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13:39, 22 September 2026

The appellate court in Baku rejected the defense motions in the Toplum TV case.

The court in Baku rejected all eight defense motions in the Toplum TV case, including for a retrial and calling witnesses, after which conflicts arose between the defendants and the judge. The head of the Institute of Democratic Initiatives, Akif Gurbanov, was removed from the courtroom. Five other defendants refused to participate in the trial in solidarity. After that, the session was declared closed.

12:41, 22 September 2026

Residents of Makhachkala complained about rising expenses due to the increase in utility tariffs.

The upcoming increase in electricity and water tariffs will significantly raise the expenses of families and pensioners, residents of Dagestan reported. They complained about the high share of utility payments in the family budget and demanded an explanation for the reasons behind the tariff increase.

11:43, 22 September 2026

59 Azerbaijani families returned to Karabakh

In Khankendi, as well as in the Khojaly, Agdere, and Jabrayil districts, 284 members of Azerbaijani families who left the region during the Karabakh conflict returned today.

10:46, 22 September 2026

The prosecutor's office pointed out the violation of the rights of disabled individuals at the checkpoint "Yarag-Kazmalyar".

The infrastructure of the border crossing "Yarag-Kazmalyar" is not adapted for people with limited mobility and those with disabilities, the prosecutor's office stated. Residents of Dagestan regularly complain about the lack of accessible environments in hospitals, government institutions, and urban infrastructure.

09:47, 22 September 2026

The Rostov region was subjected to a massive drone attack.

Air defense forces neutralized more than 70 drones in seven districts of the Rostov region last night.

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

08:49, 22 September 2026

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

According to Mansur Movlaev, the prosecutor who visited him stated that extradition from Kazakhstan is inevitable and that the native of Chechnya could become a martyr. Social media users, commenting on this story, criticized the authorities of Kazakhstan and demanded that Movlaev not be handed over to Russian security forces.

Children walk along the edge of the road due to the lack of a sidewalk. Frame from the video https://t.me/tipichkras/83286

07:51, 22 September 2026

The state of pedestrian infrastructure in Krasnodar has given rise to criticism of officials.

Children from the village near the Kopansky farm have to walk to school along a busy highway without a sidewalk and lighting, a local resident complained on Telegram. Other residents, commenting on her complaint, criticized officials for the lack of a safe pedestrian road and pointed out that such problems in Krasnodar remain unresolved for years.

06:53, 22 September 2026

The Rostov court found a Yalta resident guilty of treason and possession of explosives.

The Southern District Military Court sentenced Yalta resident Vitaly Cherny to 22 years in a strict regime, finding him guilty of manufacturing explosives and treason.

05:55, 22 September 2026

An illegal mining farm was discovered in the Unzukul district.

A mining farm illegally connected to the power grid was discovered in the village of Balakhani.

04:56, 22 September 2026

A resident of Vladikavkaz is accused of displaying prohibited symbols.

A criminal case has been initiated against a previously convicted resident of Vladikavkaz, who demonstrated tattoos with prohibited symbols to his cellmates in the detention center.

03:57, 22 September 2026

Residents of Stavropol assessed the governor's promises to improve the situation with gasoline skeptically.

The Governor of the Stavropol Territory, Vladimir Vladimirov, promised that the situation with fuel availability at gas stations will stabilize by the beginning of October. His fellow countrymen expressed skeptical opinions in the comments regarding the promises and reminded that he had previously stated that the situation would improve by the second half of September.

02:57, 22 September 2026

The LDPR entered the parliament of Chechnya for the first time.

For the first time in history, the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia entered the parliament of Chechnya, where it received two seats as a result of the elections.

Grape growers from Kakheti demand an increase in the purchase price of grapes. Photo: Kakhetis Khma / Kakhetis Khma/ owned by Meta, whose activities are banned in Russia.

01:57, 22 September 2026

Grape growers in Georgia demanded an increase in payments for the harvest.

Grape growers in Kakheti held a protest due to low purchase prices for their products. The protesters stated they faced problems in selling their harvest and demanded the government increase the purchase price of grapes.

01:22, 22 September 2026

Kadyrov's nephew received the assets of the American holding Aptar for management.

Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the transfer of Russian assets of the American manufacturer of plastic tableware and packaging Aptar to the temporary management of Yakub Zakriyev's company.

00:57, 22 September 2026

Two tourists went missing in the mountains of Kabardino-Balkaria

Rescuers in Kabardino-Balkaria are searching for two climbers who went missing on Mount Dykhtau. They were not found during the first day of search operations.

00:15, 22 September 2026

A contractor from Kalmykia was killed in Ukraine

Erdni Chapurtinov from the Ketchenerovsky district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, authorities and security forces have acknowledged at least 262 fighters from Kalmykia as killed.

23:58, 21 September 2026

Pro-European protests in Georgian cities have been ongoing for 663 days.

Supporters of Georgia's Eurointegration took to the streets in Tbilisi, Kutaisi, and Batumi on the 663rd day of protests. Demonstrators in Adjara demanded the observance of citizens' constitutional rights.

23:09, 21 September 2026

A resident of Stavropol is accused of justifying terrorism.

Investigators in the Stavropol Territory have initiated a criminal case against an 18-year-old local resident, seeing in her publication in a messenger an justification of terrorism.

Kadyrov and the elections. The illustration was created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program.

22:18, 21 September 2026

The heads of the republics of the North Caucasus congratulated Kadyrov on his electoral record.

The head of Kabardino-Balkaria, Kazbek Kokov, called Ramzan Kadyrov's victory in the elections in Chechnya "convincing," while the acting head of Dagestan, Fyodor Shchukin, called it "brilliant" and "unconditional."

21:45, 21 September 2026

The serviceman was convicted in Nalchik for failing to report to his unit.

The court in Nalchik sentenced Khizir Gergov to seven years in a penal colony, finding him guilty of evading service during the mobilization period.

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