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Village in the Untsukul District of Dagestan. Photo: Nurmagomed Abakarov //21.10.2006, http://odnoselchane.ru/?page=photos_of_category&sect=50&com=photogallery
08:46, 14 February 2015
Residents of Untsukul District complain about frequent power outages
From the beginning of 2015, the population of the Untsukul District of Dagestan is regularly suffering from electric power outages, which result, as locals report, in broken domestic appliances in many households. The district division of the city department of the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) said that they have received no complaints on the matter.
07:41, 14 February 2015
Appearance of graffiti with IS symbols in Chechnya is a sign of protest moods, experts say
The appearance of jihadist symbols in Chechnya is a form of protest, said the experts questioned by the "Caucasian Knot", who believe that local youth was involved in drawing the graffiti.
Utility services payment queue at the unified cash center in Grozny. Photo by Akhmed Aldebirov for the "Caucasian Knot"
05:23, 14 February 2015
Chechnya conducts large-scale raids aimed to collect debts for utility services
Communal officials and court marshals of Chechnya are conducting large-scale raids with the aim to collect debts for utility services. Locals say about frequent visits of communal officials to their homes.
Raymond Kevorkian. Photo: http://civilnet.am/2013/11/04/թուրքիան-ցեղասպանության-100-ամյակին-ընդ/raymond-kevorkian2/
00:42, 14 February 2015
Book "The Armenian Genocide. A Complete History" published in Russia
Russia has published, for the first time in the Russian language the book of the French historian of Armenian origin Raymond Kevorkian "The Armenian Genocide. A Complete History". The book is a comprehensive study covering over nine hundred pages.
23:18, 13 February 2015
Yakhya Belkhoroev associates search in his house with his nephew's case
Yakhya Belkhoroev, a member of the Ingush Parliament, has reported that, according to the resolution presented by law enforcers, a searched of his house is connected with the investigation into the case against his nephew Abdul Belkhoroev.
Albi, France. Photo: Marion Schneider & Christoph Aistleitner https://ru.wikipedia.org
19:59, 13 February 2015
Six natives of Chechnya arrested in France on terrorism charges, Le Figaro reports
Six natives of Chechnya, detained in Paris on charges of involvement in recruiting militants for the warfare in Syria, have been arrested in France, the Le Figaro has reported.
18:38, 13 February 2015
Court in Stavropol extends custody of accused recruiters of militants
The court in Stavropol has extended the custody of Magomed Aliev and five other persons accused in promoting terrorism until April 13.
Pyatigorsk. Photo: Alexei Budko https://ru.wikipedia.org/
14:48, 13 February 2015
Case on terror act in Pyatigorsk sent to court
The case against six residents of Dagestan, accused of involvement in the terror act in Pyatigorsk in December 2013, has been sent to the court.
Imam Yaraliev. Photo: http://www.moidagestan.ru/news/politics/1377
13:13, 13 February 2015
Investigators confirm initiation of criminal case against Mayor of Derbent
The Investigating Department (ID) for Dagestan of the ICRF has confirmed the initiation of a criminal case against Imam Yaraliev, the head of Derbent; however, no charges have been presented to him yet.
An image of the flag used by the militants of the "Islamic State" (recognized on December 29, 2014, by the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation as a terrorist organization) on a wall of the building in the village of Khosi-Yurt. Photo: screenshot of a video ISIS in Khosi-Yurt / IG in Chechnya, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2sVCqLfPp0
12:47, 13 February 2015
Chechen power agents detain three young men on suspicion of drawing militants' symbols
Three young men were detained in the Chechen village of Tsentaroy on suspicion of painting the flag used by militants of the "Islamic State" of the wall of one of the buildings, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
Staropromyslov highway. Bus 4 route. Grozny, February 2015. Photo by Akhmed Aldebirov
09:47, 13 February 2015
Grozny residents report detentions of young men with beards in public transport
On February 12, in Grozny, employees of law enforcement bodies detained and took to some unknown place three young men with beards and shaved-off moustaches. Eyewitnesses reported that the young men were taken away from a regular bus.
