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02:53, 30 December 2025
Blogger Markaryan's arrest extended again
A Moscow court has extended the arrest of blogger Arsen Markaryan, who is accused of insulting the memory of defenders of the Fatherland, until February 26, 2026.
A disabled person in a prison colony. Photo screenshot from RusNord https://rusnord.ru/scandal/61905-invalid-iz-kolonii-v-korjazhme-poluchil-dolgozhdannye-sredstva-reabilitacii.html/
01:54, 30 December 2025
Obodenko's defense secured a transfer to a penal colony in Adygea.
Sergei Obodenko, who suffers from multiple sclerosis, has been transferred to a prison colony in Adygea, where conditions are more suitable for people with disabilities. His defense filed a motion to release him from prison due to his illness, and the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) stated that a medical examination is required for the prisoner.
Lyudmila Borzilo. A still from her RuTube channel, March 1, 2025, https://rutube.ru/video/ae50c03d6b1674f69cf1d719e69fff0a/
00:54, 30 December 2025
The dismissal of the criminal case did not help Lyudmila Borzilo return home.
The Orlovsky District Court of the Rostov Region has dropped the criminal prosecution of activist Lyudmila Borzilo for disclosing adoption secrets. However, her stay in a psychiatric hospital has been extended, and her family and lawyers have been unable to speak with the pregnant woman for a month.
23:56, 29 December 2025
The liquidation of the Russian House was a step taken by Baku as part of its demands on Moscow in connection with the crash of the AZAL plane.
The closure of the Russian House in Baku was the result of Russia's failure to pay compensation for the AZAL plane crash and the Russian Investigative Committee's cessation of its investigation into the causes of the disaster, according to Azerbaijani analysts. The political crisis in relations between the two countries continues, including Russia's declining role in the Caucasus, but economic cooperation continues, according to Russian political scientists.
23:25, 29 December 2025
The former vice-governor of Kuban was sentenced to 11 years in prison.
The Pervomaisky District Court convicted former Vice Governor of Krasnodar Krai Sergei Vlasov of bribery and sentenced him to 11 years in a maximum-security penal colony and a fine of 90 million rubles.
Protesters in Tbilisi. Screenshot from Publika photo from December 29, 2025, https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1641725170560360&set=a.715406393192247 (Meta, the company that owns the social network, is banned in Russia).
22:28, 29 December 2025
Protests in Tbilisi continue for the 397th day in a row.
The protest in Tbilisi, whose participants demand new parliamentary elections and the release of political prisoners, continued for the 397th day in a row.
21:53, 29 December 2025
The case of the attack on a polling station in the village of Tsandripsh has been referred to court.
The Prosecutor General's Office of Abkhazia has sent a case to court regarding the obstruction of the activities of the electoral commission in the Gagra region using weapons during the second round of the presidential elections on March 1, 2025.
21:04, 29 December 2025
A fighter from South Ossetia was killed in the SVO zone.
The funeral of Andrei Margiev, killed in combat, was held in South Ossetia. At least 38 South Ossetian fighters have been killed there since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine.
20:20, 29 December 2025
A man accused of terrorism in Kabardino-Balkaria has been deported to Russia.
A man accused of 21 million ruble fraud and aiding terrorist activity, who was wanted by Interpol, has been deported to Russia from the United Arab Emirates.
Police officers detain activists. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:49, 29 December 2025
Human rights activists point out the selectivity of the amnesty in Azerbaijan
The amnesty affected only 10% of the total number of political prisoners in Azerbaijan. All of them were religious believers convicted on trumped-up charges amid the escalation of tensions with Iran, and they now have less than six months left in prison, human rights activists noted.
19:15, 29 December 2025
Volgatransneft appealed the recovery of damages to the Black Sea.
The owner of the Volgoneft-239 tanker, which sank in the Kerch Strait, has filed a complaint with the Arbitration Court of the North Caucasus District against the court's decision to levy 35.48 billion rubles from the company for damages to the Black Sea and pay it to the Russian budget.
18:42, 29 December 2025
A Dagestani soldier was killed in Ukraine.
Mukhtar Guseinov from the Kazbekovsky district was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,755 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.
Tamara Mearakishvili. Screenshot of the video https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2596335094021121 belongs to the company Meta, which is banned in Russia.
18:24, 29 December 2025
Mearakishvili refused medication and water
Activist Tamara Mearakishvili, arrested on espionage charges, stopped taking her medication after meeting with a prison official. She has thus completely given up the water she previously used to take her medications and is now on a dry hunger strike.
17:50, 29 December 2025
A soldier in Nalchik was convicted of leaving his unit without permission.
A military court in Nalchik sentenced Azamat Shirukhov to two years in prison, finding him guilty of evading military service during mobilization.
16:53, 29 December 2025
A Dagestani deputy publicly apologized for the brawl involving his son.
Following harsh criticism from the head of Dagestan, MP Bammat Absalamov publicly apologized for the brawl involving his son and promised compensation. Telegram users deemed the MP's actions worthy of respect and suggested he remain in office.
Residents of Grozny. Photo: Rizvan Rasuev, Grozny-Inform news agency https://www.grozny-inform.ru/
15:53, 29 December 2025
The subsidy from Moscow became insignificant support for public sector workers in Chechnya.
The federal subsidy of 308 million rubles will only provide a modest increase in public sector wages in Chechnya, the economist noted. Low wages force teachers and doctors to seek part-time work or change jobs, residents of the republic reported.
14:53, 29 December 2025
A fighter from Stavropol Krai was killed in Ukraine.
Roman Golovinov was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 890 soldiers from the Stavropol Krai have been officially recognized as killed.
13:54, 29 December 2025
The Georgian Military Highway is open to all vehicles.
The ban on heavy-duty vehicles leaving North Ossetia via the Georgian Military Highway has been lifted.
12:54, 29 December 2025
Facebook* users debated the fairness of Avanesyan's sentence.
Armenian social media users suggested that Karen Avanesyan, who remained in Khankendi, was convicted of a fabricated terrorist attack, while Azerbaijani users considered the verdict fair. Details of the case are known only from Azerbaijani sources, according to lawyer Ara Kazaryan.
11:54, 29 December 2025
Voronovsky's arrest has been extended for three months.
A Moscow court has extended the arrest of former Kuban vice-governor Anatoly Voronovsky, who is accused of accepting bribes.
News
Kadyrov reported on the new dispatch of combatants to the front.

Participants in the conflict in the Luhansk basin. July 2025. Video screenshot: Maksym Divnich's Telegram channel. Divnich reported on the verdict for Alikhan Bersayev

The persecution of an activist from Karachay-Cherkessia followed a fundraising effort for 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.