July 2015
20,000 residents of Volga delta suffer from poisonous toxins flowing into Caspian Sea (+video)
Ownerless pits full of petroleum products in the Astrakhan Region poison the ground water; they run into the Volga River and one of its largest tributaries – the Kizan River, and from there – into the Caspian Sea. Scientists, state officials and local residents have been aware of the problem of the Sokolov oil pits since early 1990s, but so far – there is no solution.
Weapons and ammunition. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru
13:33, 8 July 2015
Police identify man killed in Babayurt as militants' helper
Dagestani policemen have identified the man, who was shot dead in a shootout with power agents in the Babayurt District. According to the police, he was a helper of members of an illegal armed formation (IAF).
Law enforcers conduct special operation. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2014/07/11/v-khode-spetsoperatsii-v-tsumadinskom-raione-dagestana-neitralizovany-dva-band.html
10:51, 8 July 2015
One person killed in shootout with power agents in Dagestan
In Dagestan, investigators try to identify the man who tried, on July 7, to place a bomb under the door of the shop in the village of Babayurt and then, at an attempt to detain him, opened fire at law enforcers, but was killed by return fire, said the spokesman of the republic's MIA.
Protesters in Yerevan, July 6, 2015. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
07:40, 8 July 2015
Coordinators state political character of protests in Yerevan
The movement against the increase of electricity tariff in Armenia is political, the coordinators of the action believe. However, some of the protesters treat their action as social and unite into groups to protect demonstrators from the influence of political ideologies.
06:22, 8 July 2015
Native of Stavropol Territory states fabrication of case on his participation in Syrian conflict
Pavel Okruzhko, a native of Kislovodsk, Stavropol Territory, who is living in Turkey, is accused by Russian law enforcers of taking part in an illegal armed formation (IAF) in the territory of Syria. Okruzhko himself stated that his case was fabricated and his rights were violated in the context of the blocking of his bank accounts.
Freedom Square, Yerevan, July 7, 2015. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
03:57, 8 July 2015
Count of Yerevan hunger-strikers is six
In Yerevan, in Freedom Square, four more activists have joined the hunger strike with a call to Armenian citizens to unite in the fight against the increase of electricity tariff. Thus, the total number of hunger-strikers has reached six.
01:15, 8 July 2015
Russia's MoJ puts Zherebtsova's letter to Khodorkovsky on list of extremist materials
A letter by Polina Zherebtsova, the author of the child's diary about life in Grozny at war, to Mikhail Khodorkovsky in connection with his statements on Chechnya, was put by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) of Russia on the list of extremist materials.
00:27, 8 July 2015
Ingushetia: bomb goes off near house of Sunzha ROVD head
In Ingushetia, an explosion occurred near the house of Akhmet Dzeitov, the head of the Sunzha ROVD (District Interior Division). Fortunately, nobody was hurt.
Mikhail Fedotov. Photo: http://president-sovet.ru/members/36/multimedia/
00:07, 8 July 2015
HRC under President of Russia asks Prosecutor to check arrest of Gritsevich
Mikhail Fedotov, Adviser to Russian President and Chairman of the Human Rights Council (HRC), has personally addressed Leonid Korzhinek, the Public Prosecutor of the Krasnodar Territory, with a request on the legality of the court's judgement in the case of Anna Gritsevich, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Anna Gritsevich. Photo from Facebook personal page, http://facebook.com/anna.gricevich
21:26, 7 July 2015
RUJ asks to open criminal case into obstruction of Gritsevich's professional work
The Russian Union of Journalists (RUJ) has appealed to the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) asking to consider the issue of opening a criminal case on the fact of obstructing the lawful activities of Anna Gritsevich, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
16:35, 7 July 2015
Ovannes Karapetyan goes on hunger strike in Yerevan
Ovannes Karapetyan, an activist from Yerevan, who stitched up his mouth in protest against the rise in electricity tariff, today agreed to remove the stitches and was transported to hospital. After leaving the hospital, Ovannes Karapetyan announced a hunger strike.
Itum-Kali village, Itumkali District of Chechnya. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
13:57, 7 July 2015
ICG calls on Kremlin to develop economy and fight corruption in Northern Caucasus
The measures to stabilize the situation in Northern Caucasus should include, among other things, open recruitment to state service; adoption of a law on remote mountainous areas; support for the secular state school education; and low-interest loans to small businesses. This is stated in the report released today by the International Crisis Group (ICG).
Shamil Khadulaev. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
13:06, 7 July 2015
Shamil Khadulaev links attack on him with earlier threats
Shamil Khadulaev, a member of the Public Chamber of Dagestan, who underwent surgery after a gunshot wound received in the Rostov Region, said that he personally knows the gunman. According to his story, a year ago, he received threats.
Participants of the march in memory of Boris Nemtsov, Moscow, March 1, 2015. Photo by Vyacheslav Feraposhkin for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
13:01, 7 July 2015
"Rosbalt": witness says Nemtsov's murder was plotted before Charlie Hebdo case
The Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) held a confrontation of Zaur Dadaev, accused of killing Boris Nemtsov, with a witnesses who had identified Dadaev as a man, whom he saw in Moscow, in November 2014, when Dadaev was preparing murder attempt, the "Rosbalt" reports. The results of the confrontation cast doubt on the basic version of the investigation that Boris Nemtsov was assassinated for his support of the cartoonists from the "Charlie Hebdo" magazine slain in Paris on January 7.
Ilya Yashin. Photo: http://www.dw.com/ru/илья-яшин-убийство-немцова-черная-метка-российскому-обществу/a-18286350
09:45, 7 July 2015
Advocate of Nemtsov family calls on for international investigation into the murder
Delegates of the congress of the "RPR-Parnassus" Party have adopted a statement on the need for an international investigation into the murder of Boris Nemtsov, the co-Chairman of the Party. The adoption of the statement was initiated by Vadim Prokhorov, advocate of the Nemtsov family, and Ilya Yashin, member of the political council of the Party.
Banner saying: ‘If we want – we’ll turn off, if we want – we’ll turn on’. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
02:50, 7 July 2015
In Yerevan, protester sews his mouth up
In Freedom Square in Yerevan, one of the participants of the protest action against the increase of the electricity tariff has sewed his mouth up in protest against the lawlessness in the country.
Shamil Khadulaev. Photo: http://u-f.ru/News/u369/2015/07/07/718843
01:58, 7 July 2015
Member of Public Chamber of Dagestan claims being attacked
On July 6, Shamil Khadulaev, a member of the Public Chamber of Dagestan, was attacked in the Rostov Region. This was reported by the social activist himself.
Special operation. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2015/07/02/v-khode-kto-v-nalchike-neitralizovany-dvoe-banditov.html
00:59, 7 July 2015
Djambulat Ozdoev demands to investigate actions of law enforcers in Nasyr-Kort
On July 6, Ingush Ombudsman Djambulat Ozdoev sent to the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) the request to verify the actions of law enforcers in the special operation carried out in Nasyr-Kort, during which Ali Aliev and his spouse were killed.
News
A Stavropol resident was convicted of financing terrorism.

The Muslim community of a Stavropol village has demanded that a mosque be legalized.

Russian military. Still from a Defense Ministry video: https://t.me/mod_russia/53966 The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has exceeded 9,150.

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.