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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.

06:50, 13 March 2026

A resident of Kabardino-Balkaria was fined for discrediting the army.

The Elbrus District Court fined a local resident 30,000 rubles, finding her guilty of discrediting the Russian Armed Forces. The verdict was based on a video she posted on WhatsApp*.

06:05, 13 March 2026

A Volzhsky resident was suspended from work after requesting a rally in defense of Telegram.

The activist claims that security forces threatened her employer with problems and forced her to sign a "warning" refusing to participate in extremist activities, but did not provide a copy of the document.

05:20, 13 March 2026

Five soldiers from Dagestan were killed in Ukraine.

Ruslan Akilov, Magomed-Rasul Aybazov, Rashid Magomedkaziev, Khadzhimurad Yusupov, and Murat Bekelyaev from Buynaksk were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, at least 1,861 Dagestani soldiers have been officially recognized as killed there.

04:31, 13 March 2026

A serviceman from Kabardino-Balkaria was convicted of leaving his unit without permission.

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

03:41, 13 March 2026

Educational institutions in Sochi and Anapa have changed their hours due to drone attacks.

Authorities in two Kuban resort towns have changed the operating hours of educational institutions due to increasing drone strike threats. For Sochi, the March 11 attack was unprecedented in its duration.

02:42, 13 March 2026

Lawyers explained the principles of administrative supervision using the Sautieva case as an example.

The articles under which Zarifa Sautieva and other protest leaders in Ingushetia were convicted oblige the court to impose administrative supervision on those released from prison, with the defendants in the "Ingush Case" receiving the maximum possible terms of supervision.

Gudermes City Court. Photo by a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

01:43, 13 March 2026

Kardashov's mother expressed distrust of the Chechen court.

The injured party disagrees with the charges brought against Chechen security officials Aziev and Yusupov in the case of Alexei Kardashov, the manager of a pharmacy in Khasavyurt. Kardashov's mother called the trial in Chechnya a "spectacle" and expressed confidence that it will not have an acceptable outcome.

00:44, 13 March 2026

Additional forces have been deployed to extinguish a fire at an oil depot in Tikhoretsk.

Firefighters were unable to contain the fire at an oil depot in the suburbs of Tikhoretsk, and additional resources have been deployed to extinguish the blaze. Rospotrebnadzor (the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing) has detected elevated levels of harmful substances in the air.

23:45, 12 March 2026

Sources reported searches at the Dagestan Ministry of Health.

Law enforcement officials conducted investigative actions at the Dagestan Ministry of Health, seizing departmental documents, according to law enforcement sources.

Protesters on Rustaveli Avenue, March 12, 2026. Photo: Mariam Kavshbaia / Publika

22:45, 12 March 2026

Participants in the Rustaveli protest reported that their bags and backpacks would be checked.

Police searched the bags and backpacks of people who had gathered outside the Georgian parliament building for the 470th day of continuous protests. According to the protesters, the officers were interested in the tents.

21:46, 12 March 2026

Kondratyev reported the deaths and injuries in the UAV attack.

One employee of an agricultural enterprise in Kuban was killed in a drone attack, and two others were injured, the governor of Krasnodar Krai reported.

20:47, 12 March 2026

Journalist Sergei Reznik was convicted in absentia on five criminal charges.

The Rostov Regional Court sentenced investigative journalist Sergei Reznik, who lives abroad, to ten years in prison on charges of extremism, rehabilitation of Nazism, and extortion.

20:37, 12 March 2026

Residents of Chechnya complained about the constant rise in prices ahead of Eid al-Fitr.

Chechen residents reported that prices at markets and stores are rising and will increase even further just before Eid al-Fitr, noting that meat, dairy products, and fruit are among the most expensive items. Economists emphasized that this significant price increase is not related to the VAT hike.

20:06, 12 March 2026

A resident of Kabardino-Balkaria is suspected of financing extremism.

Officers from the Center for Combating Extremism and the Federal Security Service (FSB) Directorate for Kabardino-Balkaria reported on the suppression of the financing of an extremist organization by a 62-year-old resident of the Prokhladnensky District.

A still of civil activist Darejan Tskhvitaria outside the parliament building in Tbilisi. Photo: TV Pirveli / https://tvpirveli.ge/ka/siaxleebi/sazogadoeba/123178-darejan-tskhvitaria-piqrobs-rom-parlamenttan-karavi-gamiznulad-datsves

19:27, 12 March 2026

Protesters' tents outside the Georgian parliament building were dismantled.

One of the protesters, Darejan Tskhvitaria, who was a regular at the protest, claims her tent caught fire last night. The activist believes the fire was set deliberately.

19:03, 12 March 2026

Murdiev's mother complained about the lack of examination of her son in the pretrial detention center.

The appeal hearing against the sentence of Chechen teenager Roman Murdiev has been postponed for two weeks. The teenager is studying and receiving medication, but he has not undergone the required medical examination.

18:21, 12 March 2026

An Anapa resident was fined for placing a pig's head on the fence of a mosque in Adygea.

A magistrate in the Takhtamukaysky District found an Anapa resident guilty of insulting religious feelings and sentenced him to a fine of 60,000 rubles.

Volunteers collect fuel oil. March 11, 2026. Video screenshot: https://t.me/setisitolopata/2673

17:37, 12 March 2026

Volunteers reported collecting 200 kilograms of fuel oil in Vityazevo.

In just a few hours, volunteers from "Net, Sieve, Shovel" sifted sand and collected 200 kilograms of fuel oil from the beach in Vityazevo.

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

16:36, 12 March 2026

Sanitary authorities have advised people to stay indoors due to a fire at an oil depot in Tikhoretsk.

The fire at the Tikhoretsk oil depot has reached 3,800 square meters. Sanitary authorities have advised people to stay indoors and close their windows.

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