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Police officers and protesters. Volgograd, March 13, 2022. Photo by Vyacheslav Yashchenko for the Caucasian Knot
11:27, 14 March 2022
Rights defenders report about 22 detained protesters in Southern Russia
At least 22 people were detained at protests against the military operation in Ukraine held in Volgograd, Krasnodar, Sochi and Rostov-on-Don, the human rights project "OVD-Info"* has reported.
Screenshot of the petition to President Vladimir Putin https://www.change.org/p/%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D0%BE-%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%87%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%8C-%D1%81-%D1%83%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B9-%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD-%D0%BF%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%BC%D0%B8-%D0%B8-%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B8-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%B1%D1%88%D0%B8%D1%85-%D0%BF%D0%BE-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%BF%D1%83-%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%85-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%85
11:14, 14 March 2022
In a week, petition for exchange of POWs and dead bodies with Ukraine gains over 23,000 signatures
The petition to President Putin calling to exchange the prisoners of war (POWs) and casualties' bodies with Ukraine has gained over 23,000 signatures.
Residential building in Stepanakert, destroyed during shelling in the autumn of 2020; April 6, 2021. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
10:58, 14 March 2022
Armenian rights defenders treat situation in Nagorno-Karabakh as humanitarian catastrophe
Shelling, psychological pressure and absence of conditions for normal life have resulted in a humanitarian catastrophe in Nagorno-Karabakh, the human rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted.
12:15, 13 March 2022
Kadyrov hands armoured vehicles over to Donbass
The Fund named after Akhmat-Khadji Kadyrov, a Hero of Russia, has handed armoured vehicles over to the heads of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR); and 80 tons of foodstuffs – to townspeople of Melitopol, the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has informed.
Gadjimurad Farzaliev and Malik Gadjiev. A collage of the screenshots from the websites of the Khiva District and the Derbent District of Dagestan, https://www.derbrayon.ru/news/novosti/mavsum-ragimov-vyrazil-soboleznovaniya-roditelyam-malika-gadzhieva, https://мо-хивский.рф/raion-mainmenu/novosti-mainmenu/2018-glava-khivskogo-rajona-yarmet-yarmetov-vyrazil-soboleznovanie-v-svyazi-s-gibelyu-nashego-zemlyaka-gadzhimurada-farzalieva-v-khode-svo-na-ukraine
12:13, 13 March 2022
Two natives of Dagestan perish in Ukraine
Gadjimurad Farzaliev from the Khiva District and Malik Gadjiev from the Derbent District have perished in hostilities in Ukraine. Since the start of the military operation, at least 23 natives of Dagestan have perished in Ukraine.
The participants of the peaceful action held in Stepanakert, March 12, 2022. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:48, 13 March 2022
Stepanakert townspeople express concern about the tense situation in Nagorno-Karabakh
The participants of the action held in Stepanakert have addressed the international community and Russia in writing, demanding to influence the Azerbaijan's behaviour and take more efficient steps towards restoring order in Nagorno-Karabakh.
The building of the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Photo: https://cdn2.ipn.ge/media/__thumbs__/uploads/2022/03-12/sagareo_14_39_53.webp
11:45, 13 March 2022
Georgia treats parliamentary elections in Abkhazia as illegal
Tbilisi would not recognize the elections in Abkhazia and regards them as an illegal act against the sovereignty of Georgia, the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has stated.
18:52, 12 March 2022
Azerbaijani MoD reports shootouts in Karabakh
On March 11, the positions of the Azerbaijani army were shelled in different localities in Nagorno-Karabakh, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported.
Adam Elzhurkaev and Batsani Cherovkhanova. Screenshot of the video on Instagram of the "Grozny" ChGTRK (Chechen State TV and Radio Broadcasting Company) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca9GlhpD537/
18:47, 12 March 2022
Chechen woman detained for witchcraft
The "Grozny" TV Channel has posted a report on the Instagram about a woman from the Nozhai-Yurt District of Chechnya, who was detained for occultism. The elderly woman was accused of practising witchcraft rites.
Soldiers in the Karabakh conflict zone. Photo by the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Defence http://mil.am/hy/news/8092
18:43, 12 March 2022
Yerevan and Baku analysts dispute about escalation reasons in Nagorno-Karabakh
The aggravation of the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh has to do with Armenia's and Azerbaijan's desire to evade negotiations on the status of the unrecognized republic, Andrias Gukasyan believes. The aggravation of the situation was also affected by international processes, in particular, the hostilities in Ukraine, Naira Airumyan has noted.
