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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.

13:17, 7 March 2026

The Rostov-on-Don prosecutor's office has demanded a ban on a Christian Baptist organization.

The district prosecutor's office in Rostov-on-Don has found violations in the activities of the International Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists and demanded its ban.

A truck with the flags of Iran and Russia. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in Photoshop.

12:18, 7 March 2026

About 200 stranded truck drivers have been allowed to cross the Iranian border.

Heavy-duty truck traffic, including from Dagestan, across the Iranian-Azerbaijani border has resumed as normal, according to the Association of Road Carriers. The forced idling of a truck at the border allows the carrier to avoid liability for cargo damage, the lawyer noted.

11:18, 7 March 2026

A fighter from Dagestan was killed in a military operation.

Shakhmirza Tagirov from the Magaramkent district was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,839 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

Azerbaijani Embassy staff at the Astara border crossing. Photo: Report https://report.az/ru/vneshnyaya-politika/sotrudniki-posolstva-azerbajdzhana-v-tegerane-evakuiruyutsya-iz-irana

10:20, 7 March 2026

Azerbaijani diplomatic mission staff evacuated from Iran

Employees of the embassy in Tehran and the consulate general in Tabriz were evacuated to Azerbaijan.

09:21, 7 March 2026

12 drones were shot down in two regions of the Southern Federal District.

Last night, the military shot down six drones in the Rostov region and six in the Volgograd region.

Farid Mehralizade. Photo: https://yenixeber.az/ferid-mehralizade-saxlanilib-din-den-aciqlama-114522

08:22, 7 March 2026

Mehralizade asked for an acquittal in his cassation appeal.

The Supreme Court of Azerbaijan has begun hearing the cassation appeal against the sentence of economist Farid Mehralizade, convicted in the Abzas Media case. The defendant and his defense have declared his innocence and called for the verdict to be overturned.

A UAV in flight. Illustration created by the Caucasian Knot using AI in the Copilot program.

07:23, 7 March 2026

Drones were shot down in three districts of the Rostov region.

Military personnel shot down drones in the Chertkovsky, Sholokhovsky, and Millerovsky districts of the Rostov Region. According to the governor, there were no injuries.

Vasily Krasinsky. Photo from the Rudnyansky District Administration's Telegram channel https://t.me/moya_rudnya/1892

06:29, 7 March 2026

A fighter from the Volgograd region was killed in Ukraine.

Vasily Krasinsky from the Rudnyansky district was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,708 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

05:30, 7 March 2026

The Ambassador to Moscow voiced Azerbaijan's position on the UAV attack.

Baku's position in response to the UAV attacks on Nakhchivan includes political, diplomatic, and military measures, stated Azerbaijani Ambassador to Russia Rahman Mustafayev.

04:31, 7 March 2026

Military experts have ruled out Georgia's role in the drone attack on Abkhazia.

Russian military analysts believe Georgia is unlikely to have been involved in the drone attack on Abkhazia, and they also believe it's premature to talk about the weakness of Abkhaz air defenses. Abkhaz experts noted that the attack had no significant consequences.

03:32, 7 March 2026

Commentators found Umar Dzhabrailov's actions contradictory

Facebook* users and commenters on the "Caucasian Knot" noted the controversial nature of businessman Umar Dzhabrailov's business and political activities, recalling his philanthropy and scandalous actions.

02:33, 7 March 2026

The fire at the substation in the village of Berezhny has been extinguished.

A fire that broke out after the fall of a drone on the morning of March 6 has been extinguished in the Abinsky district of Kuban.

01:34, 7 March 2026

The former prime minister of Karachay-Cherkessia has been accused of organizing a contract killing.

A contract killing case, in which Vladimir Kaishev, the former head of the Karachay-Cherkessia government, is accused of organizing, has been filed with the Yessentuki City Court. The murdered man, Gennady Tanov, was a shareholder in a mineral water plant in which Kaishev also owned a stake.

00:40, 7 March 2026

Three soldiers from the Rostov region were killed in Ukraine.

Vitaly Miroshnichenko, Denis Korogodin, and Sergei Kirshenko from the Salsky District were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, at least 870 combatants from the Rostov Region have been officially recognized as killed there.

23:54, 6 March 2026

Pro-European protests in Georgia have continued for 464 consecutive days.

Participants in a rally outside the Georgian Parliament on Rustaveli Avenue congratulated Archimandrite Dorota Kurashvili, who was defrocked and stripped of his right to conduct religious services for supporting protesters, on his birthday.

23:15, 6 March 2026

A Dagestani resident has been charged with inciting terrorism.

FSB officers accused a resident of the village of Usemikent in the Kayakent District of making public calls for terrorist and extremist activities. The case was opened after the preacher's lecture was published online.

22:35, 6 March 2026

Crossing the border between Iran and Azerbaijan has been resumed.

Azerbaijani border crossings have begun allowing trucks returning from Iran and heading back to the country. Dagestani trucks are also currently crossing the border.

22:25, 6 March 2026

Baku accused Iran of plotting terrorist attacks on Azerbaijani territory.

The State Security Service of Azerbaijan reported the thwarting of several terrorist attacks planned by Iranian intelligence agencies in the country. The Baku-Ceyhan oil pipeline and the Israeli Embassy in Azerbaijan were identified as the targets of the attacks.

21:39, 6 March 2026

A resident of Karachay-Cherkessia received 15 days in jail for comments about Putin.

The Khabez District Court of Karachay-Cherkessia sentenced Mukharabi Shebzukhov to 15 days of administrative arrest for comments he made in several VKontakte communities.

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