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05:52, 8 August 2026
A fighter from the Rostov region was killed in Ukraine.
Evgeny Okhrimenko was killed in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the special operation, at least 964 fighters from the Rostov region have been officially recognized as killed.
04:53, 8 August 2026
The former official was convicted in Dagestan in a case regarding construction near the Khanag waterfall.
The court sentenced a former official of the Tabasaran district administration to three and a half years in prison for issuing a permit for construction near the natural monument of the Khanag waterfall.
03:53, 8 August 2026
The former head of the Yelansk district appealed the verdict.
The former head of the Yelansk district of the Volgograd region, Dmitry Litvinov, who was sentenced to 10 years for fraud in the construction of houses for orphans, filed an appeal against the verdict.
02:53, 8 August 2026
A resident of Tsukhinval asked to complete the restoration of her house in Tsukhinval.
The house of Tsukhinval resident Nina Komarova was destroyed during the hostilities in 2008. Since then, the house has not been restored. Komarova appealed to the acting president of South Ossetia, Marat Kambolov, asking to complete the restoration of the house.
01:54, 8 August 2026
The serviceman was convicted in Nalchik for desertion.
The Nalchik garrison military court sentenced serviceman Amir Kostoев to five years in a penal colony, finding him guilty of desertion.
00:55, 8 August 2026
Residents of Makhachkala complained about prolonged power outages.
In apartment buildings in Makhachkala, the electricity has been turned off for several hours daily for a month now, forcing people to go out for a protest, but the situation with regular power outages in the city remains unresolved.
23:55, 7 August 2026
Activists in Tbilisi honored the memory of the heroes of the August war
On the 618th day of continuous protests, demonstrators in Tbilisi held a march dedicated to the 18th anniversary of the August war. Participants of the march carried placards with the names of killed Georgian servicemen.
23:02, 7 August 2026
Daudov reported on funding for flood victims in Chechnya.
The authorities of Chechnya will additionally allocate 505 million rubles to residents of the republic affected by the consequences of the spring floods. 320.7 million rubles from the federal budget is directed to support affected agricultural producers.
22:40, 7 August 2026
Georgy Baramidze is under investigation for treason and sabotage.
The Prosecutor General's Office of Georgia has launched an investigation into charges of treason and sabotage in connection with statements made by one of the leaders of the "United National Movement," Georgy Baramidze, after comments about the execution of prisoners in Abkhazia.
Refueling in Abkhazia. Illustration created by "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program.
22:08, 7 August 2026
The authorities of Abkhazia reported on fuel supplies against the backdrop of queues at gas stations.
A new batch of fuel has arrived in Abkhazia, but gasoline is being issued to drivers in limited quantities amid long queues, as reported by social media users.
21:10, 7 August 2026
The trial against Karekin II mobilized his supporters.
Judge Akop Manukyan recused himself at the first hearing of the criminal case against the Catholicos of all Armenians Karekin II and six hierarchs. The Catholicos, two archbishops, and four bishops are accused of obstructing the execution of a judicial act.
20:45, 7 August 2026
Less than a third of those affected by the flooding received payments in Dagestan
The authorities of Dagestan reported on payments to 80 thousand residents of the republic who were recognized as victims of the flooding. The total amount of payments reached 2.9 billion rubles.
19:47, 7 August 2026
The court's decision on the appeal of the former leaders of Nagorno-Karabakh sparked controversy on social media.
Before filing a complaint with the ECHR, the convicted former leaders and residents of Nagorno-Karabakh in Baku still have mechanisms for appeal at the national level; they are unlikely to count on pardon or amnesty, the lawyer noted. Social media users debated the further fate of the convicted, with some commentators expressing the opinion that even if the ECHR rules in their favor, it is unlikely to be enforced by the Azerbaijani authorities.
19:37, 7 August 2026
The victim in the "Invest Sochi" case complained about the investigation's delays.
The Prosecutor General's Office and the Investigative Committee have not made a procedural decision for a year regarding the complaint of the victim in the case of the embezzlement of 6.5 billion rubles from the shareholders in Sochi, Ekaterina Abramova. An employee of the Krasnodar prosecutor's office even blocked Abramova on WhatsApp*.
18:38, 7 August 2026
A resident of Ingushetia received a sentence for an anti-Semitic comment
The court sentenced a resident of Ingushetia, Akromat Daurbekov, to two years in a penal colony, recognizing his comment on social media as rehabilitation of Nazism. The phone from which the man wrote about Hitler and the Jews was confiscated for state revenue.
17:43, 7 August 2026
Kadyrov awarded the title of Hero of Chechnya to his eldest son.
The title of Hero of Chechnya was awarded to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Physical Culture and Sports Akhmat Kadyrov for his contribution to the development of physical culture and sports in the region. The title is awarded by the head of Chechnya.
16:41, 7 August 2026
PNFA activist Salaev was released early in Azerbaijan.
The chairman of the Salyan district branch of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party, Alizamin Salaev, was released from the correctional facility after his sentence was reduced as part of an amnesty. The politician stated his intention to continue the fight for democratic changes and the release of political prisoners.
Beach in Anapa. Photo: https://vk.ru/seaoz?z=photo-145347798_457423401%2Fwall-145347798_307608
15:42, 7 August 2026
105 beaches are open in Anapa after the oil spill.
105 beaches in Anapa have already received permission to operate from Rospotrebnadzor, and another 4 are undergoing examination.
Residents of the village of Olginka. Screenshot from the video https://vkvideo.ru/video-211417460_456239611
14:42, 7 August 2026
Residents of the cooperative in Olginka were outraged by the demands to demolish the cottages.
The authorities of the Tuapse district and the prosecutor's office are seeking the demolition of 50 cottages in the village of Olginka, with courts ruling in their favor. Residents have appealed to the President of Russia and the head of the Investigative Committee. They stated that their homes were built completely legally and demanded an investigation into the situation.
13:42, 7 August 2026
The court in Nalchik sentenced the soldier for leaving the unit.
Viktor Dudnik was sentenced by a military court in Nalchik to five years for a two-month absence from his unit.
News
Badra Gunba. Photo: http://abkhazinform.com/ Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of February 24-March 2, 2025

A rally in the village of Novokuli to mark 81 years since the beginning of a deportation of the Vainakhs. Photo from the Telegram channel of the administration of the Novolaksky District of Dagestan https://t.me/novolak_vesti/19308 Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of February 17-23, 2025

The wreckage of a drone. Picture made in Photoshop by the "Caucasian Knot" Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of February 10-16, 2025

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.