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07:52, 20 March 2026
The decision to recover 84 billion rubles from the owners of tankers that sank near Anapa was upheld.
The Arbitration Court of the North Caucasus District upheld court decisions to recover more than 84.9 billion rubles from the owners of tankers that sank near Anapa for damage to the sea.
Ilia II and Mikheil Saakashvili. Screenshot from Interpressnews photo from March 19, 2026, https://www.interpressnews.ge/ru/article/173886-mikhail-saakashvili-proshu-dostavit-menia-na-pokhorony-patriarcha-kak-ego-druga-tretego-prezidenta-gruzii
06:56, 20 March 2026
The Georgian Ministry of Justice refused to allow Saakashvili to attend the funeral of Ilia II.
The Georgian Ministry of Justice's Penitentiary Service found no grounds for the third president of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili, to participate in the funeral of Patriarch Ilia II.
05:59, 20 March 2026
Two brothers arrested in Stavropol for using slave labor
A court in the Kochubeevsky district of Stavropol has arrested two brothers accused of forcing a young man into slave labor for a year and a half. The victim's video statement was published by the "Russian Community" organization.
05:04, 20 March 2026
A native of the Kherson region was fined for discrediting the army in Temryuk.
A court in Krasnodar Krai fined Alexander Stepanyuk for discrediting the military for his remark about being "deprived of his home."
04:05, 20 March 2026
Lawyers have deemed the sentence for the death of a rehab patient in Kaspiysk lenient.
A rehab employee in Kaspiysk received a relatively lenient sentence for the death of a patient, while his status as a "volunteer" allowed the facility's management to avoid liability. Rehabilitation centers are businesses, often run by former drug addicts, and violence against patients is widespread.
03:06, 20 March 2026
Communication restrictions hit businesses in Makhachkala.
Mobile internet outages in Makhachkala are disrupting cashless payment systems, depriving shoppers of a convenient payment method and reducing businesses' revenue. Even market vendors are reporting losses.
02:07, 20 March 2026
A Russian National Guard soldier from Chechnya was killed in Ukraine.
Arbi Israilov from the Gudermes district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have publicly released the names of at least 262 Chechen soldiers killed there.
01:08, 20 March 2026
Human rights activists from various countries have called for an end to the persecution of Georgia's former ombudsman.
Twenty human rights organizations from 13 countries, including Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan, called on the Georgian Dream party to stop pressuring former ombudsman Ucha Nanuashvili, who was summoned to the State Security Service after meeting with an expert from the OSCE Moscow Mechanism.
00:09, 20 March 2026
Pashinyan announced his readiness to send humanitarian aid to Iran.
Armenia is ready to provide humanitarian aid to Iran if needed, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated. No influx of refugees has been recorded at the Agarak border crossing.
23:10, 19 March 2026
A Tajik citizen was convicted in Rostov-on-Don for involvement in ISIS*.
While serving his sentence in a penal colony in Stavropol, Alimardon Karimov swore an oath of allegiance to the leader of the Islamic State* terrorist organization.
Activists with flags on Rustaveli Avenue. Photo: Khatia Kakhidze / Publika
22:12, 19 March 2026
Pro-European protests in Tbilisi continued for the 477th day in a row.
Supporters of Georgia's European integration gathered for a protest outside the parliament building for the 477th consecutive evening. The protesters reiterated their refusal to recognize the Georgian Dream party as the legitimate government.
Residents experienced problems accessing websites and apps. Image created by Caucasian Knot using AI in the Copilot program.
21:33, 19 March 2026
Residents of the Southern Federal District said access to whitelisted apps was problematic.
During mobile internet outages, websites and apps that are allowed to be accessed are not always available, which, combined with problems with mobile communications, leads to significant problems, according to residents of southern Russia.
Ildar Erekenov. Screenshot from the Volodarsky District Administration's Telegram channel, March 19, 2026, https://t.me/regionvol/12145
20:34, 19 March 2026
A soldier from the Astrakhan region was killed in the SVO zone.
Ildar Erekenov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 727 fighters from the Astrakhan region have been officially recognized as killed.
Believers during prayer. Illustration created by the Caucasian Knot using AI in the Copilot program.
19:32, 19 March 2026
The date of Eid al-Fitr coincided in all regions of southern Russia.
On March 20, Eid al-Fitr was celebrated in all regions of southern Russia, including Dagestan, according to representatives of the muftiates and authorities.
18:33, 19 March 2026
The plaque on Politkovskaya's house has been restored for the 30th time.
Another temporary memorial plaque hung for less than a day on the building where Novaya Gazeta journalist Anna Politkovskaya lived and was murdered. Activists have since restored it for the 30th time in two months.
17:36, 19 March 2026
Residents of Nalchik reported price increases ahead of Eid al-Fitr.
Beef, sour cream, butter, and mushrooms have increased in price in Nalchik stores and markets. Residents believe the price hikes have been ongoing since the beginning of the year and are not due to the approaching Eid al-Fitr.
16:38, 19 March 2026
Z-blogger Remeslo was placed in a mental hospital after criticizing Putin.
Nalchik-born lawyer and blogger Ilya Remeslo was placed in a St. Petersburg psychiatric hospital after the head of the Akhmat special forces, Apti Alaudinov, questioned whether the pro-Putin blogger's criticism of the president was voluntary.
15:38, 19 March 2026
Anapa's pebble beaches are excluded from the emergency zone.
Eight pebble beaches in Anapa, from the village of Bolshoy Utrish to Vysoky Bereg, have been excluded from the emergency zone due to the fuel oil spill. Rospotrebnadzor (the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing) will decide whether to reopen them.
14:38, 19 March 2026
Residents of the North Caucasus Federal District spoke about the impact of mobile internet restrictions on everyday life.
Mobile internet restrictions forced people to carry cash and significantly slowed down business operations, according to respondents in the North Caucasus Federal District. They reported problems with in-store and online purchases, hailing taxis, and searching for information.
13:38, 19 March 2026
Volgatransneft failed to challenge the method for calculating damages for the fuel oil spill.
The Krasnodar Regional Court upheld the calculation method used by the Kuban Ministry of Natural Resources to estimate damage to wildlife following the fuel oil spill in the Kerch Strait at 34.2 billion rubles.
News
A raid against window tinting in Chechnya has left users perplexed.

Activists outside the parliament building. Screenshot from Publika photo from March 21, 2026, https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1711578323575044&set=pb.100041686795244.-2207520000 (Meta, the company that owns the social network, is banned in Russia). Opponents of the Georgian Dream course have demanded change for the 479th time.

Meat prices before Eid al-Fitr. Screenshot from the Dagestan government's Telegram channel, March 17, 2026, https://t.me/pravitelstvord/36072 Makhachkala residents did not notice a drop in prices after the end of Ramadan.

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.