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06:15, 16 September 2026

The sentence for the defendants in the case of the terrorist attack on the Crimean Bridge has been upheld.

The life sentence for eight defendants in the case of the terrorist attack on the Crimean Bridge in October 2022 has been upheld.

05:15, 16 September 2026

Residents of Elista expressed their willingness to go to the elections

Residents of Elista named the rise in prices among the main problems, stating that they plan to participate in the elections on September 18-20. Protest-minded people are unlikely to go to the elections at all, believes the political scientist.

04:16, 16 September 2026

Kadyrov participated in the opening of the first "Vkusno - i tochka" restaurant in Chechnya.

The first "Vkusno - i tochka" establishment in Chechnya has opened in the "Grozny Mall" shopping complex, which is also the first halal restaurant of the chain in Russia. The opening was attended by the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, and his daughter Khadija.

03:16, 16 September 2026

The court refused to soften the preventive measures for the Khachaturyan sisters.

The court in Moscow refused to soften the preventive measures for the Khachaturyan sisters, who are accused of murdering their father. They have been prohibited from seeing each other for eight years. The lawyers also complained about the delays and the refusal of the investigation to terminate the criminal case.

02:17, 16 September 2026

Irakli Bzhinava is accused of justifying terrorism due to publications about Basayev.

Law enforcement officials have initiated a new criminal case against the arrested Abkhaz lawyer Irakli Bzhinava in Rostov-on-Don. The reason for the prosecution was publications about the Chechen field commander Shamil Basayev.

01:31, 16 September 2026

A resident of Kabardino-Balkaria died on a tourist route in the mountains

Rescuers in the Cherek region of Kabardino-Balkaria went in search of a missing local resident and found his body in a mountain crevice.

00:57, 16 September 2026

Armenian activists called on diplomats to condemn the visits of their colleagues to Karabakh.

Public organizations and activists from Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh, and the diaspora appealed to diplomatic missions in Yerevan. They demanded a political and legal assessment of the visits of foreign representatives to Karabakh and to seek access for a UNESCO mission to Armenian monuments.

00:29, 16 September 2026

A military man from the Astrakhan region was killed in Ukraine

Bogdan Mazurov from the Kamyzyak district was killed in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 763 fighters from the Astrakhan region have been officially recognized as killed.

23:58, 15 September 2026

Participants in the rallies in Batumi and Tbilisi demanded the release of political prisoners.

On the 657th day of pro-European protests, the fifth president of Georgia, Salome Zourabichvili, recorded a video message in support of the opposition figure Elene Khoshtaria, who was arrested a year ago, calling her "an example for all."

Queue at the gas station. Illustration created by "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program.

23:25, 15 September 2026

Volgograd residents disputed Bocharov's words about solving the gasoline problems.

The problem of providing gas stations in the Volgograd region with gasoline is being resolved, said Governor Andrey Bocharov. The day before, residents of the region told "Caucasian Knot" the opposite: queues, empty gas stations, and an exacerbation of the shortage ahead of the elections.

An appeal from the residents of the house in Mineralnye Vody. Frame from the video https://t.me/MinVody_Life_1/40845

22:55, 15 September 2026

Bastrikin instructed to check the complaints of hundreds of shareholders in Mineralnye Vody.

The shareholders of the residential complex in Mineralnye Vody recorded a video appeal to the governor of the Stavropol Territory, Vladimir Vladimirov, complaining about numerous defects in the buildings under construction. The Investigative Committee of Russia has instructed to organize an inspection.

Pollution on the shore of the Black Sea in the area from the port of Taman and beyond Cape Zhelezny Rog. Photo by the "Dolphins" Headquarters from 14.09.26, https://t.me/shtab_delfin

22:13, 15 September 2026

Volunteers reported new contaminations in the area of the port of Taman

In the area from the port of Taman and beyond Cape Zhelezny Rog, a section of the shoreline is contaminated with a fine fraction of an unknown oil product. Volunteers have begun to eliminate the pollution.

21:25, 15 September 2026

A resident of Krymsk was convicted for preparing an explosion at an electric grid company.

The military court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced resident of Krymsk, Pyotr Medvedev, to a long prison term, finding him guilty of preparing an explosion at the building of "Kuban Electric Networks" on the orders of Ukrainian special services.

20:52, 15 September 2026

The court ordered the administration of Sovkhoznoye to formalize the boundaries of the agricultural lands.

The Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria upheld the decision on the lawsuit of the prosecutor's office of the Zolsky district, recognizing the inaction of the administration of the village of Sovkhoznoye as illegal. The village authorities are required to clarify the boundaries of the land plots belonging to it and to lease them in the established manner.

20:16, 15 September 2026

The name of the soldier from Kalmykia killed in the special military operation has been revealed.

Lieutenant Yuri Meshchanov from Elista was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, authorities and security forces have acknowledged at least 260 fighters from Kalmykia as killed.

19:25, 15 September 2026

Analysts have ruled out the possibility of protest voting in Dagestan.

The protest potential of the residents of Dagestan, dissatisfied with communal problems and high tariffs, is in a passive state and may only manifest in low voter turnout during elections, analysts interviewed by "Caucasian Knot" believe.

18:26, 15 September 2026

Malkhaz Machalikashvili was fined for insulting Ivanishvili.

The Akhmet Magistrate Court fined the father of the murdered Temirlan Machalikashvili, Malkhaz Machalikashvili, for insulting the founder of the "Georgian Dream" party, Bidzina Ivanishvili.

17:36, 15 September 2026

A resident of Novorossiysk received a sentence for a comment about the death of a Z-blogger

The military court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Alexander Borovkov from Novorossiysk to a term in a penal colony, finding justification for terrorism in his comment about the case of Daria Trepova.

16:58, 15 September 2026

A soldier from Dagestan killed in Ukraine

Ramazan Abdurakhmanov from the Tabasaransky district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have acknowledged at least 2114 military personnel from Dagestan killed there.

16:00, 15 September 2026

The election campaign in Kabardino-Balkaria was marked by the absence of a real alternative.

Voters from Kabardino-Balkaria pointed to weak pre-election activity, a lack of information about candidates, and disappointment in the ability to influence the voting results. Some residents stated that they intend to support certain parties and their representatives, while others noted the absence of candidates for whom they are willing to cast their vote.

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