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03:04, 5 March 2026

A Stavropol resident was sentenced to prison for inciting terrorism.

A military court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Stavropol resident Artur Shamanov to three years in prison, finding his comments on a messenger to be justification and propaganda for terrorism.

02:05, 5 March 2026

Seven soldiers from Karachay-Cherkessia were killed in Ukraine.

Voldemar Petrov, Stanislav Durakov, Rasul Saryev, and four other fellow countrymen were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have named at least 190 soldiers from Karachay-Cherkessia killed there.

01:09, 5 March 2026

A Novorossiysk resident was arrested for publicly calling for the arson of hospitals.

A 50-year-old resident of Novorossiysk has been accused of posting calls on social media to set fire to hospitals.

A still of three young people dancing near the cathedral. Photo: Donnews / Telegram channel

00:10, 5 March 2026

Three young people were fined for dancing near a cathedral in Novocherkassk.

In the Rostov region, three young men were charged for a video of them dancing near an Orthodox church. The participants apologized to the police for their actions.

Paying taxes. Photo screenshot: https://chgtrk.ru/novosti/obshchestvo/jiteli-chuvashii-mogut-oplatit-nalogi-na-pochte-srazu-pri-poluchenii-uvedomleniya/

23:59, 4 March 2026

Complaints about insufficient tax collection in Dagestan have been misdirected

A member of the Dagestani parliament, who, according to Telegram channels, was criticized by the head of the republic for poor tax collection, bears no responsibility for the large-scale corruption in the republic. Small businesses, who will be subject to further audits, will also fail to generate sufficient revenue.

23:00, 4 March 2026

A Stavropol Krai court upheld the law on the euthanasia of stray animals.

A Stavropol Krai court has denied animal rights activists' request to invalidate a regional law permitting the euthanization of stray animals. The activists announced they are preparing an appeal.

Supporters of European integration protested outside the Georgian parliament for the 462nd day in a row. Photo: Publika / Facebook

22:03, 4 March 2026

Protests in Tbilisi continued for the 462nd day in a row.

Supporters of European integration have marched outside the Georgian parliament for the 462nd day in a row. Two protesters were sentenced today to administrative arrest for blocking a road.

21:40, 4 March 2026

Alaudinov called for help for Iran

Iran needs help in every possible way, said Apti Alaudinov, head of the Akhmat special forces, who expressed his readiness to travel to Iran if Russia's leadership so decides.

20:44, 4 March 2026

The court confiscated the property of the former deputy minister of natural resources of Kuban.

The Oktyabrsky District Court of Krasnodar seized the apartments, cars, and cash of former First Deputy Minister of Natural Resources of the Krasnodar Territory Alexander Kainov and his associates. The total amount recovered was over 100 million rubles.

20:07, 4 March 2026

A serviceman from Kabardino-Balkaria was convicted for being absent from his unit.

A military court in Nalchik sentenced Beslan Khamukov to five years in prison, finding him guilty of leaving his unit without permission during mobilization.

19:18, 4 March 2026

Users pointed out that data on the results of sand samples on Anapa beaches is not publicly available.

Representatives from Rospotrebnadzor took samples from Miracleon Beach in Vityazevo, which is being refilled with new sand, including samples of the imported sand itself. Telegram users emphasized that, as before, the results of the studies are unlikely to be made public.

18:30, 4 March 2026

A Dagestani soldier was killed in Ukraine.

Timur Vazhinsky from Kizlyar was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have publicly named at least 1,837 Dagestani combatants killed there.

17:44, 4 March 2026

A resident of Kabardino-Balkaria has been arrested in connection with a terrorism case.

A 42-year-old resident of Kabardino-Balkaria is suspected of recruiting into the ranks of a terrorist organization.

16:55, 4 March 2026

UAV wreckage found on the grounds of sanatoriums in Gelendzhik

Drone fragments fell on the grounds of three sanatoriums located in the village of Kabardinka in Gelendzhik. Tourists had to be evacuated from one of them.

16:25, 4 March 2026

Doctors have described the condition of those injured in the drone attack on Volgograd as satisfactory.

Five people injured in the overnight drone attack on Volgograd are undergoing treatment in the neurosurgery department.

15:55, 4 March 2026

A soldier from Kamyshin was killed in a military operation.

Igor Volvach was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,707 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

Police officers detain suspects. Illustration created by Caucasian Knot using AI in the Copilot program.

14:55, 4 March 2026

A Stavropol court has arrested those accused of embezzling 67 million from Rosatom.

Those arrested are suspected of stealing money during the construction of roads to one of the largest wind farms in southern Russia.

13:58, 4 March 2026

Human rights activists have recorded a significant increase in the number of imprisoned journalists in Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijan is among the European countries with the highest rate of criminal prosecution of journalists. Of the 148 journalists imprisoned at the end of 2025, 36 were in Azerbaijan.

13:00, 4 March 2026

Facebook* users found the circumstances of Dzhabrailov's death strange.

Social media users found the circumstances of the death of former Chechen senator Umar Dzhabrailov mysterious, skeptical of the suicide theory. Readers of the "Caucasian Knot" also expressed doubts about the businessman's suicide.

12:04, 4 March 2026

A student from Novocherkassk has been arrested in connection with a terrorist attack.

A Novocherkassk university student suspected of setting two electrical substations on fire has been taken into custody.

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