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02:58, 23 September 2026

Four residents of Melitopol have been convicted in Rostov-on-Don for preparing terrorist acts.

The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced four residents of Melitopol to terms ranging from 17 to 28 years, finding them guilty of preparing terrorist acts against local officials.

01:59, 23 September 2026

The name of the officer from Stavropol killed in the special military operation has been revealed.

Andrey Lefterov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 976 fighters from the Stavropol region have been officially recognized as killed.

01:41, 23 September 2026

Rostov residents submitted more than 300 applications for payments after the UAV attack.

Residents of Rostov-on-Don submitted 306 applications for payments after the UAV attack on September 6. 16 apartment buildings were damaged, and four people were injured.

01:22, 23 September 2026

The final turnout in the Volgograd region became an indicator of rigging.

The voter turnout in the Volgograd region for the State Duma elections was a record 68.08%, which could not have been achieved without falsifications, even under conditions of mass coercion of budget workers and students, said a journalist and political scientist interviewed by "Caucasian Knot."

00:43, 23 September 2026

A resident of Krasnodar was fined for a comment about Putin's entourage.

The military court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced a native of Kuban to a monetary fine and confiscated the phone from which the man wrote an angry comment about the political leadership of the Russian Federation.

23:58, 22 September 2026

Demonstrators in Tbilisi demanded the release of prisoners of conscience

Residents of Tbilisi took to the parliament on the 664th day of continuous protests, demanding a change in political course and the release of those arrested in connection with the protests.

23:08, 22 September 2026

The search for tourists on Mount Dykhtau ended without results.

Rescuers surveyed the mountainous area in the Cherek region of Kabardino-Balkaria from a helicopter, where two climbers went missing, but they could not be found.

22:39, 22 September 2026

A native of Chechnya is suspected of justifying terrorism.

Investigators in Chechnya have opened a criminal case against a native of the republic, seeing in the video he published a justification for terrorist acts and calls for violence.

21:58, 22 September 2026

Yashchenko became the third fined Volgograd resident for posts from "Watch"*.

Fines for the post of the channel "Watch in Volgograd"*, in addition to the former correspondent of "Caucasian Knot" Vyacheslav Yashchenko, were imposed on two residents of Volgograd. One of the fined individuals, like Yashchenko, denies any connection to this project.

21:23, 22 September 2026

Azerbaijan has suspended air communication with Iran due to new US sanctions.

Due to another package of US sanctions against the aviation sector, the Islamic Republic of Azerbaijan has suspended air communication with Iran.

20:53, 22 September 2026

A soldier from Kalmykia was killed in the special military operation zone.

Bembya Ubushiev from the Yustin district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, authorities and security forces have acknowledged at least 263 fighters from Kalmykia as killed.

20:01, 22 September 2026

The correspondent of "Caucasian Knot" was fined for the activities of Volgograd's "Dozor"*

The court in Volgograd fined former correspondent of "Caucasian Knot" Vyacheslav Yashchenko for publications of the channel "Dozor in Volgograd"*, although Yashchenko insists that he has no relation to this project.

Arekhnaz Manukyan. Photo: https://ru.aravot.am/2022/03/01/378157/

19:38, 22 September 2026

The court has softened the preventive measure for Arekhnaz Manukyan.

Board member of the "Mother Armenia" party, Arekhnaz Manukyan, accused of disclosing state secrets, has been placed under house arrest.

19:14, 22 September 2026

The former ataman and his son are accused of land embezzlement in the Rostov region.

The Rostov Regional Court will hear the case of the former ataman of the Cossack society "Stanytsa Olginskaya" and his son, accused of embezzling land worth 850 million rubles.

18:48, 22 September 2026

Security forces have been arrested in connection with the deaths of two individuals following an interrogation in Dagestan.

27-year-old Suleiman Magomedov and another police officer have been arrested in a case of torture, evidence fabrication, and incitement to suicide. The case was initiated in connection with the deaths of two individuals following an interrogation about the March shootout in the Buynaksk district of Dagestan.

17:59, 22 September 2026

The sentence of the spouses from Makhachkala for raising funds for "Azov"* was upheld on appeal.

The appellate military court upheld the sentence of the spouses from Makhachkala, Nadezhda and Dmitry Valuyev, who were sentenced in absentia for raising funds for drones for the "Azov" battalion*.

17:14, 22 September 2026

A resident of Kabardino-Balkaria was fined for a banned book

The court in Nalchik fined a local resident under the article on the distribution of extremist materials. Investigators believe that she attempted to sell a religious publication online that is included in Russia's list of banned materials.

16:25, 22 September 2026

Kakheti grape growers achieved an increase in purchase prices for their products.

On the second day of the protest by Kakheti grape growers, the authorities of Georgia fulfilled their main demand and revised the purchase prices for grapes, increasing them for some products with low sugar content and lowering the minimum sugar content level at which grapes are accepted at the maximum price.

15:26, 22 September 2026

The picketers in Yerevan expressed support for Mansur Movlaev.

In Yerevan, near the embassy of Kazakhstan, an event took place where participants called on the official Astana not to extradite Chechen native Mansur Movlaev and activist Yulia Emelyanova to the Russian authorities.

Weapons found in the house of a resident of the village of Balakhani in the Unzukul district. September 22, 2026. Photo: Ministry of Internal Affairs of Dagestan

14:37, 22 September 2026

Security forces reported the detention of underground arms dealers in the Unzukul district.

Four residents of the Unzukul district of Dagestan had homemade pistols, parts and screws from grips, carbines, and more than 800 cartridges seized.

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A native of Chechnya is suspected of justifying terrorism.

The picketers in Yerevan expressed support for Mansur Movlaev.

Mansur Movlaev. Photo: https://www.instagram.com/muratadam_advocat/p/DJ6Jh9rsJSq/?img_index=2 belongs to the company Meta, which is banned in Russia.

Movlaev's account of his conversation with the prosecutor caused a resonance online.

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