Components of an improvised explosive device (IED). Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/files/2268.JPG
09:07, 13 February 2015
IED components found in the car of man killed in KBR
The man who was killed near the city of Nartkala at night on February 12 was identified as a 35-year-old resident of Nalchik. In his car, components of an improvised explosive device (IED), stuffed with dowels, were found by policemen.
Apples' saleswoman. Photo by Tatyana Filimonova for the "Caucasian Knot"
06:44, 13 February 2015
In February, foodstuff prices in Southern Russia went up by 20%
Residents of the Southern Federal and North-Caucasian Federal Districts (SFD and NCFD) complain about the continuing rise in food prices. According to the territorial statistical bodies and the Department of the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS), in February, the prices for certain food groups went up by 6-20%.
The Askeran Fortress in the Askeran District of the Nagorno-Karabakh, November 2014. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
05:16, 13 February 2015
NKR's govt allocates 187.2 million drams for protection of historical monuments
On February 12, it was announced at the sitting of the government of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) that the 2015 state budget has allotted 187.2 million drams (1 US dollar = 470 drams) for searching, researching and protecting historical monuments.
Picket demanding to deliver Permyakov to local law enforcement bodies. Inscription on a poster: "Permyakov or resignation". Yerevan, February 12, 2015. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent Armine Martirosyan
03:17, 13 February 2015
Activists in Yerevan express concern about absence of reliable information on Gyumri murder case
The official statements by the Armenian and Russian parties about the inquiry into the massacre of the Avetisyan family in Gyumri look not credible; while the public receives very little information about the case, said picketers in Yerevan.
Screenshot of the movie "Fifty Shades of Grey". Photo: https://avatars.yandex.net/get-afisha-gallery/0040983a7cab96475f4df953824f45fd/gallery-big
01:30, 13 February 2015
Public figures of Ingushetia and Dagestan support ban of "Fifty Shades of Grey"
Public and religious leaders of Ingushetia and Dagestan support the decision of regional authorities to ban the screening of the movie "Fifty Shades of Grey", which contains plenty of sexual scenes. Some residents have disagreed; meanwhile, the KBR and the Stavropol Territory have held the first-run of the movie.
Mustafa Dzhemilev. Photo: VOA http://uk.wikipedia.org/
19:59, 12 February 2015
Moscow court upholds ban to Dzhemilev to enter Russia
The Basmanny Court of Moscow has rejected the claim of the Ukrainian MP Mustafa Dzhemilev against the Russian Federal Migration Service, which had imposed a five-year ban on his entering Russia. The court also refused to grant the petition for a temporary lift of the ban to let him come to Russia to defend his interests.
Believers near the central Juma Mosque of Dagestan. Makhachkala. Photo by Timur Isaev for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:58, 12 February 2015
Bureaucrats call on Dagestani youth to boycott "Fifty Shades of Grey"
The American movie that starts its screening today will not be shown in most of the republics of Northern Caucasus under the motive that it is contrary to Islamic values and citizens' mentality; besides, religious and public figures spoke against the movie.
Policemen at the protest action. Yerevan, January 15, 2015. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:48, 12 February 2015
Yerevan: picketers demand to give Valery Permyakov out to Armenian law enforcers
A group of Yerevan residents has held a picket in front of the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Armenia demanding the transfer Valery Permyakov, the Russian soldier, accused of massacring the Avetisyan family to local law enforcement bodies.
16:54, 12 February 2015
Court finds resident of Dagestan guilty of participating in activities of "Hizb-ut-Tahrir"
A Dagestani court has found Khabib Magomedov, a resident of Buynaksk, guilty of involvement in the "Hizb-ut-Tahrir", the organization banned in Russia and illegal circulation of ammunition.
News
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.

A fighter from Karachay-Cherkessia was killed in the SVO zone.

Historians have assessed the extent of study of the Caucasian War in modern Russian scholarship.

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.