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Participants in a memorial rally for the victims of the deportation of the Balkar people. March 8, 2024. Video still from the "Khasanya Official" Telegram channel https://t.me/khasanya_official/1574
10:03, 8 March 2026
Residents of Kabardino-Balkaria celebrate the 82nd anniversary of the deportation.
Today, Kabardino-Balkaria marks the 82nd anniversary of Stalin's deportation of the Balkar people to Kazakhstan and Central Asia.
Givi Targamadze, Gubaz Sanikidze, Giorgi Kandelaki, Tina Khidasheli. Photo: Interpressnews https://www.interpressnews.ge/ JAMnews https://jam-news.net/ Collage by the "Caucasian Knot."
08:05, 8 March 2026
Opposition figures and historians in Georgia summoned for questioning after Iranian university claims
The Georgian State Security Service has summoned four individuals for questioning in connection with allegations regarding Al-Mustafa International University. The investigation was launched amid attacks by Georgian Dream representatives against the authors of a study on Iranian influence in Georgia.
07:06, 8 March 2026
Drone attacks were recorded in three districts of the Rostov region.
Military personnel shot down drones in the Chertkovsky, Millerovsky, and Morozovsky districts of the Rostov Region. According to the governor, there were no injuries.
06:07, 8 March 2026
Five fighters from Volzhsky have been identified as killed in Ukraine.
In Volzhsky, awards were presented to the families of soldiers killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,714 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.
05:08, 8 March 2026
Sochi residents complained about problems with garbage disposal.
In Sochi, on the eve of International Women's Day, waste bins are overflowing with trash, illegal dumps are growing, and bulky waste is not being collected. Sochi residents are confident that the announced increase in waste collection fees will not improve the situation.
04:09, 8 March 2026
A Tbilisi court has set bail for those involved in the attack on Publika journalists.
The Tbilisi City Court set bail of 3,000 lari each for Saba Mindiashvili and Levan Zardiashvili, who are accused of attacking journalists from Publika last fall.
03:10, 8 March 2026
The deputy head of the Pyatigorsk administration has been arrested in connection with an abuse of power case.
A Stavropol court has remanded the first deputy head of the Pyatigorsk administration, who is accused of abuse of office, to pretrial detention until May 5.
02:11, 8 March 2026
Human rights activists have called for the release of journalists arrested in Azerbaijan.
On the occasion of International Women's Human Rights Day, the organization drew attention to the plight of nine journalists arrested in Azerbaijan and called for their release.
01:12, 8 March 2026
An oil depot caught fire after a drone attack in the Krasnodar region.
A drone attack caused a fire at an oil depot in Armavir.
00:13, 8 March 2026
Journalists accused of blocking sidewalks during protests in Tbilisi
Netgazeti journalist Mariam Dzidzaria and Tabula's Mariam Kuprava have been accused of blocking the sidewalk during daily protests outside the Georgian parliament building.
23:17, 7 March 2026
Two Chechen fighters were killed in the SVO zone.
Zelimkhan Batukaev and Alkhazur Saikhanov from the Vedensky district were killed in the military operation in Ukraine. Since its beginning, at least 260 Chechen fighters have been officially confirmed dead.
Sergey Melikov. Screenshot of a photo from his Telegram channel from March 6, 2026, https://t.me/melikov05/5121.
22:17, 7 March 2026
The Kremlin's reticence has raised questions about the outcome of Melikov's report.
The Kremlin website's report on Vladimir Putin and Sergei Melikov's meeting took up only two lines, though the republic's leader reported on his Telegram channel that he had spoken about Dagestan's economic achievements and support for the North Caucasus Military District. According to sources, Melikov requested 20 billion rubles for a number of projects, including the construction of an ice rink.
21:17, 7 March 2026
The "Strength in Unity" march ended with a protest outside the Georgian parliament.
The march, under the slogan "Strength in Unity," united representatives of the opposition alliance created to dismantle the regime. Participants in the march and rally outside the Georgian parliament demanded new elections and the release of political prisoners.
The inscription on the swimming trunks that led to the child's disqualification. Still from the video "Typical Krasnodar" from March 7, 2026, https://t.me/tipichkras/76181.
20:17, 7 March 2026
A swimmer from Krasnodar was disqualified from competition due to an English-language inscription.
A foreign brand's name on her swimming trunks and cap led to a child's disqualification from the Krasnodar Krai Swimming Championship. Regional administration officials cited the size of the inscription, not the language, as the reason for the disqualification, even though the competition regulations do not limit the size.
19:17, 7 March 2026
A soldier from Kabardino-Balkaria was killed in the SVO zone.
Hamlet Arakelov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 384 soldiers from Kabardino-Balkaria have been officially recognized as killed.
Evacuation at a checkpoint in Azerbaijan. Screenshot from a photo from Report from March 7, 2026, https://report.az/ru/vneshnyaya-politika/iz-irana-v-azerbajdzhan-evakuirovan-1761-grazhdanin-66-stran
18:17, 7 March 2026
282 Russian citizens were evacuated from Iran via Azerbaijan.
More than 1,790 people were evacuated from Iran through the Azerbaijani checkpoint, including 282 Russian citizens.
17:17, 7 March 2026
The Georgian State Security Service has begun investigating allegations of a "terrorist school."
The branch of Al-Mustafa International University in Georgia has come under scrutiny by the State Security Service (SSS) following allegations of links to terrorism after its former rector, Alireza Arafi, joined Iran's interim leadership council.
16:17, 7 March 2026
Social media users questioned Iran's involvement in the attack on Nakhichevan.
Although the Iranian president apologized to neighboring countries for attacks on their territory, the UAV strikes on Nakhchivan raise questions, social media users pointed out. Several commentators suggested that Iran's adversaries may have been interested in the attack, or that the strikes were staged.
15:17, 7 March 2026
The lack of specifics regarding fuel oil in Anapa has outraged Telegram users.
The latest government commission report does not contain specific data on the cleanup of the fuel oil spill and does not clarify the chances of reopening Anapa's beaches, social media users noted.
14:17, 7 March 2026
An officer from Volgograd was killed in combat.
Police Lieutenant Alexei Zvonkov was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,709 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.
News
A prisoner in a penal colony in Stavropol has been charged with extremism.

A court in Stavropol ordered compensation to be paid to Khalit Mustafayev's family.

More than 8,850 combatants from southern Russia have been officially recognized as killed in the SVO.

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.