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Flags of Russia and Azerbaijan. Photo: https://rtvi.com/
17:04, 20 August 2026
Baku political scientists assessed the limits of escalation in Russian-Azerbaijani relations.
Despite another round of crisis in relations, Moscow and Baku will be forced to maintain pragmatic cooperation, as they are interdependent in trade and the implementation of logistics projects, including the "North-South" corridor, noted Baku political scientists interviewed by "Caucasian Knot".
16:38, 20 August 2026
The serviceman was found guilty in Nalchik for two episodes of absence from the unit.
The court in Nalchik sentenced serviceman Arthur Ulbashov to five years and one month in prison for two absences from service during mobilization.
16:03, 20 August 2026
Residents of Makhachkala achieved a response from officials regarding the broken road.
After the resonance in social media due to the broken roadway of Sochinskaya Street in Makhachkala, where several wheelchair users live, the utility workers filled the holes and bumps with gravel, but this did not solve the problem, local residents noted. An activist reported that the authorities of Makhachkala promised to repair this road, and a lawyer pointed out the violation of the rights of the disabled.
A law enforcement officer with a radio. Photo: Vlad Alexandrov, YUGA.ru
15:41, 20 August 2026
The resident of Stavropol is suspected of financing an extremist organization.
A criminal case has been initiated in Stavropol against a 40-year-old local resident who, according to the investigation, transferred money to an extremist organization seven times.
15:12, 20 August 2026
The authorities' report on equipping bomb shelters caused skepticism among Krasnodar residents.
The authorities of Krasnodar reported that they required management companies to equip shelters in basements. Local residents, commenting on this report in Telegram, complained about the formal approach to preparing shelters and pointed out the unsuitability of some basements for these purposes.
14:40, 20 August 2026
A woman from Makhachkala was fined for financing FBK*
The Lenin District Court of Makhachkala found a local resident guilty of financing extremist activities and sentenced her to a fine of 500,000 rubles.
14:10, 20 August 2026
Eco-activists called to preserve the rehabilitation center "Zhemchuzhnaya" in Anapa.
Under the conditions of constant technogenic pressure on the Black Sea coast, closing the rehabilitation center for wild animals "Zhemchuzhnaya" in the village of Vityazevo in Anapa is unacceptable. If this center closes, the rescue of the affected fauna will effectively become a personal matter for individual enthusiasts who have neither resources nor medications, eco-activists pointed out.
13:23, 20 August 2026
A serviceman from Dagestan killed in Ukraine
Idris Mutailov from Khasavyurt was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have acknowledged at least 2077 servicemen from Dagestan killed there.
12:35, 20 August 2026
Police detained a participant of the protest near the government building of Armenia.
The man was taken to the police station after hitting a police officer.
11:44, 20 August 2026
The enterprise caught fire in Kuban after a drone attack.
Authorities reported the extinguished fire in the village of Volna in the Krasnodar region.
10:45, 20 August 2026
The increased explosions in Azerbaijan have highlighted the difficulties of demining.
The return of people to the territories over which Azerbaijan has regained control, and the associated activation of agricultural work, have become one of the reasons for the increase in the number of mine incidents.
09:45, 20 August 2026
Three combatants from Dagestan were killed in combat.
Gadzhimurad Abdulaev, Sharip Bilalov, and Batirkhan Berikhanov were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have acknowledged at least 2076 servicemen from Dagestan as killed there.
08:47, 20 August 2026
The crisis with gasoline supplies pointed to the inefficiency of Abkhaz officials.
Abkhazia critically depends on fuel supplies from Russia; exports from other countries are unlikely due to logistical problems. Supplies from Georgia have fundamentally not changed the situation in the republic, experts interviewed by "Caucasian Knot" believe.
07:48, 20 August 2026
The prosecution requested a suspended sentence for Azerbaijani activist Bayramov.
The prosecutor requested 9 years of probation for Azerbaijani activist Galib Bayramov. He himself denies the charges.
06:49, 20 August 2026
A large-scale drone raid was recorded in the Rostov region.
About 90 drones were shot down over the Rostov region overnight. Authorities did not report any casualties.
05:50, 20 August 2026
A resident of Ingushetia is accused of attacking police officers
The Supreme Court of Ingushetia refused to soften the measure of restraint for the resident of the republic, Musa Merzhoev, who was arrested after shooting at law enforcement officers and hitting a service vehicle.
04:51, 20 August 2026
The name of the soldier killed in Ukraine from Karachay-Cherkessia has been announced.
Azamat Salpagarov from Ust-Dzhegut is killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially recognized at least 203 combatants from Karachay-Cherkessia as killed there.
03:52, 20 August 2026
A resident of Kuban is accused of involvement with terrorists due to pro-Ukrainian graffiti.
The military court in Rostov-on-Don will consider the case of a young man from Krymsk, accused under two terrorism articles due to graffiti on walls and comments in a messenger.
Rescuers and a helicopter in the mountains. Photo: Main Department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations in Kabardino-Balkaria
02:53, 20 August 2026
Two tourists died in the mountains of Kabardino-Balkaria within a day.
Rescuers in Kabardino-Balkaria evacuated two deceased climbers and at least two injured individuals from the mountains during the day. A tourist from St. Petersburg suffered fatal injuries after being caught in a rockfall, the second deceased was a woman from India.
01:54, 20 August 2026
The Investigative Committee refused to clarify the fate of Abramova's report on the embezzlement.
The victim in the case of embezzlement of funds from shareholders in Sochi, Ekaterina Abramova, did not receive a response from the Investigative Committee regarding the whereabouts of her crime report submitted in person to Alexander Bastrykin in June 2025.
News
The number of fatalities from the drone attack in Krasnodar has reached four.

A leak from the sunken tankers near Anapa is being recorded after the report on the completion of the pumping of fuel oil.

The opposition used the topic of tourists and relocants from Russia against the "Georgian Dream".

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.