18:41, 12 March 2022
Two servicemen from North Ossetia perish in Ukraine
During the special operation in Ukraine, two militaries from the Mozdok District, Akop Kazaryan and Vadim Dubodelov, have perished.
Screenshot of a video of the conversation of Chechen law enforcers with residents of a Ukrainian dwelling settlement https://vk.com/ramzan?w=wall279938622_751475
17:59, 12 March 2022
Mezhidov's new video points to Kadyrov fighters' secondary role in Ukraine
Chechen special fighters continue screening localities in Ukraine, Khusein Mezhidov, the commander of the battalion "Yug" (South), has reported. The report is illustrated with a video of another conversation of Chechen law enforcers with residents of a Ukrainian dwelling settlement.
Residents of the village of Tambovka, Kharabalin District, at a mourning rally. Screenshot of the video https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca4gSUJAqRD/
17:56, 12 March 2022
Two natives of Astrakhan Region perish in Ukraine
Ali Batyrov from the Krasnoyarsk District and Rysbek Nurpeisov from the Kharabalin District have perished in Ukraine, local authorities have informed.
Health workers in protective suits. Photo by the “Grozny” ChGTRK (Chechen State TV and Radio Broadcasting Company) https://grozny.tv/news/coronavirus/44387
22:49, 11 March 2022
Abolition of anti-COVID restrictions underscores radicalism of Chechen authorities
The complete abolition of anti-COVID restrictions in Chechnya, announced by Ramzan Kadyrov against the backdrop of easing in other regions of Southern Russia, became a manifestation of the same zeal with which the mask regime was imposed in the republic at the beginning of the pandemic.
The village of Khnapat in the Askeran District of Nagorno-Karabakh. March 11, 2022. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:39, 11 March 2022
Karabakh police report about mortar attacks on two villages
The villages of Khnapat and Parukh were fired with mortars from the Azerbaijani side, no one was injured, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Nagorno-Karabakh reported.
The building of the the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. Photo https://www.newsgeorgia.ge/мид-украину-покинуло-до-1-500-граждан-груз/
22:28, 11 March 2022
About 1500 Georgian citizens return to their homeland from Ukraine
Every day, residents of Georgia are being evacuated from the special military operation zone in Ukraine by buses through Poland, Romania, and Moldova. In Georgia, activists raise money, food, medicine, and clothes for residents of Ukraine.
A school in the village of Khnapat was closed afte the shelling. The Askeran District of Nagorno-Karabakh. March 11, 2022. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:15, 11 March 2022
Nagorno-Karabakh reports about a mortar shelling attack on a rural school
A school in the village of Khnapat was shelled with mortars from the Azerbaijani direction, and the Azerbaijani military used loudspeakers to request residents of the village of Tagavard to leave the village, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Nagorno-Karabakh reported.
An explosion. Photo by the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Defence https://www.mil.am/ru/news/10180
22:09, 11 March 2022
Azerbaijan reports shootouts in conflict zone and on border
Last night, the positions of Azerbaijani militaries located in the Fizuli, Khodjavend, Agdam, Khodjaly and Kalbadjar Districts were shelled, after which return fire was opened, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.
Gusein Gasimov. Screenshot of the page https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca6-rdSsVhi/
22:05, 11 March 2022
Serviceman from Dagestan dies in Ukraine
Gusein Gasimov, a native of the village of Chokh-Kommuna in the Gunib District, has perished in the military operation in Ukraine.
The military equipment of the Armenian army. Photo by the press service of the Ministry of Defence of Armenia https://www.mil.am/ru/news/10180
14:37, 11 March 2022
Nagorno-Karabakh calls on international community to condemn Azerbaijan's actions
The shelling of dwelling settlements of Nagorno-Karabakh by Azerbaijan keeps people in suspense, the MPs of the National Assembly (Parliament) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of the unrecognized republic have stated. They called on the international community to recognize Nagorno-Karabakh's right to independence.
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A fighter from Khasavyurt was killed in a military operation.

Three soldiers from Dagestan were killed in Ukraine.

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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.