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A still of flooded streets in the village of Novokuli, Novolaksky District. Photo: People's Front / Telegram channel

22:42, 13 March 2026

Residents of the village of Novokuli demanded that the problem of street flooding be resolved.

Due to a lack of storm drains and clogged ditches, water has been standing on the streets of the village of Novokuli in the Novolaksky District for months, and numerous appeals to the district administration have yielded no results, villagers complained.

22:19, 13 March 2026

A serviceman from Kabardino-Balkaria was convicted of deserting his unit again.

A military court in Nalchik sentenced Astemir Kosheev to four years in prison, finding him guilty of leaving his unit without leave during mobilization. He had previously received a suspended sentence for the same offense.

21:44, 13 March 2026

Nalchik residents question the connection between rising prices and Ramadan.

Nalchik residents interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" noticed price increases for some food items last year. They do not associate the price hikes with the Muslim fast of Ramadan and the upcoming holiday of Eid al-Fitr.

20:56, 13 March 2026

Azerbaijani opposition figure Novruzov has been arrested for 25 days.

Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan activist Jeyhun Novruzov has been sentenced to 25 days of administrative arrest. Associates believe Novruzov is being persecuted for criticizing police activity.

20:18, 13 March 2026

Two regions of the North Caucasus have announced days off in connection with Eid al-Fitr.

In connection with the celebration of Eid al-Fitr, March 19 and 20 will be non-working days in Dagestan, and March 20 has been declared a day off in Kabardino-Balkaria.

19:41, 13 March 2026

The Ministry of Justice has declared journalist Sergei Reznik a foreign agent*.

Rostov investigative journalist Sergei Reznik*, convicted in absentia on charges of extremism and rehabilitation of Nazism, has been added to the register of foreign agents by the Russian Ministry of Justice.

19:15, 13 March 2026

A prisoner in a penal colony in Stavropol has been charged with extremism.

The case of a convicted man who encouraged other prisoners at a penal colony in Stavropol Krai to violate the regime's requirements has been referred to court.

18:45, 13 March 2026

A participant in a land dispute in Kantyshevo received the minimum sentence for double murder.

The Nazran District Court of Ingushetia found pensioner Magomed Kodzoev guilty of murdering two people in a state of passion and sentenced him to three years in a penal colony.

17:35, 13 March 2026

A soldier from the Krasnodar region was killed in Ukraine.

Emil Zaripov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 835 soldiers from the Krasnodar Krai have been officially recognized as killed.

17:22, 13 March 2026

A court fined a Krasnodar resident in connection with a donation case to the FBK*.

Following a review of his case concerning donations to the Anti-Corruption Foundation*, Krasnodar resident Dmitry Dyba was fined 300,000 rubles. His total donations amounted to 1,050 rubles.

16:29, 13 March 2026

Georgia has promised not to accept "shadow fleet" vessels.

Georgian authorities have pledged not to accept tankers linked to Russia.

15:30, 13 March 2026

The names of two Dagestan combatants killed in Ukraine have been released.

Radzhab Zainudinov and Saibodin Gazimagomedov were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, at least 1,863 Dagestani soldiers have been officially recognized as killed there.

14:31, 13 March 2026

A Georgian citizen has been detained in Abkhazia in connection with an espionage case.

Georgian citizen Emzar Bagishvili has been detained in Abkhazia on suspicion of espionage.

13:34, 13 March 2026

Azerbaijani activist Mukhtarova has denied allegations of income laundering.

Nargiz Mukhtarova denied charges of money laundering in court.

The return of Azerbaijani families to Karabakh. Photo: https://azertag.az/ru/?lang=netherlands%3Fdevice%3DDesktop&page=232?device=Desktop

12:25, 13 March 2026

Social media users debated the return of Azerbaijani families to Karabakh.

Azerbaijani commentators pointed out that demining, housing construction, and infrastructure are necessary for the return of Azerbaijanis to Karabakh, explaining the slow pace of resettlement. At the same time, they called this a restoration of justice. Armenian users countered that many of the settlements in question were historically Armenian.

A serviceman. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program.

11:34, 13 March 2026

A soldier from the Krasnodar region was killed in a military operation.

Sergei Oleynikov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 834 soldiers from the Krasnodar Territory have been officially recognized as killed.

Firefighting. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program.

10:34, 13 March 2026

Authorities reported that the fire at the oil depot in Tikhoretsk had been extinguished.

The fire at the Tikhoretsk oil depot, which erupted after a drone attack, has been extinguished.

09:35, 13 March 2026

The court reduced the sentences for those convicted in the case of the deaths of 10 people in the explosion in Baku.

The Baku Court of Appeal has reduced by six months the prison sentences of Tagi Ibrahimov and Togrul Rzayev, who were found guilty in the case of the explosion at a furniture workshop in the Binagadi district of Baku, which killed 10 people and injured 23.

08:34, 13 March 2026

Georgia's Permanent Representative to the OSCE stated that the Moscow Mechanism report was being politicized.

The OSCE report on human rights violations in Georgia, prepared under the Moscow Mechanism, contains factual inaccuracies and politically biased conclusions, calling into question its objectivity, stated Georgia's Permanent Representative to the OSCE, Alexander Maisuradze. The opposition believes there are sufficient legal grounds for the Hague International Court to initiate an investigation.

07:35, 13 March 2026

The Ministry of Internal Affairs reported major embezzlement during the construction of a gymnastics academy in Sochi.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs suspects a group of 13 people of embezzling more than 8 billion rubles during the construction of the Rhythmic Gymnastics Center at the Sirius Educational Center in Sochi, which was created at the initiative of Vladimir Putin.

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